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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Robert H Feldmeier, Fayetteville, NY (US);
Inventor:
Robert H Feldmeier, Fayetteville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Feldmeier Equipment, Inc., Syracuse, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/122 (2006.01); F16K 31/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An aseptic valve or sanitary valve employs a floating plug situated within a cylindrical valve housing. The floating valve plug has a head that seats against an inlet opening, and has a stem and a generally conic foot that rests upon a diaphragm formed of a flexible, food-grade membrane. An actuator below the diaphragm urges the plug up to lodge against the inlet opening, and relieves force on the membrane and plug to open the valve. Spacer arms radiate from the stem or head of the plug, to keep the plug centered in the housing.