Suction port and check valve assembly
AssigneePipe Line Unique Services LLC
InventorsRobert Rinehart Hyatt, George William Hyatt
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Abstract
A suction port and check valve assembly for use with a pump head. The assembly comprises a port body and a check valve. The port body may have an inlet side, an outlet side, and a top, and may comprise a horizontal bore extending from the inlet side to the outlet side and a vertical bore extending from the top to the horizontal bore. The check valve may comprise a valve seat, where the valve seat rests atop the port body with only a gasket therebetween, and a valve body atop the valve seat. The port body may attach to the pump head via alignment spacers, such as springs, minimizing misalignment and resulting leaks.
Claims6
A suction port and check valve assembly for use with a pump head, the assembly comprising:
- a port body with an inlet side, an outlet side, and a top, the port body comprising:
- a horizontal bore extending from the inlet side to the outlet side;
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- a vertical bore extending from the top to the horizontal bore;
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- a check valve comprising:
- a valve seat, where the valve seat rests atop the port body with only a gasket therebetween;
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- a valve body atop the valve seat;
- where the assembly attaches to the pump head via a plurality of all thread rods extending downward from the pump head, the assembly further comprising:
- a plurality of holes in the port body through which the all thread rods extend;
- a plurality of nuts threadably attached to the all thread rods below the port body to hold the port body in place relative to the pump head;
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- a plurality of alignment spacers capable of spacing the port body from the pump head such that the port body is properly aligned relative to the pump head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.