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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1995
Douglas H Powell, Sacramento, CA (US);
Ames Company, Inc., Woodland, CA (US);
Abstract
A check valve assembly, including a check valve and an associated check valve mounting flange. Additionally, a backflow preventer is shown, which uses a pair of check valve assemblies transversely positioned within a tubular housing. Also disclosed is a method for installing a downstream check valve to a mounting flange, located within a remote, outlet chamber of the backflow preventer housing. The check valve has an elongated base plate, generally elongated in shape. The mounting flange is provided with an elongated hole, sized and configured to pass a properly oriented downstream check valve during installation and removal procedures. The location and design of the downstream check valve assembly ensures that during backflow conditions, the check valve compresses against the mounting flange in sealing engagement.