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US4319604A
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Safety shut-off valve
Assignee: MODERN ENGINEERING COMPANY Inc A CORP OF MO
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Filing: 1980-02-19
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Granted: 1982-03-16
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Expires: 2000-02-19
Abstract
Abstract In a safety shut-off valve, a housing includes a valve member therein, having a first valve seat, and against which a valve normally rests during closure, with a spring normally biasing said valve off of said first valve seat, and with the force of the pressurized fluid passing through the valve causing said valve to act against the force of a regulator and a second spring to become unseated for allowing gas flow, and reseated once again against a second valve seat when excessive pressure is encountered and which curtails the further flow of fluid through the valve housing, and thereby shutting off the fluid from its source.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E. Bird
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 20:39
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K17/00; F16K17/20; F16K17/22; F16K17/24; F16K17/28; F16K17/30; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7723; Y10T137/7726; Y10T137/7727; Y10T137/7781; Y10T137/7784; Y10T137/7785; Y10T137/7792
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
372 words
In a safety shut-off valve for use in a flow line for delivery of a fluid including gas under regulated pressure from a source to another location for usage, comprising, a valve housing, said housing having a passage therethrough, a first valve means including a seat fixed within said housing, a shiftable valve comprising a flapper valve disposed normally resting against said valve seat to maintain said valve means in closure when pressurized fluid from the source is curtailed, a second valve seat provided downstream in said valve housing and being located a fixed distance from said first valve seat, said valve housing and first valve means cooperating to form a clearance passageway means therethrough and arranged intermediate the first and second valve seats for allowing conveyance of fluid through the housing and around the shiftable valve when the shiftable valve becomes unseated from its said first valve seat, means constantly biasing said shiftable valve away from said first valve seat, said biasing means comprising a spring means arranged between the shiftable valve and within the first valve means, a movable regulator located in said valve housing passageway and normally being biased against said shiftable valve for urging it against its first said valve seat, a second spring means normally biasing said regulator against the said same shiftable valve for urging it against its said first valve seat, said second spring means being adjustably of greater strength than the first said spring means, each of said spring means biasing in contact upon opposite sides of the said shiftable flapper valve, said regulator also including a passageway therein for conveyance of the fluid therethrough before the said shiftable valve seats upon the second valve seat, said regulator comprising a channel member, said regulator passageway extending through said member and opening at one end proximate the location of contact of said regulator with the said shiftable valve, whereby upon release of the pressurized fluid from its source it urges said shiftable valve off its first said seat for delivery of fluid to another location, and upon the release of fluid above the regulated quantity forcing said shiftable valve against the said second valve seat to shut off any further delivery of pressurized fluid therethrough.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
372 words
In a safety shut-off valve for use in a flow line for delivery of a fluid including gas under regulated pressure from a source to another location for usage, comprising, a valve housing, said housing having a passage therethrough, a first valve means including a seat fixed within said housing, a shiftable valve comprising a flapper valve disposed normally resting against said valve seat to maintain said valve means in closure when pressurized fluid from the source is curtailed, a second valve seat provided downstream in said valve housing and being located a fixed distance from said first valve seat, said valve housing and first valve means cooperating to form a clearance passageway means therethrough and arranged intermediate the first and second valve seats for allowing conveyance of fluid through the housing and around the shiftable valve when the shiftable valve becomes unseated from its said first valve seat, means constantly biasing said shiftable valve away from said first valve seat, said biasing means comprising a spring means arranged between the shiftable valve and within the first valve means, a movable regulator located in said valve housing passageway and normally being biased against said shiftable valve for urging it against its first said valve seat, a second spring means normally biasing said regulator against the said same shiftable valve for urging it against its said first valve seat, said second spring means being adjustably of greater strength than the first said spring means, each of said spring means biasing in contact upon opposite sides of the said shiftable flapper valve, said regulator also including a passageway therein for conveyance of the fluid therethrough before the said shiftable valve seats upon the second valve seat, said regulator comprising a channel member, said regulator passageway extending through said member and opening at one end proximate the location of contact of said regulator with the said shiftable valve, whereby upon release of the pressurized fluid from its source it urges said shiftable valve off its first said seat for delivery of fluid to another location, and upon the release of fluid above the regulated quantity forcing said shiftable valve against the said second valve seat to shut off any further delivery of pressurized fluid therethrough.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said first valve means includes integrally a series of leg means arranged downstream of said first valve seat to form the passageway arranged intermediate the said first and second valve seats.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention of claim 1 and including a shoulder formed integrally within the housing passage, and said second valve seat formed upon said integral shoulder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention of claim 3 and including a gasket provided upon said integral shoulder and functioning as a seal for the said second valve seat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The invention of claim 4 and wherein said gasket having an opening therethrough for passage of the pressurized fluid during routine operations of the said shut-off valve as pressurized fluid is being conveyed therethrough.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The invention of claim 4 and wherein said gasket being formed of an elastomer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
119 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said valve means comprising a cylindrical member normally forcefully seated within the housing passage, said cylindrical member having the said passageway therethrough, an integral shoulder provided internally of the said member, and said first spring means for biasing against said shiftable valve being seated upon the said shoulder, another integral shoulder formed internally of the said valve means passageway and forming the first said valve seat and against which the shiftable valve normally rests when said shut-off valve is inoperative, and clearance passageway means provided integrally of the structure of the cylindrical member and providing for passage of the pressurized fluid therepassed when the valve unseats from its said first valve seat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
59 words
The invention of claim 7 and wherein said clearance passageway means comprises at least one leg extending from the cylindrical member and oriented in the direction of the second valve seat, there being clearance provided to either side of the said extending leg to allow for passage of the pressurized fluid therepass during normal operation of the shut-off valve.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The invention of claim 8 and including a ring integrally connected to the opposite end of each extending leg and disposed against the said second valve seat to secure it in place.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention of claim 1 and including a relief valve communicating with the passageway through the housing, between the first and second valve seats, and when opened providing for a release of any pressurized fluid from therein.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
73 words
The invention of claim 1 and further including an integral and annular flange extending outwardly of the said regulator channel member, a shoulder formed integrally within the housing passageway, said channel member flange extending into proximity with the housing shoulder as the shiftable valve comes to rest upon the said first valve seat, and said second spring means seating against the channel member integral flange and biasing said regulator against the shiftable valve.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
The invention of claim 11 and including an adjustment means engaging within the passageway proximate one end of the housing and provided for regulating the degree of force exerted by the said second spring means against the regulator and thereby varying the range of pressurized fluid to pass through the valve before shut-off occurs.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The invention of claim 12 and wherein said adjustment means having a passageway therethrough.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention of claim 13 and wherein said adjustment means comprises a threaded nut threadedly engaged within said housing passageway.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The invention of claim 14 and wherein a wrench means can be accommodated within the passageway of the threaded nut for adjusting it and the quantity of force it exerts upon the second spring means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The invention of claim 12 and including a fitting securing within the same end of the housing to accommodate the attachment of a flow line thereto.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-03-15 | 1989-09-14 | 1990-03-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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