Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Butterfly valve
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Application No.: US16143679Application Date: 2018-09-27
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Publication No.: US11092242B2Publication Date: 2021-08-17
- Inventor: Paul M. Gutmann , Joshua Lee Hoots , Gary A. Moren , Jon Terence Stone
- Applicant: Hayward Industries, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Berkeley Heights
- Assignee: Hayward Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hayward Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Berkeley Heights
- Agency: McCarter & English, LLP
- Main IPC: F16K1/22
- IPC: F16K1/22 ; F16K31/60 ; F16K35/02 ; F16K15/02 ; F16K31/53 ; F16K35/10 ; F16K37/00 ; G05G1/12

Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments are directed to butterfly valves, generally including a body assembly and handle assembly. The body assembly generally includes a body, a disc rotationally disposed inside an opening of the body, a cog, and a stem passing through the disc and the body. The handle assembly generally includes a handle body and a force ring. The stem can be rotationally interlocked relative to the disc and the handle assembly. The cog and the force ring can engage to rotationally secure the disc relative to the body. The handle assembly can include a lever and a grip, the force ring, the lever and the grip being pivotally secured relative to each other. The body can include a male radial protrusion and the body assembly can include a liner with a female radial groove. Methods of assembling and positioning a butterfly valve are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190024802A1 Butterfly Valve Public/Granted day:2019-01-24
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