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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9874287 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 02, 2015

Service valve for a valve body

Applicant:

Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);

Inventors:

Douglas J. Brouwer, Sheboygan, WI (US);

Michael W. Smith, Plymouth, WI (US);

Michael A. Niver, Plymouth, WI (US);

Chad J. Cochart, Sheboygan, WI (US);

Assignee:

KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);

Attorney:

Foley & Lardner LLP

Primary Examiner:

Atif Chaudry

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/18 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16L 37/373 (2006.01); F16K 39/02 (2006.01); F16K 11/074 (2006.01); E03C 1/042 (2006.01); E03C 1/02 (2006.01); F16K 31/60 (2006.01); F16K 11/00 (2006.01); F16K 11/044 (2006.01); F16K 35/06 (2006.01); F16K 5/02 (2006.01); F16K 27/06 (2006.01); F16K 11/076 (2006.01); F16K 1/20 (2006.01); F16K 11/16 (2006.01); F16K 27/02 (2006.01); F16K 27/04 (2006.01); F16K 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 15/188 (2013.01); E03C 1/023 (2013.01); E03C 1/042 (2013.01); E03C 1/0408 (2013.01); F16K 1/2007 (2013.01); F16K 1/2014 (2013.01); F16K 1/2021 (2013.01); F16K 5/0242 (2013.01); F16K 11/0445 (2013.01); F16K 11/076 (2013.01); F16K 11/0743 (2013.01); F16K 11/163 (2013.01); F16K 11/207 (2013.01); F16K 15/18 (2013.01); F16K 15/183 (2013.01); F16K 19/00 (2013.01); F16K 19/006 (2013.01); F16K 27/0263 (2013.01); F16K 27/04 (2013.01); F16K 27/062 (2013.01); F16K 27/065 (2013.01); F16K 31/605 (2013.01); F16K 35/06 (2013.01); F16K 39/024 (2013.01); F16L 37/373 (2013.01); Y10T 137/2683 (2015.04); Y10T 137/5196 (2015.04); Y10T 137/6011 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7668 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86493 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86871 (2015.04); Y10T 137/87105 (2015.04); Y10T 137/87249 (2015.04); Y10T 137/87973 (2015.04);
Abstract

A service valve for a valve body includes a base rotatable between an open orientation and a closed orientation relative to the valve body. When the base is in the open orientation, the service valve allows fluid flow into the valve body through the service valve. When the base is in the closed orientation, the service valve blocks the fluid flow into the valve body through the service valve. The service valve further includes a tab extending from the base. The tab prevents removal of a cover from the valve body when the base is in the open orientation.

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