Hydrant comprising a hydrant housing and a valve seat and a method for mounting a valve seat in a hydrant
AssigneeAvk Holding A/S
InventorsRandall K. Looney, Lawrence R. Montee, John H. Wilber
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Abstract
Disclosed is a hydrant (1) comprising a hydrant housing (2) and a valve seat (3) arranged inside the hydrant housing (2). The hydrant (1) also comprises a valve body (4) resting against the valve seat (3) when the hydrant (1) is closed, wherein the valve seat (3) is arranged on an inner bayonet ring (5) being connected to an outer bayonet ring (6) through a bayonet coupling (7) and wherein the outer bayonet ring (6) is connected to the hydrant housing (2). A method for mounting a valve seat (3) in a hydrant (1) is also disclosed.
Claims24
A hydrant comprising
- a hydrant housing,
- a valve seat arranged inside said hydrant housing,
- a valve body resting against said valve seat when said hydrant is closed,
- wherein said valve seat is arranged on an inner bayonet ring being connected to an outer bayonet ring through a bayonet coupling and wherein said outer bayonet ring is connected to said hydrant housing.
A method for mounting a valve seat in a hydrant, said method comprising the steps of:
- connecting an outer bayonet ring to a hydrant housing of said hydrant,
- placing an inner bayonet ring comprising a valve seat in said outer bayonet ring, and
- rotating said inner bayonet ring in relation to said outer bayonet ring to connect said inner bayonet ring to said outer bayonet ring by way of a bayonet coupling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.