Patent ID: 7225834

Claim:
A valve and connector assembly ( 1 ) comprising: a. a connector means ( 10 ) having a top ( 3 ) and a bottom ( 5 ); a valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) at the top ( 3 ); b. a fluid connection means received at the top ( 3 ) and affixed by affixing means at the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ); the fluid connection means ( 50 ) projecting away from the top ( 3 ); c. a fluid diffuser means ( 100 ) affixed by affixing means at the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) in fluid connectivity with the fluid connection means ( 50 ) and projecting away from the fluid connection means ( 50 ) and toward the bottom ( 5 ); d. the connector means ( 10 ) comprising a male connector ( 10 ) having a top ( 3 ), a bottom ( 5 ) and a valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) at the top ( 3 ); e. fluid connection means ( 50 ) comprising a garden hose connector ( 50 ), an E-Z connector, a quick connector or a threaded/screw connectors; f. valve means ( 60 ) intermediate the fluid connection means ( 50 ) and the diffuser means ( 100 ); g. valve means ( 60 ) comprised of an inline valve ( 60 ); h. connector means ( 10 ) comprising E-Z couple bayonet, threaded or quick connection connector ( 10 ); I. the inline valve ( 60 ) comprised of a flow control hose end with a manually turned inline valve; j. a check valve ( 150 ) is received by valve connection means, including threaded means, by the fluid connection means ( 50 ); the check valve ( 150 ) oriented to prevent backflow out of the fluid connection means ( 50 ); k. the diffuser ( 100 ) is fluid flow interconnected by PVC or pipe thread and coupling means with the fluid connection means ( 50 ) and the inline valve ( 60 ); l. the thread and coupling means interconnecting the diffuser ( 100 ) and the inline valve ( 60 ) is also the point of interconnection with the connector means ( 10 ) at the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ); m. the connector means ( 10 ) is substantially enclosed at the top ( 3 ) and is substantially open at the bottom ( 5 ); n. the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) is centrally positioned at the connector means top ( 3 ) o. the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) receives the thread and coupling means interconnecting the diffuser ( 100 ) and the inline valve ( 60 ); p. the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) and the interconnected check valve ( 150 ), garden hose connector ( 50 ), inline valve ( 60 ), and diffuser ( 100 ) occupy a common centrally positioned axis ( 7 ) and employ gasket means ( 42 ) to seal the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ), the interconnected check valve ( 150 ), fluid connection means ( 50 ), inline valve ( 60 ), and diffuser ( 100 ).