Patent ID: 9599236
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: F16K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A water supply valve convertible between a first side mode and a second side mode, said water supply valve comprising: a valve body having a valve chamber defined between a first orifice and a second orifice, a first valve body port extending via a first passageway to said valve chamber, a second valve body port extending via a second passageway to said valve chamber, and a third valve body port extending via a third passageway to said valve chamber; a rotatable valve shaft comprising a rotatable valve shaft first end and a rotatable valve shaft second end, said rotatable valve shaft having an axis of rotation, said rotatable valve shaft having a first valve shaft port and a second valve shaft port, said first valve shaft port and said second valve shaft port fluidly connected via a valve shaft passageway, said first and second valve shaft ports normally registering with said passageways, said rotatable valve shaft rotatable about said axis between a first position and a second position, said first position corresponding to port registration, and the second position corresponding to complete closing of at least one of said valve shaft ports, said rotatable valve shaft further comprising a first sealing means for sealing said first orifice, and a second sealing means for sealing said second orifice, said rotatable valve shaft comprising a handle connector for connecting with a handle, wherein said rotatable valve shaft comprises a third valve shaft port normally registering with said third valve body port, said third valve shaft port fluidly connected to said valve shaft passageway; and said handle for connecting with said handle connector, said handle permitting a user to rotate said rotatable valve shaft between said first position and said second position, wherein said water supply valve comprising said first side mode wherein said rotatable valve shaft first end is inserted through said first orifice and into said valve chamber, and said second side mode wherein said rotatable valve shaft first end is inserted through said second orifice and into said valve chamber, and wherein when said first side mode, said first, second and third valve body ports are fluidly connected, and wherein when in said second side mode only said second and third valve body ports are fluidly connected.