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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Curtis George Sterud, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
Control Components, Inc., Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/518 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/518 ;
Abstract
A valve stem sealed by a packing. A spigot applies an axial compression loading to the packing via a sleeve when bolts are tightened. A clamp attaches two parts of the valve body to each other with the bolts extending between the spigot and the clamp. The bolt and spigot provide an integral spring construction.