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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Stephen J. Smick, Oswego, IL (US);
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Sleeve 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 sleeve disposed at least partially within the body cavity, the sleeve including at least one opening fluidly connecting the inlet to the outlet; a gate proximate to the sleeve and movable over a portion of the sleeve including the at least one opening, the gate including a front stop and a back stop; and a drive assembly including a pair of drive lines, each drive line having a drive shaft, a first drive line of the pair of drive lines including a sync cam, the sync cam of the first drive line movably positioned on the drive shaft of the first drive line and between the front stop and the back stop.