US4601310A
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Quick turn metering valve
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-12-23
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Granted: 1986-07-22
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Expires: 2002-12-23
Abstract
Abstract A valve includes a body having a tapered protrusion on one end and a thin walled heel on the other end. A cap includes a shoulder about which the thin wall is flared to couple the cap to the body. A sleeve positioned on the body provides effective sealing between the body and a flow device.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin Phillips
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:51
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K1/00; F16K1/32; F16K1/34; F16K1/36; F16K1/38; F16K31/00; F16K31/44; F16K41/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S251/00; Y10S251/903; Y10S277/00; Y10S277/91; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8158; Y10T137/8225; Y10T137/8275; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/49; Y10T403/4924
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A valve device comprising: a one-piece valve body having a fore end, an aft end and a trunk connecting said ends together; a heel section on said one-piece valve body aft end, said heel section including a thin tubular wall and a shoulder at the intersection of said wall and said one-piece valve body; a body bore defined longitudinally of said body through said heel section and into said trunk; a cap having a cap bore defined longitudinally therein, an annular shoulder mounted on said cap to project inwardly of said cap bore, and fastening means on said cap for releasably attaching said cap to a flow device; and flaring means for flaring said heel section thin wall of said one-piece valve body over said cap annular shoulder to capture said annular shoulder between said flared thin wall and said heel section shoulder for attaching said cap to said one-piece valve body in a manner which permits rotation of said cap relative to said valve body so that the valve body can be opened and closed without rotating.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A valve device comprising: a one-piece valve body having a fore end, an aft end and a trunk connecting said ends together; a heel section on said one-piece valve body aft end, said heel section including a thin tubular wall and a shoulder at the intersection of said wall and said one-piece valve body; a body bore defined longitudinally of said body through said heel section and into said trunk; a cap having a cap bore defined longitudinally therein, an annular shoulder mounted on said cap to project inwardly of said cap bore, and fastening means on said cap for releasably attaching said cap to a flow device; and flaring means for flaring said heel section thin wall of said one-piece valve body over said cap annular shoulder to capture said annular shoulder between said flared thin wall and said heel section shoulder for attaching said cap to said one-piece valve body in a manner which permits rotation of said cap relative to said valve body so that the valve body can be opened and closed without rotating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The valve device defined in claim 1 further including seal means on said valve body for sealing against a flow device, said seal means including a groove defined in said valve body and a flexible sleeve positioned in said groove.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device defined in claim 2 further including an O-ring located in said groove and supporting said sleeve.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
The valve device defined in claim 3 wherein said sleeve includes a grooved outer surface and has an inner diameter less than the outer diameter of said O-ring and an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of a flow device portion in which said valve body is located.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The valve device defined in claim 4 further including a second groove defined in said valve body and a second O-ring located in said second groove.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The valve device defined in claim 1 wherein said fore end includes a conical portion and a shoulder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The valve device defined in claim 1 wherein said cap fastening means includes screw threads.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The valve device defined in claim 7 wherein said screw threads are double lead screw threads.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The valve device defined in claim 7 wherein said cap shoulder includes a tapered surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The valve device defined in claim 9 wherein said screw includes a head having a sloped portion which is sloped to correspond to said cap shoulder sloped portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The valve device defined in claim 2 wherein said groove has sloped walls.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The valve device defined in claim 11 wherein said groove walls slope outwardly of said groove and said sleeve is trapezoidally shaped.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The valve device defined in claim 11 wherein said groove walls slope inwardly of said groove and said sleeve is rectangularly shaped.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
