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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2018
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ashraf Abouelleil, Oswego, IL (US);
Steve Sharp, Naperville, IL (US);
Vadim Lorman, Skokie, IL (US);
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A plug valve includes a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, an interior surface, and an interior cavity extending from the inlet to the outlet, the interior surface defining the interior cavity, the interior surface including a seat proximate to a one of the inlet and the outlet, the seat defining a seat surface; and a valve plug positioned inside the interior cavity and configured to rotate inside the interior cavity between an open position of the valve and a closed position of the valve, the valve plug including a ridge, the ridge defining a radially outermost portion of the valve plug with respect to the axis of the valve, the valve plug contacting the seat of the valve body in the closed position of the valve.