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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Coaplen, Asheville, NC (US);
William O. Brown, Iv, Aptos, CA (US);
Thomas Pollock, Fletcher, NC (US);
Christopher Otterness, Asheville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/04 (2006.01); B62J 1/02 (2006.01); F16K 17/18 (2006.01); F16K 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/0442 (2013.01); B62J 1/02 (2013.01); F16K 5/0414 (2013.01); F16K 17/18 (2013.01); F16K 31/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotary flow control valve that requires no linear motion is disclosed. The rotary flow control valve comprises a drive mechanism and a rotary flow control valve coupled with the drive mechanism, wherein the rotary flow control valve is rotated by the drive mechanism without requiring conversion of a linear motion to a rotational motion.