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Patent No.:

US 12590641 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2023

Check cover assemblies for backflow prevention assemblies with integrated test cock protection shroud

Applicant:

Watts Regulator Co., North Andover, MA (US);

Inventor:

Jason Doughty, Fitchburg, MA (US);

Assignee:

WATTS REGULATOR CO., North Andover, MA (US);

Attorneys:

Day Pitney LLP

George Chaclas

Anthony A. Kassas

Primary Examiner:

Kenneth Rinehart

Assistant Examiner:

Jonathan J Waddy

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/06 (2006.01); E03B 7/07 (2006.01); E03C 1/10 (2006.01); E03F 7/04 (2006.01); F16K 15/03 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01); F16K 27/12 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01); F16K 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/066 (2013.01); E03B 7/077 (2013.01); E03C 1/106 (2013.01); E03F 7/04 (2013.01); F16K 15/033 (2013.01); F16K 15/035 (2013.01); F16K 27/0209 (2013.01); F16K 27/0227 (2013.01); F16K 27/12 (2013.01); F16K 17/30 (2013.01); F16K 37/0091 (2013.01); F16K 2200/501 (2021.08);
Abstract

A check cover assembly for a backflow prevention assembly having a body defining an interior housing a test cock. The check cover assembly includes a ball with a central aperture and a complementary groove in an outer circumference of the ball as well as a base including a shroud portion housing the ball to create a ball valve. The shroud portion defines an access gap for accessing an actuation feature slot with a landkey of the ball valve and a threaded opening. A coupling is attached to the threaded opening in fluid communication with the interior for connecting to testing equipment. The actuation feature is used to open and close the ball valve.

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