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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2007
John B. Williams, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
John B. Williams, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Mogas Industries, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A thermally compensated mounting flangeuseful for mechanically attaching equipment to a device which can be operated at a relatively high temperature is disclosed, such as an actuatorto operate valve. The mounting flangeand valvecan be made of different materials with unequal thermal expansion coefficients. The mounting flangehas a flange portionand one or more legsA,B extending from the flange portionto a distal end mechanically secured to the valve. At least one pincan be disposed through an attachment borein a legA,B and into or through the body of valve. An open-ended slotis formed from the distal end and terminates at an aperturespaced from a periphery of a legA,B. Aperturecan conveniently serve as a sight hole for inspection of the top of valve