Valve assembly
OwnerDamien Gerard Patton, Davidson Harmaninventors
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Abstract
A valve assembly (10) comprises a conduit having a throughbore (19) and defining a longitudinal axis, a sealing member (20) that is moveable between an open configuration in which the throughbore (19) of the conduit is open, and a sealing configuration in which the sealing member (20) is arranged to substantially obturate the throughbore of the conduit, wherein in the sealing configuration, the sealing member (20) seals the throughbore (19) along a sealing line at least a part of which is angled relative to a direction perpendicular to the axis of the throughbore (19).
Claims29
A valve assembly comprising:
- a conduit having a throughbore and defining a longitudinal axis;
- a sealing member that is moveable between an open configuration in which the throughbore of the conduit is open and a sealing configuration in which the sealing member is arranged to substantially obturate the throughbore of the conduit;
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- wherein in the sealing configuration, the sealing member seals the throughbore along a sealing line at least a part of which is angled relative to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the throughbore.
A valve assembly comprising:
- a conduit with a throughbore for passage of fluid therethrough;
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- a sealing member that is both pivotally and axially moveable between an open configuration in which the throughbore of the conduit is open and a sealing configuration in which the sealing member is arranged to substantially obturate the throughbore of the conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.