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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. 12, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Steven T Castle, Tahoe, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bruce Industries, Inc., Dayton, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ; B60H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
251229 ; 74 25 ; 74 57 ; 74 89 ; 251252 ; 251339 ; 251349 ; 454 76 ; 454286 ; 454334 ;
Abstract
A fluid control valve unit particularly suited to be used as an air control valve in an overhead passenger service unit for aircraft, buses, trains and the like. This valve unit includes a non-rotatable and axially movable closure member which moves in response to rotation of an axially non-movable actuator member supported in a universally pivotable and tiltable housing. This valve has relatively few component parts and is thus easy to manufacture and assemble. A helical groove on the actuator member cooperates in a cam-like manner with a projection on the closure member to create the desired translation.