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Hydrant design

US6178988A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 1998
Grant dateJan 30, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/5532
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydrant valve assembly including a spool member having at least one spool seal which is at times under extremely high pressure tending to cause the seal to be displaced from an associated recess, the spool member forming venting passages in the seal recess to alleviate seal pressure, the invention also including a new wet pipe design and a new collar design.

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