Valve assembly with hollow bolt for security wire
US11796081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2200/95
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A valve assembly having a bolt with a through hole for a security wire includes at least one valve of the valve assembly mechanically coupled to a pipe or to a section of another component of the valve assembly by a coupling or by a pair of mating flanges. At least one hollow bolt is bolted through a closing bolt hole of the coupling or a joining bolt hole of the pair of mating flanges. The at least one hollow bolt accepts a safety wire run completely through the hollow bolt in a longitudinal direction of the hollow bolt and extending completely through the closing bolt hole of the coupling or the joining bolt hole of the pair of mating flanges.
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