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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:
Jun. 18, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Keith R Farquhar, Cheltenham, GB;
Assignee:
Spirax-Sarco Limited, Gloucestershire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
236 56 ; 1375992 ;
Abstract
A condensate trap assembly comprises a valve body 2 having a housing 14 which defines an inlet passage 10 and an outlet passage 12, and an access passage 16 within which a condensate trap 4 is housed. The housing 14 also defines a valve chamber 18 within which a valve element 6 is received for rotation, the valve element 6 comprising a body within which there are provided flow passageways 22A, 22B, 22C. The valve element 6 has a projection 36 which extends into the access passage 16. The projection 36 prevents debris from collecting within the valve chamber 18, and the projection 36 may have a recessed channel 40 for catching any such debris.