Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Testing cap for a valve body
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Application No.: US14728585Application Date: 2015-06-02
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Publication No.: US09816637B2Publication Date: 2017-11-14
- 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: F16K27/06
- IPC: F16K27/06 ; F16K11/076 ; F16K35/06 ; F16K5/02 ; F16K39/02 ; F16K11/074 ; E03C1/042 ; E03C1/02 ; F16K31/60 ; F16K11/00 ; F16K11/044 ; E03C1/04 ; F16K1/20 ; F16K11/16 ; F16K27/02 ; F16K27/04 ; F16K11/20

Abstract:
A testing cap for a valve body includes a base configured to releasably attach to the valve body and to cover an opening in the valve body. The opening is configured to receive a valve cartridge and the base covers the opening in place of the valve cartridge. The testing cap includes a structure extending from the base. The structure is configured to be oriented relative to the valve body in a first orientation and a second orientation. The structure allows fluid to enter the valve body through an inlet port in the valve body and exit the valve body through an outlet port in the valve body when the structure is oriented in the first orientation. The structure covers at least one of the inlet port and the outlet port when the structure is oriented in the second orientation, thereby preventing fluid flow through the valve body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150260299A1 TESTING CAP FOR A VALVE BODY Public/Granted day:2015-09-17
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