Means for preventing blow-outs of porcelain valves

Claim 1

A PROCELAIN VALVE COMPRISING A MAIN BODY PORTION FORMING A FLUENT MATERIAL PASSAGE AND HAVING A COUPLING END FLANGE ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE END FLANGE OF A MAIN FLUID CONDUIT, SAID BODY PORTION COMPRISING A LATERALLY EXTENDING TUBULAR CASING, A TERMINAL FLANGE ON SAID CASING, A VALVE PLUNGER SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN SAID CASING AND TERMINATING IN AN OPERATING ROD, AN OPERATING ELEMENT ON THE FREE END OF SAID ROD, A SUPPORT BRACKET SECURED TO SAID TERMINAL FLANGE AND INTERENGAGING THREADS ON SAID BRACKET AND ROD WHEREBY A FORCE ACTING ON SAID PLUNGER TO ITS VALVE CLOSING POSITION WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO REACT ON SAID TERMINAL FLANGE AND A TIE-ROD ADJUSTABLY CONNECTED TO AND BETWEEN THE TERMINAL FLANGE AND THE COUPLING END FLANGE AND WHEREBY THE FORCE ACTING ON THE TERMINAL FLANGE WILL, ALL OR IN PART, BE TRANSFERRED TO THE COUPLING FLANGE THEREBY TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE TENSION STRESS FROM ACTING ON THE WALL OF THE TUBULAR CASING AND TO PREVENT MATERIAL MOVEMENT IN A BLOW-OUT DIRECTION OF THE TERMINAL FLANGE AND PARTS CONNECTED THERETO IN THE EVENT THAT THE TUBULAR CASING SUSTAINS A TRANSVERSE FRACTURE.