Patent · US Expired

Relief valve

US4044793A · kind A · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 25, 1975
Grant dateAug 30, 1977
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Expiry dateAug 25, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/87861
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A relief valve having a main passage normally closed with a main valve member and a vent passage normally closed with a vent valve member, the vent valve member being constructed to open the vent passage upon application of a predetermined pressure into the main valve passage to thereby prevent application of greater than said predetermined pressure to the outlet of the valve is disclosed.

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