Flexible seating structure for valves

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5478047
SERIAL NO

08441669

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A rotary valve has a valve housing with a wall defining a flow passageway, a closure member journalled within the valve housing and mounted for movement between a first position for permitting flow of fluid within the flow passageway and a second position for ceasing flow of fluid within the flow passageway, and a flexible seating ring disposed at least partially within the flow passageway in a position for sealing engagement with the closure member in second position. The flexible seating ring has a flow-through section sized to fit within the flow passageway with a clearance fit, and a flanged seating section extending outwardly from the flow-through section and positioned for sealing contact with the closure member to seal the valve. A seating ring support member is positioned to support the seating ring in a manner to permit the seating ring to move axially and radially within the flow passageway to provide improved tolerance to dimensional variation in manufacture.

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CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTELEVEN MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10010

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Best, William J Naperville, IL 1 8
Hoff, Joseph W Bolingbrook, IL 27 244
Skurka, James A Niles, IL 3 21
Smick, Stephen J Oswego, IL 10 32

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