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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Thomas B. Thrash, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Rodney C. Hope, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas B. Thrash, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Rodney C. Hope, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Gilmore Valve Co., Ltd., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 11/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A chatter resistant shuttle valve is provided to direct fluid flow from at least two sources of pressurized fluid to a downstream apparatus. The shuttle valve includes a valve body with a shuttle valve member movably mounted inside. A dampening chamber is provided which dampen opening movement of the shuttle as it moved from a closed position on one side of the shuttle toward a closed position on the other end of the shuttle. One or more dampening chambers may be provided.