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US 11,835,144 B2Granted
Valve for bypass conduit
OwnerFrancesco Fiorenzainventor
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Abstract
A valve for a bypass conduit is comprised of a rigid inner frame having an arm with a tab at one end and a hinge at an opposite end. A flexible outer seal is positioned over the inner frame, the flexible outer seal defining a peripheral edge to substantially house the tab and arm of the inner frame. The valve is pivotable from a first position to a second position on the bypass conduit.
Claims15
A valve for a bypass conduit, the valve comprising:
- a rigid inner frame, the rigid inner frame further comprising:
- a hinge configured to allow the valve to pivot;
- an arm member extending from the hinge, the arm member terminating in a tab member;
- and,
- a flexible outer seal positioned over the rigid inner frame, the flexible outer seal defining a peripheral edge to substantially house the tab member and arm member of the inner frame, the flexible outer seal comprising at least one cross-member to improve adherence of the flexible outer seal onto the rigid inner frame,
- wherein the valve is movable from a first position to a second position on the bypass conduit.
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A valve for a bypass conduit, the valve comprising:
- a rigid inner frame, the rigid inner frame further comprising:
- a hinge configured to allow the valve to pivot;
- an arm member extending from the hinge, the arm member terminating in a tab member;
- a flexible outer seal positioned over the rigid inner frame, the flexible outer seal defining a peripheral edge to substantially house the tab member and arm member of the inner frame;
- and,
- two guiding flanges positioned in between the hinge and the arm member, the two guiding flanges cooperating with two guiding protrusions of the bypass conduit to eliminate lateral movement of the valve within the bypass conduit,
- wherein the valve is movable from a first position to a second position on the bypass conduit.
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A valve for a bypass conduit, the valve comprising:
- a rigid inner frame, the rigid inner frame further comprising:
- a hinge configured to allow the valve to pivot;
- an arm member extending from the hinge, the arm member terminating in a tab member;
- a flexible outer seal positioned over the rigid inner frame, the flexible outer seal defining a peripheral edge to substantially house the tab member and arm member of the inner frame;
- and,
- two guiding flanges positioned in between the hinge and the arm member, the two guiding flanges cooperating with two guiding protrusions of the bypass conduit to eliminate lateral movement of the valve within the bypass conduit,
- wherein the valve is movable from a first position to a second position on the bypass conduit,
- and wherein the tab member has a first radius X, the flexible outer seal has a second radius Y, and the bypass conduit has ports having openings with third radius Z, whereby X>Z>Y.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.