Patent ID: 9488287
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: B60H,F16K

Claim Text:
1. A valve, comprising: a housing defining a fluid flow path having a first port, a second port, and a third port; a door disposed in the fluid flow path to selectably control a flow of fluid through the flow path in response to a rotation of a lever; three seal flanges each defining a respective perimeter of the first port, the second port, and the third port; the door having three closed positions including a first port closed position, a second port closed position, and a third port closed position wherein a resilient seal is compressed between a sealing face of the door and each of the three seal flanges respectively in turn when the door is in each of the three closed positions; the door having a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis parallel to and spaced from the first pivot axis; and the door alternatively rotatable about the first pivot axis and the second pivot axis to selectably close, each individually and separately in turn, the first port, the second port, and the third port.