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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2011
Applicants:
David Beechy, Walnut Creek, OH (US);
Kevin Petit, Wooster, OH (US);
Nelsimar Vandelli, Wooster, OH (US);
Inventors:
David Beechy, Walnut Creek, OH (US);
Kevin Petit, Wooster, OH (US);
Nelsimar Vandelli, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Akron Brass Company, Wooster, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/06 (2006.01); F16K 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flow control valve element has a generally spherical ball. An inlet is formed in the ball. An outlet is also formed in the ball, the outlet opposing the inlet. A hollowed-out portion extends between the inlet and the outlet. A pair of opposing flats are formed in the ball, the flats each having a first flat portion formed in an external portion of the ball and an opposing second flat portion formed in the hollowed-out portion of the ball.