Fluid valve or hydrant
AssigneeAquor Water Systems, Incorporated
InventorsMicah Mutch, Leif Portmann-Bown, Kamil Slusarski, Richard O. Walcome
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Abstract
An embodiment of a valve, such as a water valve, includes a body, a sleeve, and a rod. The body includes a body cavity, and the sleeve is removably disposable within the body cavity and includes a sleeve cavity. And the rod is movably disposable within the sleeve cavity and is configured to form a fluid-tight seal between the body cavity and the sleeve cavity while the rod is in a closed position and is configured to allow a fluid to flow from the body cavity to the sleeve cavity while the rod is in an open position. Furthermore, one or more components of the valve each can be made partially or fully from one or more polymers.
Claims47
A valve, comprising:
- a body including a body cavity;
- a sleeve removably disposable within the body cavity and including a sleeve cavity;
- and
- a rod movably disposable within the sleeve cavity and configured to form a fluid-tight seal between the body cavity and the sleeve cavity while the rod is in a closed position and to allow a fluid to flow from the body cavity to the sleeve cavity while the rod is in an open position.
A structure, including:
- an exterior;
- a fluid supply;
- and
- a valve attached to the exterior and coupled to the fluid supply, the valve including
- a body including a body cavity,
- a sleeve removably disposable within the body cavity and including a sleeve cavity, and
- a rod movably disposable within the sleeve cavity and configured to form a fluid-tight seal between the body cavity and the sleeve cavity while the rod is in a closed position and to allow a fluid to flow from the body cavity to the sleeve cavity while the rod is in an open position.
A kit, comprising:
- a sleeve removably disposable within a body cavity of a valve and having a sleeve cavity;
- and
- a rod movably disposable within the sleeve cavity and configured to form a fluid-tight seal between the body cavity and the sleeve cavity while the rod is in a closed position and to allow a fluid to flow from the body cavity to the sleeve cavity while the rod is in an open position.
A method, comprising:
- removing a valve sleeve from a body cavity of a valve body while the valve body is attached to a structure and is coupled to a fluid supply;
- and
- removing a valve rod from the body cavity.
A method, comprising:
- inserting a valve rod into a valve sleeve;
- and
- inserting the valve sleeve and valve rod into a body cavity of a valve body while the valve body is attached to a structure and is coupled to a fluid supply.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.