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Automatic release valve for a bumper spring

US10047589B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2016
Grant dateAug 14, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B43/121
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An automatic release valve assembly for a bumper spring, comprising a hollow cylindrical valve seat sleeve having a plurality of flow ports and flow passages disposed in the sidewalls thereof; a valve ball sized to engage by contact with a robust valve seat; a multiple coil spring disposed over the sleeve portion of the valve seat sleeve; wherein the valve seat sleeve, ball, and coil spring are enclosed within a hollow cylindrical housing. The housing includes within its bore a central region of a plurality of parallel, elongated and interleaved grooves and ridges to permit released fluid to flow and to stabilize the operation of the valve assembly.

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