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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. 12, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
John L Brewer, Clovis, CA (US);
Gary A McCauley, Clovis, CA (US);
Assignee:
CMB Industries, Fresno, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137512 ; 137271 ; 285181 ;
Abstract
A backflow preventer assembly is provided, which allows for connection of the assembly to the variety of water line configurations. The valve device is attached to at least one rotatable, sealing flange which is rotatable from an in-line configuration to an L-shaped configuration. A rotating sealing flange is provided at each of the inlet opening and outlet opening of the valve device. A stop valve is positioned in each of the rotating flanges.