Patent · US Expired

Check valve

US5967180A · kind A · utility

14Cited by
21References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 12, 1998
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 12, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/7927
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A check valve (12) includes a cage (14) having a tubular side wall (16) including outward and inward undulations (28,30) that provide fluid flow through the check valve and externally thereof as well as providing guiding of an associated valve element ball (36).

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