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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. 17, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
William R McLennan, Easton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Victaulic Company of America, Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
13761401 ;
Abstract
A dry-break pipe coupling includes a valve body and a quarter turn rotary valve such as a butterfly valve, plug valve, ball valve and the like, the valve body and the contained valve having been split transversely in a direction intersecting the Y--Y axis of rotation of the valve into two separate valve body and valve portions that are rotatable about an axis concentric with or closely proximate to the Y--Y axis of the body, the valve portions being separable one from the other when the valve is in a closed position, the respective valve body portions each providing rotational support for the valve portion associated with that valve body portion.