Tight shutoff butterfly valve

Claim 1

A butterfly valve assembly to be installed between pipeline flanges and secured by flange bolts, comprising a cylindrical body ring, formed from a section of pipe or tubing, having a cylindrical bore and a face portion at each end of said body ring; a corrosion resistant, resilient liner covering said cylindrical bore and integrally projecting radially outwardly along said face portions completely around said bore for a limited distance; a shaft extending through said body ring and liner transverse to the axis of said body ring; a disk attached to said shaft within said body ring and liner; and at least one face plate, formed from a metal thinner in the axial direction than the portion of said liner projecting over said face portions of said body ring, said face plate having an opening which circumscribes the portion of said liner extending over the faces of said body ring and said at least one face plate has a tab which extends raially outwardly from said body ring, said tab providing means for mounting an actuator on said assembled butterfly valve body; whereby, when said butterfly valve assembly is installed between said pipeline flanges, the portion of said liner projecting over said face portions of said body ring is compressed between said face portions of said body ring and said pipeline flanges to form a flange seal and said at least one face plate is isolated from said bore of said body ring.