Patent ID: 9133945
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A01K,F16K,G05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A water pressure regulator comprising: a body having an inlet, an outlet, and a diaphragm assembly which is positioned and secured within said body in order to define first and second chambers, said diaphragm assembly having a force acting thereon from within said second chamber, said first chamber further defining first and second zones and first and second passageways therebetween, said inlet configured to provide water to said first zone, said outlet configured to deliver water out of said second zone; a sealing member positioned within said first zone, said sealing member seals said first passageway between said first zone and said second zone when the force acting on said diaphragm assembly from within said second chamber is less than or equal to forces in said first chamber that collectively prevent said diaphragm assembly from unsealing said first passageway, and wherein said diaphragm assembly is configured to move said sealing member to unseal said first passageway, such that the water in said first zone is allowed to move into said second zone through said first passageway, when the force acting on said diaphragm assembly from within said second chamber is greater than the forces in said first chamber; a first plugging member which is movable between a first locked position and a second locked position, wherein when said first plugging member is in said first locked position, said first plugging member plugs said second passageway, thereby preventing the water in said first zone from moving through said second passageway and into said second zone, and wherein when said first plugging member is in said second locked position, said first plugging member is unplugged from said second passageway, thereby allowing the water in said first zone to move through said second passageway and into said second zone; and a second plugging member which is movable between a first locked position and a second locked position, wherein when said second plugging member is in said first locked position, said second plugging member plugs said first passageway, thereby preventing the water in said first zone from moving through said first passageway and into said second zone, and wherein when said second plugging member is in said second locked position, said second plugging member is unplugged from said first passageway, thereby allowing the water in said first zone to move through said first passageway and into said second zone.