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US 10,865,898 B2Granted
Hydrant valve with internal shut-off valve
AssigneeRaycon Industries, Inc.
InventorTak-Yiu Wong
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Abstract
A hydrant valve with an internal automatic shut-off valve. The internal valve blocks communication between a piston chamber and a hydrant chamber when in a closed position. An upper valve opens the internal valve against its biasing force permitting the flow of fluid between the hydrant chamber and the piston chamber. The internal valve closes in response to a disconnection of the upper valve.
Claims10
A hydrant valve comprising:
- a hydrant chamber having an inlet and an outlet;
- a piston in the hydrant chamber moveable between open and closed positions relative to the inlet and a chamber disposed within the piston in communication with the inlet and the hydrant chamber;
- an upper valve movable between open and closed positions relative to the outlet along a first axis, the upper valve having a biasing member that biases the upper valve toward the closed position, in the closed position the upper valve restricts fluid flow through the outlet and in the open position the upper valve permits fluid flow through the outlet;
- an internal valve movable between open and closed positions in response to a movement of the upper valve, in the open position the internal valve permits fluid flow between the hydrant chamber and the piston chamber and in the closed position the internal valve restricts fluid flow between the hydrant chamber and the piston chamber, wherein the internal valve is directly contacted by the upper valve and moves along a second axis that is parallel with the first axis.
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