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Fluid flow control valves

Assignee: Gullick Ltd
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Filing: 1963-01-21
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1983-01-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Donald T Walsh

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 16:39
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K17/00; F16K17/02; F16K17/04; F16K17/0446; F16K17/0453; F16K15/00; F16K15/02; F16K15/04; F16K15/044; F16K15/14; F16K15/148; F16K17/0493; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7837; Y10T137/7879; Y10T137/7904; Y10T137/7922; Y10T137/7923

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 122 words
A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE COMPRISING A VALVE BODY HAVING INLET AND OUTLET PORT MEANS THEREIN, A CLOSURE PART IN SAID BODY FOR SAID OUTLET PORT MEANS, A DEFORMABLE SUBSTANTIALLY NON-COMPRESSIBLE MASS WITHIN SAID BODY AND BEARING ON SAID CLOSURE PART TO CLOSE SAID OUTLET PORT MEANS, SAID VALVE BODY BEING PROVIDED WITH MEANS INCLUDING A TUBULAR RESILIENT CONTINUOUS CIRCUMFERENTIAL SHEATH ENCLOSING SAID MASS AND DESIGNED TO URGE SAID MASS TOWARD SAID CLOSURE PART WITH A SELECTED FORCE BUT BEING EXPANSIBLE, TO PERMIT DEFORMATION OF SAID MASS AND ACCOMMODATE MOVEMENT OF SAID CLOSURE PART TO OPEN SAID OUTLET PORT MEANS TO RELIEVE PRESSURE IN EXCESS OF SAID FORCE, AND CONTRACTABLE TO EFFECT CLOSURE OF SAID PORT MEANS UPON RELIEF OF SUCH EXCESS PRESSURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 122 words
A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE COMPRISING A VALVE BODY HAVING INLET AND OUTLET PORT MEANS THEREIN, A CLOSURE PART IN SAID BODY FOR SAID OUTLET PORT MEANS, A DEFORMABLE SUBSTANTIALLY NON-COMPRESSIBLE MASS WITHIN SAID BODY AND BEARING ON SAID CLOSURE PART TO CLOSE SAID OUTLET PORT MEANS, SAID VALVE BODY BEING PROVIDED WITH MEANS INCLUDING A TUBULAR RESILIENT CONTINUOUS CIRCUMFERENTIAL SHEATH ENCLOSING SAID MASS AND DESIGNED TO URGE SAID MASS TOWARD SAID CLOSURE PART WITH A SELECTED FORCE BUT BEING EXPANSIBLE, TO PERMIT DEFORMATION OF SAID MASS AND ACCOMMODATE MOVEMENT OF SAID CLOSURE PART TO OPEN SAID OUTLET PORT MEANS TO RELIEVE PRESSURE IN EXCESS OF SAID FORCE, AND CONTRACTABLE TO EFFECT CLOSURE OF SAID PORT MEANS UPON RELIEF OF SUCH EXCESS PRESSURE.

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