The valve device defined in claim 2 wherein said groove is rectangularly shaped, said sleeve is rectangularly shaped, and further including a plurality of O-rings interpositioned between said sleeve and a bottom of said groove.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The valve device defined in claim 1 further including indicia on said cap and a reference marker on said body.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The valve device defined in claim 1 further including a second bore defined in said fore end.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The valve device defined in claim 16 wherein said fore end includes a conical portion and a frustum.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The valve device defined in claim 1 wherein said body bore includes a threaded portion located between said groove and said fore end.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The valve device defined in claim 18 wherein said body bore is stepped.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The valve device defined in claim 1 wherein said body bore includes a threaded portion which extends from adjacent to said heel section shoulder for essentially the entire length of said body bore.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The valve device defined in claim 1 wherein said body bore includes a blind end.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
The valve device defined in claim 1 further including a sealing means on said valve body near the middle thereof and valve body distorting means for distorting said valve body at said sealing means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
41 words
The valve device defined in claim 22 wherein said distorting means includes a void defined in said valve body near said sealing means, a mass of material accommodated in said void and compressing means for compressing said material into said void.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
The valve device defined in claim 23 wherein said compressing means includes a screw threadably coupled to said body bore.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
25 words
The valve device defined in claim 22 wherein said sealing means includes a plurality of spaced projections defined on the surface of said valve body.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
35 words
The valve device defined in claim 1 wherein said body bore includes a threaded portion which extends from adjacent to said heel section shoulder for a substantial portion of the length of said body bore.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
146 words
A valve device comprising: a one-piece valve body; a thin tubular wall at one end of said one-piece valve body and a shoulder circumambient the one-piece valve body on said one end thereof; a central bore longitudinally in said valve body; an adjusting cap mountable roratably upon said one end of said one-piece valve body, a longitudinal bore through the cap having an inwardly extending annular shoulder therein; seal means on said valve body for sealing against a flow device; and flaring means for flaring said thin wall over said cap annular shoulder to capture the annular shoulder between said flared thin wall and said shoulder of the one-piece valve body for attaching said cap to said one-piece valve body in a manner which permits rotation of said cap relative to said valve body so that the valve body can be opened and closed without rotating.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
146 words
A valve device comprising: a one-piece valve body; a thin tubular wall at one end of said one-piece valve body and a shoulder circumambient the one-piece valve body on said one end thereof; a central bore longitudinally in said valve body; an adjusting cap mountable roratably upon said one end of said one-piece valve body, a longitudinal bore through the cap having an inwardly extending annular shoulder therein; seal means on said valve body for sealing against a flow device; and flaring means for flaring said thin wall over said cap annular shoulder to capture the annular shoulder between said flared thin wall and said shoulder of the one-piece valve body for attaching said cap to said one-piece valve body in a manner which permits rotation of said cap relative to said valve body so that the valve body can be opened and closed without rotating.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
38 words
The valve device defined in claim 27 wherein said seal means on said valve body for sealing against a flow device includes at least one groove circumambient the valve body, and flexible sealing structure associated with said groove.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
37 words
The valve device defined in claim 28 further including a flexible sleeve positioned in said groove, and at least one O-ring located in said groove and supporting said sleeve for biasing said sleeve outwardly for sealing purposes.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
54 words
The valve device defined in claim 29 together with a flow device, and said sleeve includes a grooved outer surface and has an inner diameter less than the outer diameter of said O-ring and an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of the flow device portion in which said valve body is mounted.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
23 words
The valve device defined in claim 28 wherein said flexible sealing structure is biased outwardly by compressions means associated with the valve body.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
29 words
The valve device defined in claim 31 wherein said compression means includes deformation of the valve body itself longitudinally to bring the side walls of said groove closer together.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
30 words
The valve device defined in claim 32 wherein the shape of the side walls of the groove and the edges of the sleeve affect the outward bias of said sleeve.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
21 words
The valve device defined in claim 31 wherein said compression means includes outward deformation of the midportion of the valve body.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
25 words
The valve device defined in claim 34 wherein said sealing means includes a plurality of spaced projections defined on the surface of said valve body.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
20 words
The valve device defined in claim 31 wherein said compressing means includes a screw threadably mounted in said body bore.
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