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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2007
Applicant:
Dennis Eugene O'hara, Strafford, NH (US);
Inventor:
Dennis Eugene O'Hara, Strafford, NH (US);
Assignee:
Fisher Controls International LLC, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus to connect a valve stem to a valve member are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a valve stem having a laterally extending opening, a valve member having a laterally extending opening, and a coupling having adjacent one end an extension received in the laterally extending opening of the valve stem and adjacent an opposite end an extension received in the laterally extending opening of the valve member. A resilient member is located between the valve stem and the valve member.