Patent ID: 7140390

Claim:
A valve cartridge comprising: a valve housing having an inlet and an outlet; a valve member located within said valve housing and rotatably positionable through 90 degrees between a closed position and an open position to selectively enable fluid communication from said inlet to said outlet, said valve member including a first valve element and a second valve element rotatably positionable with respect to said first valve element, said first valve element having a first passageway formed therein which aligns with a second passageway formed in said second valve element when said valve member is in said open position, said second valve element blocking said first passageway when said valve member is in said closed position; an armature mechanically coupled to said second valve element for selectively actuating said second valve element; a slider plate slidably positionable on said armature; and a check valve located within said valve housing in fluid communication with said valve member.