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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:
Feb. 14, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul A Knapp, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
13761416 ; 1376142 ; 251 82 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for bleeding brakes includes a brake valve with an integral ball check which secures directly to a brake wheel cylinder. Method for bleeding the brakes includes securing a brake bleeder valve with integral check valve in each wheel cylinder, securing a predetermined length of tubing to the brake bleeder valve, providing a reservoir for brake fluid at the end of the tubing remote from the brake bleeder valve, and pressurizing the brake system.