Isolation valve with rotatable flange
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1. A valve assembly comprising:
- a quarter turn ball valve including a valve housing having an inlet and an outlet port;
an insert including a flow channel coupled to one of the ports in the housing and a lip formed on its free end; and
a flange rotatably carried on the insert having a circular hole, the diameter of which being greater than that of the insert body and less than that of the valve housing, the flange further having openings for receiving fasteners that secure the assembly in a fluid system.
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Abstract
A valve assembly, including a quarter turn ball valve, an insert carried by the valve housing, and a flange, rotatably carried on the insert. The flange is used to secure the valve assembly in a fluid system and the assembly and disassembly of the valve assembly is facilitated by the adjustable position of the flange.
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1. A valve assembly comprising:
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a quarter turn ball valve including a valve housing having an inlet and an outlet port;
an insert including a flow channel coupled to one of the ports in the housing and a lip formed on its free end; and
a flange rotatably carried on the insert having a circular hole, the diameter of which being greater than that of the insert body and less than that of the valve housing, the flange further having openings for receiving fasteners that secure the assembly in a fluid system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A valve assembly comprising:
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a housing assembly arranged to contain a ball valve and a check valve;
a ball valve carried in the housing assembly, the ball valve having an inlet port and an outlet port and a valve member adapted to control flow therethrough; and
a check valve carried in the housing assembly for preventing fluid flow from the outlet port to the inlet port when an associated fluid system is unpressurized. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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