Fluid control system

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A ROTARY DISTRIBUTOR VALVE FOR A FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONTAINING: (1) DISTRIBUTOR HEAD MEANS HAVING (A) A CENTRAL INLET OPENING AND (B) A PLURALITY OF CONCENTRIC OUTLET PORTS; (2) ROTOR MEANS HAVING (A) FIRST WALL MEANS FORMING A CENTRAL INLET RECESS A RECEIVE FLUID UNDER PRESSURE FROM SAID CENTRAL INLET OPENING, (B) FIRST SEALING MEANS LOCATED IN SAID CENTRAL RECESS, SAID FIRST SEALING MEANS ABUTTING THE WALL OF THE DISTRIBUTOR HEAD MEANS DEFINING SAID CENTRAL INLET OPENING TO FORM A FLUIDTIGHT SEAL THEREWITH, SAID FIRST SEALING MEANS COMPRISING (A'') FIRST SLEEVE MEANS ADAPTED TO ABUT SAID DISTRIBUTOR HEAD MEANS, (B'') FIRST RESILIENT GASKET MEANS ADAPTED TO ABUT SAID FIRST SLEEVE MEANS, (C'') FIRST SPRING MEANS NORMALLY BIASING SAID FIRST GASKET MEANS AGAINST SAID FIRST SLEEVE MEANS FOR THE LATTER AGAINST SAID DISTRIBUTOR HEAD MEANS, (D'') SAID FIRST RESILIENT GASKET MEANS HAVING A CENTRAL PASSAGE THEREIN, A PORTION OF SAID PASSAGE BEING OF A TAPERED CONFIGURATION WITH THE LARGEST DIAMETER OF SAID PASSAGE FACING SAID FIRST SPRING MEANS WHEREBY SAID FIRST RESILIENT GASKET MEANS IS EXPANDED LATERALLY INTO SNUG ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID WALL OF SAID CENTRAL RECESS AND IS URGED INTO ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRST SLEEVE MEANS BY THE PRESSURE OF THE FLUID, (C) SECOND WALL MEANS FORMING AN OUTLET RECESS TO DISTRIBUTE SAID FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID CONCENTRIC OUTLET PORTS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, (D) SECOND SEALING MEANS LOCATED IN SAID OUTLET RECESS, SAID SECOND SEALING MEANS ABUTTING THE WALLS OF THE DISTRIBUTOR HEAD MEANS DEFINING SAID CONCENTRIC OUTLET PORTS TO FORM A FLUIDTIGHT SEAL THEREWITH, SAID SECOND SEALING MEANS COMPRISING (A'') SECOND SLEEVE MEANS ABUTTING SAID DISTRIBUTOR HEAD MEANS, (B'') SECOND RESILIENT GASKET MEANS ABUTTING SAID SECOND SLEEVE MEANS, (C'') SECOND SPRING MEANS NORMALLY BIASING SAID GASKET MEANS AGAINST SAID SLEEVE MEANS AND THE LATTER AGAINST SAID DISTRIBUTOR HEAD MEANS, (D'') SAID SECOND RESILIENT GASKET MEANS HAVING A CENTRAL PASSAGE THEREIN, A PORTION OF SAID SECOND GASKET MEANS BEING OF A TAPERED CONFIGURATION WITH THE LARGEST DIAMETER OF SAID PASSAGE FACING SAID SECOND SPRING MEANS WHEREBY SAID SECOND RESILIENT GASKET MEANS IS EXPANDED LATERALLY INTO SNUG ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID WALL OF SAID OUTLET RECESS AND IS URGED INTO ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SECOND SLEEVE MEANS BY THE PRESSURE OF THE FLUID, (E) A PASSAGE WITHIN SAID ROTOR MEANS CONNECTING SAID CENTRAL INLET RECESS WITH SAID OUTLET RECESS; AND (3) MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID ROTOR MEANS.