Valve assembly
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1. A valve assembly comprising:
- a valve body including an inlet port and an outlet port, the valve body also including a valve chamber fluidly coupling the inlet port and the outlet port;
a pair of seals each being located on opposing sides of the valve chamber on either side of the outlet port; and
a reciprocating piston extending into the valve chamber and movable between a closed position extending through the pair of seals and an open position extending only through one of the pair of seals;
wherein the inlet port is fluidly connected with the outlet port when the piston is in the open position.
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Abstract
A valve assembly includes a valve body having an inlet port and an outlet port, the valve body also having a valve chamber extending between the inlet port and the outlet port, a pair of seals each being located on opposing ends of the valve chamber; and a reciprocating piston extending into the valve chamber and movable between a closed position extending through the pair of seals and an open position extending only through one of the pair of seals, wherein the inlet port is fluidly connected with the outlet port when the piston is in the open position. A method of using the valve assembly is also disclosed.
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1. A valve assembly comprising:
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a valve body including an inlet port and an outlet port, the valve body also including a valve chamber fluidly coupling the inlet port and the outlet port; a pair of seals each being located on opposing sides of the valve chamber on either side of the outlet port; and a reciprocating piston extending into the valve chamber and movable between a closed position extending through the pair of seals and an open position extending only through one of the pair of seals; wherein the inlet port is fluidly connected with the outlet port when the piston is in the open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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