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Combination shut off valve and excessive flow valve
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1998-07-10
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Granted: 1999-12-21
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Expires: 2018-07-10
Abstract
Abstract A combination valve that provides both positive shut off and excessive flow shut off. A rotary valve is provided. In its first position an integral excessive flow shut off valve allows normal flow and shuts off if high flow occurs. In a second position the flow is shut off independent of the excessive flow valve. A third position is provided for purging a repaired or new system and for resetting the excessive flow shut off valve.
Inventors
- 👤 Myrl J. Saarem
- 👤 Kenneth M. Saarem
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 11:10
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K17/00; F16K17/20; F16K17/22; F16K17/24; F16K17/28; F16K17/30; F16K5/00; F16K5/04; F16K5/0407; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7723; Y10T137/7726; Y10T137/7727; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87917; Y10T137/88022; Y10T137/8803
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A combination shut off valve and excessive flow valve comprising: (a) a housing containing a means for receiving fluid and a means for discharging fluid, (b) a rotatable valve means mounted in said housing, (c) an excessive flow shut off means mounted inside and as part of said rotatable valve means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
A combination shut off valve and excessive flow valve comprising: (a) a housing containing a means for receiving fluid and a means for discharging fluid, (b) a rotatable valve means mounted in said housing, (c) an excessive flow shut off means mounted inside and as part of said rotatable valve means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
The combination valve of claim 1 wherein said rotatable valve means can be positioned to provide means for fluid to flow from an inlet to an outlet of said combination valve if the flow rate is below a predetermined value and provide said excessive flow shut off means to shut off the flow if the flow is above a predetermined value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The combination valve of claim 1 wherein said rotatable valve means can be positioned to shut off all flow through said valve combination.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The combination valve of claim 1 wherein said rotatable valve means can be positioned to provide means for fluid to flow from said inlet to said outlet of said combination valve at any flow rate and to provide means for resetting the excessive flow shut off means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The combination valve of claim 1 wherein said excessive flow shut off means contains a bias spring and a poppet with guide fins structured so that said bias spring is not in the flow path.
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