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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Nibco Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Inventors:
James Stogdill, Elkhart, IN (US);
David A. Bobo, Granger, IN (US);
Matthew J. Krazit, Goshen, IN (US);
Assignee:
NIBCO INC., Elkhart, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 35/02 (2006.01); F16K 35/06 (2006.01); F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 35/04 (2006.01); F16K 31/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 35/025 (2013.01); F16K 35/06 (2013.01); F16K 5/06 (2013.01); F16K 31/602 (2013.01); F16K 35/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball valve assembly includes an outer sleeve having first and second pillars and defining an outer sleeve hollow, a first notch, a second notch, and a third notch, wherein the first pillar of the outer sleeve at least partially defines and is positioned between the first and second notches, and the second pillar of the outer sleeve at least partially defines and is positioned between the second and third notches.