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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:
Jul. 11, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1988
William B Scobie, Houston, TX (US);
Daniel P Kusmer, Stafford, TX (US);
Keystone International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A transmission assembly for operating a double block and bleed valve system having a first block valve with a first valve shaft, a second block valve with a second valve shaft and a bleed valve disposed between the first and second block valves, the transmission assembly comprising a cam assembly having a cam plate journaled for rotation about a fixed axis, a first link member interconnecting the cam assembly and the first shaft for effecting rotation of the first shaft in response to rotation of the cam plate, a second link member interconnecting the cam assembly and the second shaft for effecting rotation of the second shaft in response to rotation of the cam plate, said first link member being operative to effect initial rotation of the first shaft from a first position in response to rotation of said cam plate, said second link member being operative to effect initial rotation of said second shaft from a first position in response to further rotation of said cam plate after said initial rotation of said first shaft, said first and second link members being operative to rotate the first and second shafts, respectively, to a terminal second position in response to further rotation of the cam plate.