Fisher Controls International LLC

Dennis Eugene O'Hara

Ernest Souliere

Kenneth Alan Blade

Apparatus to connect a valve stem to a valve member are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a valve stem having a laterally extending opening, a valve member having a laterally extending opening, and a coupling having adjacent one end an extension received in the laterally extending opening of the valve stem and adjacent an opposite end an extension received in the laterally extending opening of the valve member. A resilient member is located between the valve stem and the valve member.

Apparatus to connect a valve stem to a valve member

Spacers for use with actuator casings are disclosed. An example spacer includes a ring-shaped member defining a central opening and configured to form a part of an actuator casing and to space first and second actuator casing portions a predetermined distance when the first and second casing portions are coupled to the ring-shaped member. The ring-shaped member includes a first surface surrounding the central opening configured to engage the first casing portion and a second surface surrounding the central opening configured to engage the second casing portion. Each of the first and second surfaces includes a plurality of apertures configured to receive threaded fasteners to attach the first and second actuator casing portions to the ring-shaped member.

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Strafford, NH, United States of America

Dennis Eugene O'Hara