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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, 1977
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Denis G Wolfe, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Robertshaw Controls Company, Richmond, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137 / ; 48192 ; 236 / ; 251 11 ; 431346 ;
Abstract
An explosion resistant gas valve in which a valve actuating mechanism in the form of a bimetallic strip is operated by an electric heat motor. An explosion containment structure is provided about the electric heat motor to isolate it from the path of gas flow. A plurality of pressure relief apertures extend through the sides of the containment structure.