Emhart Inc.

Alfred Minassian

Donald J Segien

Paul F Wilson

An end body 34 is formed with a chamber 45 having a bevelled surface 62 and a cylindrical wall 60 in a portion thereof. A sleeve 46 is formed with an outward flange 48 at one end thereof and an annular bead 50 near another end 54 thereof. The sleeve 46 is formed with a press fit section 56 between the end 54 and the bead 50 thereof. The sleeve 46 is inserted axially into the chamber 45 of the end body 34 and the section 56 thereof is press fit into the cylindrical wall 60 of the end body with the bead 50 locating on the bevelled surface 62 of the end body. A valve 44 is threadedly attached to an end 58 of the end body 34 whereby a seal 64 of the valve engages the flange 48 of the sleeve 46. Water enters the end body 34 at the bottom thereof and flows into an axial passage 49 of the sleeve 46. If valve 44 is closed, the water will not flow any further. If the valve 44 is open, water will flow through the sleeve 46, the valve, the chamber 45 and out of the end body 34 to other facilities. The height of the end bodies 34 of different style assemblies could be different from each other. Rather than altering the length of the valve 44 to accommodate the different lengths of end bodies 34, the sleeve 46 is made in different lengths to accommodate the different lengths of end bodies.

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Simi Valley, CA, United States of America

Alfred Minassian