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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2005
Michael Wildie Mccarty, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Thomas Adam Brandau, Grundy Center, IA (US);
Galen Dale Wilke, Ames, IA (US);
Michael Melvin Anderson, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Doug Gethmann, Gladbrook, IA (US);
Michael Wildie McCarty, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Thomas Adam Brandau, Grundy Center, IA (US);
Galen Dale Wilke, Ames, IA (US);
Michael Melvin Anderson, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Doug Gethmann, Gladbrook, IA (US);
Fisher Controls International LLC, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for operatively connecting an actuator rod to a valve stem is disclosed. An example apparatus includes a connector housing having an outer surface and an inner surface where the inner surface defines an internal cavity. The example apparatus also includes an actuator rod passage extending from the outer surface into the internal cavity that is adapted to receive at least a portion of the actuator rod and a valve stem passage extending from the outer surface into the internal cavity that is adapted to receive at least a portion of the valve stem. Additionally, the example apparatus includes a load relieving body disposed within the internal cavity between the actuator rod passage and the valve stem passage.