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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2003
William T. Ball, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Cody W. Jackson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Lawrence Almasy, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
William T. Ball, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Cody W. Jackson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Lawrence Almasy, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
WCM Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Abstract
A freezeless wall hydrant has a normally horizontal fluid inlet tube with an interior end and exterior end. A hollow valve fitting is rigidly secured to the interior end of the inlet tube for a connection to a source of pressurized fluid. A valve seat is located on an interior end of the valve fitting. A valve body is longitudinally movably mounted in the inlet tube adjacent to the valve fitting. A pressure relief valve is mounted on the inlet tube between the interior and exterior ends thereof so that if residual water within and adjacent the exterior end of the inlet tube freezes and exerts pressure on residual fluid within the inlet tube adjacent the interior end thereof, the pressure relief valve will actuate to purge some of the high pressure fluid to decrease the pressure being exerted by such fluid to the interior of the inlet tube.