Patent · US Expired

Back flow valve

US4494345A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 12, 1982
Grant dateJan 22, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 12, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7374
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A sewer back flow valve having sensing means located at the top of the sewer line and an inflatable annular bladder responsive to a sensing means to permit passage of sewage through the annular bladder under normal water level conditions and operable to prevent back flow of sewage through the annular bladder under high water level conditions.

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