Free flow collar for control valves
AssigneeRed Valve Company, Inc.
InventorBruce M. Platusich
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Abstract
An apparatus for distributing gases and, optionally, liquids into a control valve includes a collar and a plurality of gas distribution devices. The collar includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, an inner bore formed through a central portion of the first side and the second side, an outer edge positioned between the first side and the second side and which defines an outer perimeter of the collar, an inner edge positioned between the first side and the second side and which extends around the inner bore to define an inside perimeter of the collar, and a plurality of passages that extend through the outer edge and inner edge without penetrating the first and second sides. The plurality of gas distribution devices are mounted into the passages of the collar.
Claims23
An apparatus for distributing at least gases comprising:
- (a) a collar comprising:
- (i) a first side;
- (ii) a second side opposite the first side;
- (iii) an inner bore formed through a central portion of the first side and the second side;
- (iv) an outer edge positioned between the first side and the second side and which defines an outer perimeter of the collar;
- (v) an inner edge positioned between the first side and the second side and which extends around the inner bore to define an inside perimeter of the collar;
- and
- (vi) a plurality of passages that extend through the outer edge and inner edge without penetrating the first and second sides;
- and
- (b) a plurality of gas distribution devices mounted into the passages of the collar,
- wherein the outer edge of the collar comprises a plurality of (1) protrusions and (2) gaps positioned between consecutive protrusions, the gaps comprising surfaces that the passages for the gas distribution devices are formed through, and
- wherein the gaps are positioned between the consecutive protrusions such that centerlines of all the gas distribution devices placed through the passages are oriented tangential to circular paths formed within the inner bore.
An assembly for preparing an apparatus for distributing at least gases into a control valve, said assembly comprising:
- (a) a collar comprising:
- (i) a first side;
- (ii) a second side opposite the first side;
- (iii) an inner bore formed through a central portion of the first side and the second side;
- (iv) an outer edge positioned between the first side and the second side and which defines an outer perimeter of the collar;
- (v) an inner edge positioned between the first side and the second side and which extends around the inner bore to define an inside perimeter of the collar;
- and
- (vi) a plurality of passages that extend through the outer edge and inner edge without penetrating the first and second sides;
- and
- (b) a plurality of gas distribution devices configured to be mounted into the passages of the collar,
- wherein the outer edge of the collar comprises a plurality of (1) protrusions and (2) gaps positioned between consecutive protrusions, the gaps comprising surfaces that the passages for the gas distribution devices are formed through, and
- wherein the gaps are positioned between the consecutive protrusions such that centerlines of all the gas distribution devices placed through the passages are oriented tangential to circular paths formed within the inner bore.
A system for controlling and distributing a solid or liquid substance comprising a control valve and an apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a collar comprising:
- (i) a first side;
- (ii) a second side opposite the first side;
- (iii) an inner bore formed through a central portion of the first side and the second side;
- (iv) an outer edge positioned between the first side and the second side and which defines an outer perimeter of the collar;
- (v) an inner edge positioned between the first side and the second side and which extends around the inner bore to define an inside perimeter of the collar;
- and
- (vi) a plurality of passages that extend through the outer edge and inner edge without penetrating the first and second sides;
- and
- (b) a plurality of gas distribution devices mounted into the passages of the collar,
- wherein the outer edge of the collar comprises a plurality of (1) protrusions and (2) gaps positioned between consecutive protrusions, the gaps comprising surfaces that the passages for the gas distribution devices are formed through, and
- wherein the gaps are positioned between the consecutive protrusions such that centerlines of all the gas distribution devices placed through the passages are oriented tangential to circular paths formed within the inner bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.