Touch button controlled water stop

Claim 1

A touch button controlled fluid valve actuating mechanism for actuating a plunger relative to a fluid opening between open and closed positions, comprising: a) an outer sleeve having a shaft support and a plurality of dual raised blocks each having longitudinal groove therein and a retaining portion on an end thereof; b) a shaft rod slidably located in the outer sleeve and extending though the shaft support so as to be movable between first and second positions, the shaft rod having first and second ends; c) a touch button acting on the first end of the shaft rod; d) a plunger attached to the second end of the shaft rod; e) an upper toothed ring positioned on the shaft rod and located within the outer sleeve, the upper toothed ring having a plurality of first face teeth and a plurality of first raised blocks slidably engaging the plurality of longitudinal grooves of the dual raised blocks such that the upper toothed ring is slidable, but not rotatable with respect to the outer sleeve; f) a lower toothed ring positioned on the shaft rod and located within the outer sleeve, the lower toothed ring having a plurality of second face teeth configured to engage the plurality of first face teeth and a plurality of second raised blocks each having a slant end face; and, g) spring biasing means acting on the lower toothed ring to urge the lower toothed ring towards the upper toothed ring such that in the first shaft rod position the second face teeth are in partial engagement with the first face teeth and the second raised blocks are slidably engaged within the longitudinal grooves thereby holding the plunger in a first position, and in the second shaft rod position the second raised blocks are out of engagement with the longitudinal grooves whereby the engagement between the first and second face teeth causes the lower toothed ring to rotate such that the slant end faces contact the retaining portion to hold the plunger in a second position until additional shaft rod movement is exerted to cause the second raised blocks to be in alignment with and movable within the grooves of the dual raised blocks to actuate the plunger to the first position.