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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Paul Engdahl, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Inventor:
Paul Engdahl, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 17/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gas shutoff valve having a ball normally residing in a first seat, wherein sufficient disturbance of the valve causes the ball to escape the first seat and settle into a second seat wherein a flow of gas is blocked. The first seat is on an upper surface of a seating ball held in a base portion of the valve. The seating ball is held in place by a plate and is adjustable to compensate for gas line angles away from vertical. Adjustments to the seating ball may be made using a leveling tool inserted through a tool port in the base portion and inserting into a tool seat in the seating ball.