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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Jeff Milroy, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Assignee:
Mueller Intemational, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/36 (2006.01); F16K 1/42 (2006.01); F16K 31/22 (2006.01); F16K 31/26 (2006.01); F16K 24/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/36 (2013.01); F16K 1/427 (2013.01); F16K 24/044 (2013.01); F16K 24/048 (2013.01); F16K 31/22 (2013.01); F16K 31/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sealing device for an air valve can include a seat; a valve device configured to seal against the seat, the valve device being a poppet and comprising a guide shaft defining a bore extending from the bottom end of the poppet to the top end of the poppet; and a lever arm including a button, removably coupled to the poppet, and configured to engage with and seal the bore of the poppet, the button including a first contacting portion and a second contacting portion.