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US 2008/0202604 A1Published application
Apparatus to regulate fluid flow
OwnerJames Matthew Daltoninventor
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Abstract
Apparatus to regulate fluid flow is disclosed. The apparatus includes a valve member deformable to distribute forces to a valve seat and prevent damage to the valve member.
Claims20
Apparatus to regulate fluid flow, comprising:
- a housing having an inlet and an outlet;
- a valve seat at a valve passage, the valve seat defining a first diameter surface that extends to a larger diameter second surface;
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- a valve member movable to engage the valve seat, the valve member having a deformable member to engage the first diameter surface of the valve seat and deformable at the first diameter surface to engage the second surface.
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A fluid flow regulator valve, comprising:
- a housing having an inlet communicating with an outlet via a valve seat at a valve passage, the valve seat defining a first diameter surface that extends to a larger diameter second surface, the second surface configured as a flat surface offset from the first diameter surface;
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- a valve member movable to engage the valve seat, the valve member including a stem coupled operatively to a resilient member and a deformable member to engage the first diameter surface of the valve seat and deformable at the first diameter surface to engage simultaneously the second surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.