US3203448A
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Valve
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-03
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1982-12-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jansen Gerhart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:22
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K11/00; F16K11/02; F16K11/08; F16K11/087; F16K11/0873; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86815; Y10T137/86823
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
A VALVE INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION, A HOLLO, SPHERICAL VALVE BODY HAVING A CONTROL APERTURE, AT LEAST ONE INLE ORIFICE, AND AN OUTLET ORIFICE; A HOLLOW, VALVE CASING OPERATIVELY CONTAINING SAID SPHERICAL VALVE BODY AND HAVING AN OUTLET SPOUT NAD INLET PORT MEANS; CONTROL MEANS PASSNG THROUGH SASID CONTROL APERTURE AND AFFIXED TO SAID SPHERICAL VALVE BODY FOR MOVING THE LATTER WITHIN SAID HOLLOW VALVE CASING; AND CONDUIT MEANS OPERAIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID INLET PORT MEANS FOR COMMUNICATION THEREWITH, SAID CONDUIT MEANS HAVING EXTREMITY MEANS OF SPHERICALLY CONCAVE CHARACTER, SAID EXTREMITY MEANS BEING IN SPHERICAL BEARING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SPHERICAL VALVE BODY; AND WHEREIN SAID SPHERICAL VALVE BODY AND VALVE CASING ARE PROVIDED WITH INTERCOOPERATING STOP MEANS FOR DETERMINING PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT OF SAIDSPHERICAL VALVE BODY WITHIN SAID VALVE CASING AT A DESIRED VALVE CONDITION; AND WHEREIN SAID STOP MEANS OF SAID VALVE CASING IS CONCAVE-CONFIGURED AND DISPOSED DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE WITH RESPECT TO SAID EXTREMITY MEANS OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS, COOPERATING THEREWITH IN SUPPORTING SAID SPHERICAL VALVE BODY IN A MANNER AS A SPHERICAL BEARING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
A VALVE INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION, A HOLLO, SPHERICAL VALVE BODY HAVING A CONTROL APERTURE, AT LEAST ONE INLE ORIFICE, AND AN OUTLET ORIFICE; A HOLLOW, VALVE CASING OPERATIVELY CONTAINING SAID SPHERICAL VALVE BODY AND HAVING AN OUTLET SPOUT NAD INLET PORT MEANS; CONTROL MEANS PASSNG THROUGH SASID CONTROL APERTURE AND AFFIXED TO SAID SPHERICAL VALVE BODY FOR MOVING THE LATTER WITHIN SAID HOLLOW VALVE CASING; AND CONDUIT MEANS OPERAIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID INLET PORT MEANS FOR COMMUNICATION THEREWITH, SAID CONDUIT MEANS HAVING EXTREMITY MEANS OF SPHERICALLY CONCAVE CHARACTER, SAID EXTREMITY MEANS BEING IN SPHERICAL BEARING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SPHERICAL VALVE BODY; AND WHEREIN SAID SPHERICAL VALVE BODY AND VALVE CASING ARE PROVIDED WITH INTERCOOPERATING STOP MEANS FOR DETERMINING PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT OF SAIDSPHERICAL VALVE BODY WITHIN SAID VALVE CASING AT A DESIRED VALVE CONDITION; AND WHEREIN SAID STOP MEANS OF SAID VALVE CASING IS CONCAVE-CONFIGURED AND DISPOSED DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSITE WITH RESPECT TO SAID EXTREMITY MEANS OF SAID CONDUIT MEANS, COOPERATING THEREWITH IN SUPPORTING SAID SPHERICAL VALVE BODY IN A MANNER AS A SPHERICAL BEARING.
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