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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:
Mar. 31, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pedro P Cabrera, Miami, FL (US);
Glenn D Talbot, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Coulter Electronics, Inc., Hialeah, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
251-7 ; 251-4 ; 251-5 ;
Abstract
A molded flexible fluid conduit and a make/before break pinch valve including a slidably movable pressure member spring biased normally against said conduit in closed condition of the valve, said conduit including a pair of elongate longitudinal unitary purchase formations capable of cooperating with slots carried by the valve whereby the conduit forcibly is pulled or stretched in diametrically opposed directions upon actuation of the valve subsequent to periods of closure so as to force the conduit open to permit flow.