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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1979
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1977
Sigmund P Skoli, Elmwood Park, IL (US);
Mojonnier Bros. Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Improvements in a check valve are disclosed. The check valve contemplated is of the type used to halt fluid flow in a fluid-carrying pipe system, and comprises an annular seat adapted to be mounted in the fluid line, a head-mounting yoke, and a head carried by the yoke and adapted to slide axially into and out of fluid-sealing engagement with the seat. One improvement comprises a pair of valve sleeves extending, respectively, axially upstream and downstream of the valve seat; each valve has a mouth adapted for mating connection with adjacent fluid-carrying pipe structure. Each sleeve terminates adjacent the valve seat in a diagonal flange formation, and a clamp including a V-shaped collar fits over the sleeve flanges so as to urge the sleeves toward the valve seat and toward one another. A gasket having a U-shaped cross section provides a fluid-tight seal between the sleeves and seat. A finger extends radially from the seat through a sealing aperture in the gasket to a position outside the valve and piping structure. This finger includes a tip marked to indicate to an observer the direction in which fluid flow is permitted through the check valve.