Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Universal valve body
- Patent Title (中): 通用阀体
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Application No.: US13802163Application Date: 2013-03-13
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Publication No.: US09334971B2Publication Date: 2016-05-10
- Inventor: Douglas J. Brouwer , Michael W. Smith , Michael A. Niver , Chad J. Cochart
- Applicant: Kohler Co.
- Applicant Address: US WI Kohler
- Assignee: KOHLER CO.
- Current Assignee: KOHLER CO.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Kohler
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: F16K11/076
- IPC: F16K11/076 ; F16K27/00 ; E03C1/042 ; F16K11/16 ; F16K39/02 ; F16K11/074 ; E03C1/02 ; F16K31/60 ; F16K11/00 ; F16K11/044 ; E03C1/04 ; F16K1/20 ; F16K27/02 ; F16K27/04

Abstract:
A universal valve body includes a front face having a circular opening for receiving a valve cartridge, a rear face, a frustoconical side wall connecting the front face to the rear face, and a first inlet port and a first outlet port obliquely disposed in the frustoconical side wall. A cap for the valve body includes a base and a structure extending from the base. The structure extending from the base may block at least one of the inlet port or outlet port in the valve body. A service valve for a valve body includes a base rotatable between an open orientation and a closed orientation relative to the valve body and a tab extending from the base. When the base is in the open orientation, the tab prevents removal of a cover from the valve body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140261808A1 UNIVERSAL VALVE BODY Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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