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US4946451A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Liquid valve system

Assignee: Kendall Co
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Filing: 1986-02-04
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Granted: 1990-08-07
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Expires: 2006-02-04
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Abstract

Abstract A liquid drainage system comprising a receptacle having a front wall, a back wall, and a chamber for collection of liquid therein. The system has a housing secured to an upper portion of the receptacle, said housing having a drip chamber, an annular wall in a lower portion of the drip chamber defining a valve seat, with said seat being disposed at an acute angle relative to the horizontal when the receptacle is in an upright position. The system has an anti-reflux valve comprising a sheet of flexible material having an upper portion and a lower portion and extending across said drip chamber such that the sheet is sufficiently large to engage against said seat peripherally around the drip chamber. The system has a device for retaining an upper portion of the valve against an upper portion of the seat, said valve being sufficiently flexible such that a lower portion of the valve flexes away from the seat when the receptacle is placed in an upright position due to gravity in the absence of liquid adjacent said valve and seat, and said lower portion of the valve flexes against the seat when the receptacle is disposed in a horizontal position.

Inventors

  • 👤 James P. Cianci

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 15:20
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/44; A61F5/4404; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7837; Y10T137/7879; Y10T137/7888; Y10T137/7891

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 190 words
A liquid drainage system, comprising: a receptacle having a front wall, a back wall, and a chamber for collection of liquid therein; a housing secured to an upper portion of the receptacle, said housing having a drip chamber, an annular wall in a lower portion of the drip chamber defining a valve seat, said seat being disposed at an acute angle relative to the horizontal when the receptacle is in an upright position; an anti-reflux valve comprising a sheet of flexible material having an upper portion and a lower portion and extending across said drip chamber such that the sheet is sufficiently large to engage against said seat peripherally around the drip chamber; and means for retaining an upper portion of the valve against an upper portion of the seat, said valve being sufficiently flexible such that a lower portion of the valve flexes away from the seat when the receptacle is placed in an upright position due to gravity in the absence of liquid adjacent said valve and seat, and said lower portion of the valve flexes against the seat when the receptacle is disposed in a horizontal position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 190 words
A liquid drainage system, comprising: a receptacle having a front wall, a back wall, and a chamber for collection of liquid therein; a housing secured to an upper portion of the receptacle, said housing having a drip chamber, an annular wall in a lower portion of the drip chamber defining a valve seat, said seat being disposed at an acute angle relative to the horizontal when the receptacle is in an upright position; an anti-reflux valve comprising a sheet of flexible material having an upper portion and a lower portion and extending across said drip chamber such that the sheet is sufficiently large to engage against said seat peripherally around the drip chamber; and means for retaining an upper portion of the valve against an upper portion of the seat, said valve being sufficiently flexible such that a lower portion of the valve flexes away from the seat when the receptacle is placed in an upright position due to gravity in the absence of liquid adjacent said valve and seat, and said lower portion of the valve flexes against the seat when the receptacle is disposed in a horizontal position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the retaining means comprises a pair of spaced pins extending through the valve, and having enlarged outer ends to retain the valve in place.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 43 words
The system of claim 1 wherein a lower portion of the valve and seat are located nearest a back wall of the receptacle, and in which an upper portion of the valve and seat are located nearest a front wall of the receptacle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 34 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the seat is disposed at an angle in the range of 15 to 60 degrees relative to the horizontal when the receptacle is placed in an upright position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 17 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said housing has a collar depending below said seat and valve.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 31 words
The system of claim 5 wherein said collar extends peripherally around the valve and seat, with said collar having a cut-out located adjacent an upper portion of the valve and seat.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-08-06 1994-02-05 1994-08-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1997-08-06 1998-02-05 1998-08-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2001-08-06 2002-02-05 2002-08-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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