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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Oxford Flow Limited, Oxford, GB;
Inventors:
Thomas Povey, Oxford, GB;
Matthew Collins, Oxford, GB;
Assignee:
OXFORD FLOW LIMITED, Oxford, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 47/14 (2006.01); F16K 3/26 (2006.01); F16K 47/08 (2006.01); F16K 1/12 (2006.01); F16L 55/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 47/14 (2013.01); F16K 1/123 (2013.01); F16K 3/265 (2013.01); F16K 47/08 (2013.01); F16L 55/027 (2013.01); F16L 55/02772 (2013.01); Y10T 137/86734 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86791 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86807 (2015.04);
Abstract
A device () for controlling the flow of fluid through a conduit from an upstream side () to a downstream side (). The device includes a housing () with a wall () having valve apertures () through which the flow of fluid is selectively controlled. A valve member () is mounted on one side of the wall of the housing and is arranged to move reciprocally to selectively open and close the valve apertures. A removable insert () is mounted on the opposite side of the wall of the housing from the valve member. The removable insert is arranged to cover some of the valve apertures.