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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. 15, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert P Miller, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
WaveTek International, Inc., Mansfield, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
251 84 ; 251 87 ; 251301 ; 4491 ;
Abstract
A valve for a surf pool having a frame of generally horizontal and vertical members, a leg pivotally attached to the higher horizontal member, a foot at the end of the leg for opening and closing the valve and an actuator mounted on the lower horizontal member for pivoting the leg. The foot may include oblique surfaces for reducing its drag and for enhancing the seal between the foot and a valve throat in response to hydrostatic pressure on the foot.