US 12,753,857 B1 · Sleeve for securing a valve assembly

Abstract

A sleeve is provided for securely immobilizing two compression nuts of a valve assembly. Each compression nut is located at one end of the valve assembly. The sleeve is a one-piece open sleeve and has, on each end of the sleeve, an inner surface with a female spline, each female spline being adapted to match the male spline of the outer surface of one of the compression nuts, The sleeve has a through hole opening on one end of the sleeve, the through hole being configured to accommodate a bonnet of the valve assembly. A valve unit includes a valve assembly and the sleeve. A method is also provided for securely immobilizing two compression nuts of a valve assembly, utilizing the sleeve. The sleeve is particularly useful to efficiently secure a valve assembly, the sleeve being easy to make and simple to use.

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Dependent claims

A sleeve for securely immobilizing two compression nuts of a valve assembly, said valve assembly comprising:

one compression nut at each of its ends, said compression nuts each comprising a male spline located on an outer surface, said valve assembly comprising a bonnet, said sleeve being a one-piece open sleeve and comprising:
on each end of the sleeve, an inner surface comprising a female spline, each female spline being adapted to match the male spline of the outer surface of one of the compression nuts,
a through hole, opening on one end of the sleeve, said through hole being configured to accommodate said bonnet of said valve assembly, and
two grooves, each groove being located on the outer surface of one of both ends of the sleeve, said sleeve comprising two tie straps, each groove being configured to accommodate one of the two tie straps.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sleeve for securing a valve assembly

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Sleeve for securing a valve assembly

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