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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott D. Schulze, Troy, OH (US);
Brad A. Schulze, Minster, OH (US);
Donald C. Draper, Sidney, OH (US);
Kevin J. Gehret, Fort Loramie, OH (US);
Assignee:
Copeland Corporation, Sidney, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 1/516 ;
Abstract
A suction reed valve includes a central ring shaped body having a pair of tabs extending radially outward. One of the pair of tabs is fixed to a valve plate and the other tab is free to move. A necked down region is located between the fixed tab and the central ring shaped body to facilitate the bending/deflection of the suction reed valve.