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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2024
Victor D. Trotter, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Timothy L. Cook, Haltom City, TX (US);
Zachary A. Martin-schoch, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Martin P. Worden, Haltom City, TX (US);
Victor D. Trotter, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Timothy L. Cook, Haltom City, TX (US);
Zachary A. Martin-Schoch, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Martin P. Worden, Haltom City, TX (US);
Abstract
In the field of agriculture and aerial firefighting, some example vent systems for aircraft fluid dispersion tanks include a combination of features that greatly minimizes the vent system's weight. Some examples of the vent system include a generally planar valve plug rigidly attached to a flexurally rigid but axially extendible strut. An upper end of the strut is suspended from a pivotal connector mounted centrally above the valve seat associated with the valve plug. As the vent closes, the pivotal connector ensures the valve plug can pivot into central alignment with the valve seat. In some examples, the valve plug includes a frusto-spherical outer perimeter to compensate for possible deviation in the connector's desired central alignment over the valve seat.