Check valve

Claim 1

A check valve comprising a first housing member having an inlet port, a second housing member removably secured to said first housing and having an outlet port in substantial longitudinal alignment with the inlet port, a sleeve member removably secured in said first housing member in alignment with the inlet port and having one end thereof extending into the second housing member for providing a valve seat, hanger means removably secured to the first housing member, clapper means removably secured to the hanger means and pivotal in directions toward and away from the valve seat to provide alternate closed and open positions for the valve, and compensating means provided on said hanger means for constantly urging the clapper means in a direction toward the valve seat in a manner to compensate for substantially any dimensional variances in the clapper member and valve seat, and wherein the hanger means comprises bar means removably secured to the first housing member, outwardly extending boss means provided on said bar means and having aligned elongated apertures provided therein for receiving the clapper means, said apertures being angularly disposed with a slope in the direction toward the valve seat to provide said compensation means for compensation of dimensional variances.