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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Marc S. Landry, Vernon, NJ (US);
Marc S. Landry, Vernon, NJ (US);
Acrison, Inc., Moonachie, NJ (US);
Abstract
A cinch valve includes a first plate with a first aperture, an orbital plate with a second aperture that is substantially aligned with the first aperture. The first plate is arranged to rotate relative to the first plate between a first (open) position and a second (closed) position. The cinch valve includes multiple cables, each of which has a first end coupled to the first plate and a second end coupled to the orbital plate. Rotation of the orbital plate from the first position to the second position causes the plurality of cables to converge and form a woven closure. One or more elastic devices are arranged such that when the plurality of cables converges to form the woven closure, each elastic device urges a corresponding one of the cables in a direction that tends to open the woven closure.