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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:
Sep. 09, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael J Sandling, Cincinnatti, OH (US);
Assignee:
Xomox Corporation, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ; F16K / ; F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137315 ; 137375 ; 220256 ; 220319 ; 251214 ; 251312 ; 251317 ;
Abstract
A valve assembly for securing a valve cover to a valve body includes a fastening arrangement wherein the fasteners are free of tensile stress. In one arrangement, an outwardly extending retaining skirt is disposed about an access opening in a valve body and a cover member is secured to the retaining skirt. Threaded fasteners extend from the cover member and compressingly engage seals about the access opening.