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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2007
Edward Rudoy, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Edwin E. Vega, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Edward Rudoy, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Edwin E. Vega, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A housing has a passageway containing a valve seat. A valve element seals against the valve seat to maintain the valve in the closed position. A release rod extends from the valve body and a shell surrounds the release rod, preventing its movement. The shell is formed in several sections, maintained together by a wire. The wire is connected to a frangible initiator which, upon failure, releases the wire from the shell, allowing these sections to move away from one another. When this occurs, the release rod and valve body are able to move, opening the valve, allowing fluid flow between the inlet and outlet of the valve.