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US 10,139,194 B2Granted
Gas valve with triggered release feature
OwnerJeffrey R. Mitchellinventor
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Abstract
A gas valve that can be opened using a trigger mechanism. When triggered, the valve is preferably configured to deliver a rapid release of air and then reset itself in the closed state. Once in the closed state, pressure may again be built on the upstream side of the valve until another release is desired.
Claims18
A valve, having an upstream side and a downstream side, for selectively releasing a pressurized gas stored on said upstream side, comprising:
- a. a housing;
- b. a valve body including a disk, a column, and a spring retainer;
- c. wherein said disk includes an upstream conical surface;
- d. a seal connected to said housing, wherein said seal includes a downstream conical surface configured to mate against said upstream conical surface on said disk;
- e. a sear, configured to move between a first position in which said sear holds said valve body against said seal and a second position in which said sear releases said valve body;
- and
- f. a separate trigger configured to cause said sear to move from said first position to said second position.
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A valve, having an upstream side and a downstream side, for selectively releasing a pressurized gas stored on said upstream side, comprising:
- a. a housing;
- b. a valve disk;
- c. wherein said valve disk includes an upstream conical surface;
- d. a seal connected to said housing, wherein said seal includes a downstream conical surface configured to mate against said upstream conical surface on said valve disk;
- e. a sear, configured to move between a first position in which said sear holds said valve disk against said seal and a second position in which said sear releases said valve disk;
- and
- f. a separate trigger configured to cause said sear to move from said first position to said second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.