Ball valve with multi-part body

Claim 1

IN A BALL VALVE CONSTRUCTION; (A) A MULTI-PART BODY WITH HOLLOW AXIALLY ALIGNED PORTED CUP-LIKE MEMBERS, THE LATTER WHEN ALIGNED FORMING A VALVE CHAMBER FOR THE BODY; (B) THE SAID CUP-LIKE MEMBERS HAVING ADJOINING EDGES INCLUDING OUTER ANNULAR PROJECTIONS FOR AFFECTING THE JOINDER OF SAID MEMBERS; (C) A ROTATABLE PORTED SPHEROIDAL CLOSURE MEMBER FOR THE VALVE CHAMBER; (D) A LOOP-FORMED MEMBER RIGIDLY FIXED BETWEEN SAID CUP-LIKE MEMBERS IN FLUID SEALING ABUTTING RELATION THERETO; (E) THE SAID LOOP-FORMED MEMBER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS AXIALLY ALIGNED BORE THERETHROUGH SNUGLY ENGAGED BY SAID OUTER ANNULAR PROJECTIONS OF SAID CUP-LIKE MEMBERS WHEN SAID JOINDER OF THE CUP-LIKE MEMBERS IS EFFECTED; (F) STEM ACTUATING MEANS FOR THE SAID CLOSURE MEMBER; (G) OPPOSITELY DISPOSED AXIALLY ALIGNED ANNULAR SEATS IN THE CUP MEMBERS FOR ENGAGEMENT BY THE SAID CLOSSURE MEMBER IN OPENING AND CLOSING THE VALVE; (H) THE SAID LOOP-FORMED MEMBER HAVING AN OUTER RADIALLY EXTENDING HOLLOW PORTION FOR JOURNALLING SAID STEM ACTUATING MEANS AND INHIBITING THE INWARD MOVEMENT AXIALLY OF THE SAID STEM ACTUATING MEANS; (I) THE SAID CUP-LIKE MEMBERS HAVING OPPOSITELY DISPOSED ANNULAR PORTIONS HAVING EDGES WITH ANNULAR OUTWARDLY INCLINED SURFACES FOR EFFECTING THE ATTACHMENT THEREOF; (J) AND DIVIDED COUPLING MEANS COMPRISING CLAMP SEGMENTS AND RETAINING BOLTING THEREFOR FOR ENGAGING SAID OUTWARDLY INCLINED SURFACES TO DRAW THE CUP-LIKE MEMBERS TOWARD EACH OTHER AND EFFECT SAID JOINDER.