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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:
Apr. 01, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale L Taipale, Libertyville, IL (US);
Richard A Wlezien, Antioch, IL (US);
Assignee:
Outboard Marine Corporation, Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1375121 ; 1375123 ; 137856 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a reed valve comprising a reed plate having apertures therein defining a first port and a second port together with seats respectively extending along the periphery of each of the ports. The reed valve also includes a first reed member having a first port closing portion and a second reed member having a second port closing portion. The reed members are mounted on the reed plate for respective movement of the first and second port closing portions relative to the first and second ports, which reed members have different natural frequencies when mounted on the reed plate.