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US 2007/0167058 A1Published application
Check valve and method of forming a check valve
OwnerJan Mijers, Brendan Hoganinventors
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Abstract
A check valve is provided, including a first hose connector housing defining an entry passage, a second hose connector housing engaging the first hose connector housing and defining an exit passage, a generally flexible perforate membrane disk positioned between the first and second hose connector housings for selectively sealingly separating the first and second hose connector housings from each other, and an overmolded component connecting the first and second hose connector housings with each other.
Claims18
A check valve comprising:
- a first hose connector housing defining an entry passage;
- a second hose connector housing engaging the first hose connector housing and defining an exit passage;
- a generally flexible, perforate membrane disk positioned between the first and second hose connector housings and configured to selectively sealingly separate the first and second hose connector housings;
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- an overmolded component connecting the first and second hose connector housings with each other.
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A method of assembling a check valve, the method comprising:
- forming a first hose connector housing defining an entry passage;
- forming a second hose connector housing defining an exit passage;
- providing a generally flexible, perforate membrane disk such that, when the first and second hose connector housings are coupled with each other, the membrane disk is between the first and second hose connector housings and the membrane disk selectively sealingly separates the first and second hose connector housings;
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- injection molding an overmolded component over portions of the first and second hose connector housings.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.