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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1992
William A Ridge, Inman, KS (US);
Cashco, Inc., Ellsworth, KS (US);
Abstract
A dual rated live loaded packing system for a valve stem includes at least one thrust load assembly extending between opposing facing elements on a valve body and a packing gland, respectively, for exerting a live load through a gland onto a packing ring contained in a packing chamber around the stem. The thrust load assembly includes an elongated tension member engaging a first one of the ears at one end and a second of the ears at an opposite end. An adjustable nut is threadedly engaged on the tension member having an end facing a surface on the second ear. A spring element is mounted on the tension member between the nut and the second ear for biasing the nut away from the second ear. A cylindrical spacer is mounted on the tension member enclosing the spring element for setting up a minimum value space between the nut and the second ear. A stop washer is mounted on the tension member between the end face of the nut and the ear and includes first and second opposite stop surfaces for selective engagement with a surface on the spacer to provide different thrust bias values between the ears depending on which of the first or second stop surface is aligned to face the second ear.