Patent ID: 8602059

Claim:
A diverter valve assembly comprising: a housing that defines an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet, said first and second outlets being separated by a distance; a handle, wherien said handle extends from said housing that pivots about an axis such that an end thereof travels approximately said distance within said housing; a valve having a rigid core within said housing, said valve in fluid communication with said inlet and sliding approximately said distance to seal either of said first outlet or said second outlet, said valve having a first sealing surface for sealing said first outlet and a second sealing surface for sealing said second outlet; a joint between said valve and said end of said handle such that said valve slides in contact with a surface of said housing said distance between said first outlet and said second outlet as said handle pivots; and a detent wherein said detent is seated in a first hole of said rigid core when said valve body is disposed against said first outlet and in a second hole of said rigid core when said valve is disposed against said second outlet.