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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen J. Smick, Oswego, IL (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 43/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/50 (2006.01); F16H 25/00 (2006.01); F16K 1/12 (2006.01); F16K 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/508 (2013.01); F16H 25/00 (2013.01); F16K 1/123 (2013.01); F16K 3/265 (2013.01);
Abstract
Valves include a valve body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface and the outer surface defining an inlet, an outlet, and a body cavity between the inlet and the outlet; a gate movably coupled to the valve body and moveable over a portion of the valve body at least partially between the inlet and the outlet, the gate including a cam stop; and a drive assembly, the drive assembly including a drive shaft and a sync cam, the sync cam of the drive assembly movably positioned on the drive shaft and slidably positioned relative to the cam stop.