Fisher Controls International LLC

Robert L Claney

Herbert H Walton

Kimball Ralph Barron

Steven D Kehoe

Donald K Day

Larry H Hazen

A single-piece flow-control assembly is configured to be disposed within a pit assembly in a manner which allows the flow-control assembly to be easily and quickly removed and replaced. The flow-control assembly includes one or more rigidly connected regulators disposed between two coupling mechanisms and includes a bracket that mounts the flow-control assembly at a fixed location within the pit assembly. The coupling mechanisms provide a sealed engagement between the ends of the flow-control assembly and a fluid inlet pipe and a fluid outlet pipe when the flow-control assembly is properly installed within the pit assembly. A fluid passageway with a 180 degree bend therein may be provided as part of the flow-control assembly so that the coupling mechanisms simultaneously couple to or decouple from the fluid inlet and outlet pipes by movement of the flow-control assembly in one direction.

Replaceable flow-control assembly for use in a fluid flow line

A bidirectional rotary valve capable of use in high pressure flowpaths includes a pair of removable end retainers defining aligned ports and having a single rotatably mounted disc closely positioned therebetween. The disc has ports corresponding to those of the end retainers and is operated by link means coupled to an operating rod slidably mounted in the valve body. Rotation of the disc changes the alignment between its ports and those in the end retainers for controlling flow. The disc is loosely mounted on a bearing pin that is also loosely fitted in the end retainers to permit slight lateral movement of the disc and ready disassembly of the valve. The disc is constructed such that it will flex to a greater degree for a given pressure than the end retainers.

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New Providence, IA, United States of America

Robert L Claney