| CPC F16K 11/072 (2013.01) [E04H 4/12 (2013.01); F16K 15/025 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A pool cycling valve, comprising:
a valve body having at least one inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports;
a ratchet assembly disposed within and rotatably coupled to the valve body, the ratchet assembly comprising an upper arm with a leading surface and at least one ratchet arm extending away from a perimeter of the ratchet assembly;
an upper plate above the ratchet assembly within the valve body and rotationally fixed with respect to the valve body, the upper plate having a channel configured to receive a stream of water from the at least one inlet port and direct the stream of water toward a channel drain of the upper plate, wherein when the ratchet assembly is in a closed position, the upper arm extends into the channel and is configured to restrict water flow into the channel drain and when the ratchet assembly is in an open position, the upper arm is retracted within the channel to open the channel drain; and
a bottom plate beneath the ratchet assembly within the valve body, the bottom plate having an outlet port aperture extending through the bottom plate and aligned with one of the plurality of outlet ports, and at least one ratchet tooth operably aligned with the at least one ratchet arm, wherein when the ratchet assembly rotates from the closed position to the open position, the at least one ratchet arm flexes and rotates without rotating the bottom plate, and when the ratchet assembly rotates from the open position to the closed position, the at least one ratchet arm engages with the at least one ratchet tooth and rotates the bottom plate to align the outlet port aperture with a different one of the plurality of outlet ports;
wherein the ratchet assembly is rotationally biased toward the closed position and wherein the ratchet assembly rotates from the closed position to the open position in response to pressure exerted on the leading surface of the upper arm by the stream of water.
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