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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/22 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01); F16K 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/14 (2013.01); F16K 1/221 (2013.01); F16K 1/224 (2013.01); F16K 27/0218 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve includes a valve body defining a top end, a bottom end distal from the top end, and a shaft bore defined in the top end and the bottom end; a valve shaft positioned at least partially within the shaft bore of the valve body and defining an end bore; and a shaft blowout prevention fastener secured within the end bore of the valve shaft.