Patent ID: 9004098
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A01K,F16K,G05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A water pressure regulator comprising: a body having an inlet, an outlet, a seat, and a diaphragm assembly which is positioned and secured within said body in order to define first and second chambers, said first chamber being provided above said diaphragm assembly and said second chamber being provided below said diaphragm assembly, said diaphragm assembly having a force acting upwardly thereon from within said second chamber, said first chamber further defining first and second zones and a passageway therebetween, the seat being secured within said passageway, said inlet configured to provide water to said first zone, said outlet configured to deliver water out of said second zone, said second zone being positioned between said first zone and said diaphragm assembly; and a sealing member wholly positioned within said first zone, said sealing member being unattached from every part of the water pressure regulator, said sealing member configured to seal and unseal said passageway, wherein when the sealing member is sealing the passageway, the sealing member is seated against the seat and the sealing member is not in a biased relationship with the diaphragm assembly, and wherein the diaphragm assembly is configured to bias the sealing member to unseat the sealing member from the seat, and thereby unseal the passageway, whereby when the sealing member is unsealed from the passageway, the sealing member continuously spins to remove any foreign materials which may have built up on one or both of the sealing member and the seat, thereby aiding in ensuring that the sealing member and the seat will continue to operate to form a seal therebetween when the sealing member is not in a biased relationship with the diaphragm assembly.