Valve apparatus
AssigneeThe Protectoseal Company
InventorsDaomin Hong, Lewis Bingham
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AssigneeThe Protectoseal Company
InventorsDaomin Hong, Lewis Bingham
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A valve apparatus [11] for connection to a tank or pipe, the valve apparatus[11] comprises a housing [12], a first opening [176a] and a second opening [177a] communicating with respective first conduit [16] and second conduit [17] each for providing ingress and egress of fluid into and out of the housing [11] through the first opening [176a] and the second opening [177a], and discrete first and second valve means or valves [14; 15] which are spaced apart from one another, the first and second valve means or valves [14; 15] selectively controlling fluid flow between the first and second conduits [16; 17], wherein, in use, the principal flow axes along the first conduit [16] and second conduit [17] are parallel and opposed, the first valve means or valve [14] is configured to open when the pressure in the first conduit [16] is greater than a first pressure and the second valve means or valve [14; 15] is configured to open when the pressure in the first conduit [16] is less than the first pressure.
A valve apparatus for connection to a tank or pipe, the valve apparatus comprising a housing, the housing comprising a closed end wall and a side wall extending from the periphery of the end wall to an opposite end, the valve apparatus further comprising a first opening and a second opening communicating with respective first and second conduits each for providing ingress and egress of fluid into and out of the housing through the first opening and the second opening, the side wall at least partially defining the second conduit and the second opening being at the opposite end of the side wall, the opening of the second conduit completely surrounds the first conduit in a radial direction,
A valve apparatus, the valve apparatus comprising a housing having an end wall and a side wall and a first opening for connection to a tank or pipe and a second opening, the first and second openings communicating with respective first and second conduits each for providing ingress and egress of fluid into and out of the housing through the first opening and the second opening, and discrete first and second valves which are spaced apart from one another, the first and second valves selectively controlling fluid flow between the first and second conduits, the first conduit having a first end which is connectable to the tank or pipe and a second end which is located within the housing, a flame arrester element within the second conduit and provided about the first conduit, the flame arrester element extending from the first conduit to an interior surface of the side wall and wherein the first valve is located relatively further from the first end of the first conduit than the second valve.
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