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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2005
Jon R. Enerson, Port Richey, FL (US);
Gregory S. Jordan, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Pavel T. Miller, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Jon R. Enerson, Port Richey, FL (US);
Gregory S. Jordan, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Pavel T. Miller, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Halkey-Roberts Corporation, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Abstract
A valve comprising an inlet housing, an outlet housing, an elastomeric valve element having a generally dome-shaped configuration with a central integral stem positioned substantially concentrically therewith, the inlet housing and outlet housing being fastened together at a joint with the elastomeric valve element positioned therein and the valve element including a plurality of longitudinal ribs formed along an outer annular periphery of a lower end of the dome-shaped configuration that define flow channels that allow fluid flow from across an upper surface of the dome-shaped configuration through the flow channels.