The invention relates to flow control valves for low pressure, small scale
applications, and particularly to a type of valve responsive to displacement
from an upright orientation to occlude or interrupt a flow.
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A Pendulous Control Valve System of the type under consideration for relatively low pressure, small-scale applications, uses a caged rotatable ball valve having internal gravity responsive masses and a vertically orientated axial conduit for flow control. The control valve may be employed within a variety of flow applications that require a tilt-responsive on-off switching mechanism for allowing or preventing the flow of a low pressure gas or liquid, for example, for use in a diving or floating snorkel application as opposed to, say, an air pump application, or for use in a small water container application as opposed to a plumbing application. In alternate embodiments, a Pendulous Control Valve System can be utilized to allow or interrupt the flow of an electromagnetic beam, for example, for use in a simple motion detector or plumb line application as opposed to, say, a missile guidance application. In another alternate embodiment, a Pendulous Control Valve System can be utilized to allow or interrupt the flow of an electrical current, for example, for use in a floor lamp tip-over application, as opposed to, say, an electrical distribution application.
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