Patent · US Expired

Latched valve assembly

US7448407B2 · kind B2 · utility

34Cited by

9References

26Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Otto Bock Healthcare IP GmbH & Co. KG. · DE

Inventors

Randall D. Alley · Thousand Oaks, US
Adam Soss · Calabasas, US
Dustin Bouch · Petaluma, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 28, 2005
Grant date	Nov 11, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 11, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/7933
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A valve assembly having a base and a removable latched insert that separately contains a valve piece. The valve piece is resiliently supported to abut a seal fitted to the insert. The insert is restrained to the base with a pair of resiliently biased latch arms that radiate from the insert. Flanges at the latch arms are resiliently biased to flex and grip the base as the insert is pushed into the base. Insert removal is effected with the release of the latch arms and a lifting of the latch arms.

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