US3349798A
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Allen variable valves
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Filing: —
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Granted: 1967-10-31
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Expires: 1984-10-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
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Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:58
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K11/00; F16K11/02; F16K11/06; F16K11/078; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86549; Y10T137/86718; Y10T137/86734
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A VALVE COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING A FIRST CHAMBER AND A SECOND CHAMBER, A CYLINDRICAL SLEEVE SECURED TO THE HOUSING BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBERS, A CYLINDRICAL VALVE MEMBER DISPOSED WITHIN THE SLEEVE ABOUT A COMMON AXIS AND BEING AXIALLY AND ROTATIONALLY MOVABLE WITH RESPECT THERETO, SAID SLEEVE AND VALVE MEMBER EACH BEING INTEGRALLY PROVIDED WITH COOPERATING ORIFICE DEFINING MEANS FOR DEFINING A RECTANGULAR PASSAGEWAY BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND CHAMBERS, RELEASABLY SECURABLE MEANS FOR SETTING THE WIDTH OF THE RECTANGULAR PASSAGEWAY AT A PRESELECTED VALUE, AND EXTERNALLY RESPONSIVE MEANS FOR VARYING THE HEIGHT OF THE RECTANGULAR PASSAGEWAY IN LINEAR RELATION TO EXTERNALLY DIRECTED MOVEMENT OF THE VALVE MEMBER AND IN WHICH THE HEIGHT OF THE RECTANGULAR PASSAGEWAY VARIES DIRECTLY WITH THE AXIAL POSITION OF THE VALVE MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO THE SLEEVE.
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