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US 2013/0240771 A1Published application
Ball valve with integrated fugitive emission assembly
AssigneeFlo-Rite Products Company, LLC
InventorAmir Nemenoff
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Abstract
A valve includes a body that has an inner cavity configured to house a ball. The ball has a hole that allows fluid to pass through the inner cavity when the hole is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the cavity and prevents the fluid to pass through the inner cavity when the hole is misaligned with the longitudinal axis of the cavity. The valve includes a fugitive emission assembly that is integral to or a unitary part of the body.
Claims20
A valve comprising:
- a body comprising a cavity configured to pass a fluid there through;
- and
- a fugitive emission assembly configured to allow the flow of media from the valve,
- wherein the fugitive emission assembly comprises an integral component of the body.
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A valve comprising:
- a body having an inner cavity;
- a ball-like element movably disposed within the inner cavity, the ball-like element being movable between an open position that allows fluid to flow through the inner cavity and a closed position that prevents the fluid from flowing through the inner cavity;
- and
- a fugitive emission assembly configured to allow the flow of media from the valve, wherein the fugitive emission assembly comprises an integral component of the body.
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A valve comprising:
- a body having an inner cavity;
- a ball-like element movably disposed within the inner cavity, the ball-like element configured to control a flow of fluid through the inner cavity,
- wherein the body is unattached with an emission bonnet configured with one or more fugitive emission ports, and
- wherein the body comprises a fugitive emission assembly as an integral component of the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.