Valve construction menas

Claim 2

A valve construction comprising a valve stem having a free end, a cup-shaped member having a closed end provided with an opening therethrough receiving said free end of said stem and having an open end, a valve poppet disposed in said cup-shaped member and having a valve member at said open end for seating against a valve seat, and spring means disposed between said closed end of said cup-shaped member and said valve stem to tend to urge said free end of said valve stem into engagement with said valve poppet while permitting swivel action therebetween, said valve poppet having recess means therein, said cup-shaped member having side wall means between said closed and open ends thereof, said side wall means being staked into said recess means of said valve poppet to secure said valve construction together.

Claim 3

A valve construction as set forth in claim l wherein said recess means in said valve poppet comprises an annular groove.

Claim 4

A valve construction as set forth in claim 2 wherein said side wall means of said cup-shaped member has a plurality of spaced dimples staked therein and being received in said annular groove of said valve poppet to secure said valve construction together.

Claim 5

A valve construction as set forth in claim l wherein said free end of said valve stem has a flat end surface surrounded by a frustoconical surface having its smaller end adjacent said flat end surface, said valve poppet having a flat end surface being engageable by said flat end surface of said free end of said valve stem.

Claim 6

A valve construction as set forth in claim l wherein said free end of said valve stem carries a disclike retainer extending outwardly therefrom, said spring means bearing against said retainer of said valve stem.

Claim 7

A valve construction as set forth in claim 5 wherein said spring means comprises a washerlike wavy spring member.

Claim 8

A valve construction as set forth in claim l wherein said valve poppet has an annular groove therein, said valve member comprising a resilient washerlike member snap-fitted into said annular groove so as to be carried by said valve poppet.

Claim 9

A valve construction as set forth in claim 7 wherein said resilient valve member has an outer peripheral means bearing against said side wall means of said cup-shaped member at the interior of said open end thereof.

Claim 10

In combination, housing means having an inlet and an outlet separated by a valve seat, a valve stem carried by said housing means and having a free end, a cup-shaped member having a closed end provided with an opening therethrough receiving said free end of said stem and having an open end, a valve poppet disposed in said cup-shaped member and having a valve member at said open end for seating against said valve seat on the outlet side thereof, and spring means disposed between said closed end of said cup-shaped member and said valve stem to tend to urge said free end of said valve stem into engagement with said valve poppet while permitting swivel action therebetween, said valve poppet having recess means therein, said cup-shaped member having side wall means between said closed and open ends thereof, said side wall means being staked into said recess means of said valve poppet to secure said valve poppet, cup-shaped member and stem together. l0. A combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein said recess means in said valve poppet comprises an annular groove. ll. A combination as set forth in claim l0 wherein said side wall means of said cup-shaped member has a plurality of spaced dimples staked therein and being received in said annular groove of said valve poppet to secure said valve parts together. l2. A combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein said free end of said valve stem has a flat end surface surrounded by a frustoconical surface having its smaller end adjacent said flat end surface, said valve poppet having a flat end surface being engageable by said flat end surface of said free end of said valve stem. l3. A combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein said free end of said valve stem carries a disclike retainer extending outwardly therefrom, said spring means bearing against said retainer of said valve stem. l4. A combination as set forth in claim l3 wherein said spring means comprises a washerlike wavy spring member. l5. A combination as set forth in claim 9 wherein said valve poppet has an annular groove therein, said valve member comprising a resilient washerlike member snap-fitted into said annular groove so as to be carried by said valve poppet. l6. A combination as set forth in claim l5 wherein said resilient valve member has an outer peripheral means bearing against said side wall means of said cup-shaped member at the interior of said open end thereof.