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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1995
Dallas Simonette, Andover, MN (US);
GP Companies, Inc., Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a thermal relief valve that includes a main body with an inner annular surface that includes a shoulder proximal to one end of the main body. The relief valve also includes a spring that rests on the shoulder of the inner annular surface of the main body. The relief valve additionally includes a thermal actuator component with a cup section and a piston section attached to the cup section. The cup section is separated from the piston section by a shoulder. The shoulder rests upon the spring. The relief valve also includes an O-ring that rests upon the shoulder of the thermal actuator and a cap that rests upon an O-ring within the main body of the relief valve.