Valve and permanent magnet

• US 3,212,751 A
• Filed: 09/04/1962
• Issued: 10/19/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Richard Hassa
• Original Assignee: Richard Hassa
• Inventors: RICHARD HASSA
• Application Number:
  US04/220,990
• Time in Patent Office: 1,141 Days
• US Class Current: 251/65
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 31/086 the magnet being movable and actuating a second magnet connected to the closing element

Claims

1. A VALVE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING FLUID INLET AND OUTLET AND A PASSAGEWAY THEREBETWEEN, SAID HOUSING DEFINING A VALVE SEAT SURROUNDING A PORTION OF SAID PASSAGEWAY, A FLUID IMPERVIOUS SLEEVE OF A NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE SLEEVE IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID PASSAGEWAY AND ALIGNED WITH SAID PORTION OF SAID PASSAGEWAY, A VALVE MOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID HOUSING AND SLEEVE AND INCLUDING A VALVE PLATE IN JUXTAPOSITION TO SAID SEAT AND A VALVE STEM CONNECTED THERETO AND EXTENDING INTO SAID SLEEVE AND A MAGNETIC MEMBER AT THE OUTER END OF THE STEM OPPOSITE SAID PLATE, AN ANNULAR MAGNETIC MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID SLEEVE AND MOVABLE LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE SLEEVE, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS BEING A PERMANENT MAGNET, A PRESS-BUTTON COMPOSED OF NON-MAGNETIC MATERIAL SLIDABLY MOUNTED ABOUT SAID SLEEVE FOR MOVEMENT THEREALONG, SAID BUTTON HAVING A CUP-SHAPED RECESS WITHIN WHICH SAID ANNULAR MEMBER IS MOUNTED, A PRESS-BUTTON STOP MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING, SAID SLEEVE HAVING LIMITING MEANS AT ITS OUTER END FOR LIMITING THE OUTER MOVEMENT OF SAID VALVE, SAID ANNULAR MEMBER AND SAID PRESS-BUTTON CONTAINING SAID ANNULAR MEMBER BEING SO ARRANGED THAT WHEN SAID ANNULAR MEMBER IS RETURNED TO ITS OUTER LIMITING POSITION DETERMINED BY SAID PRESS-BUTTON STOP, THE MAGNETIC MEMBER OF SAID VALVE ABUTS AGAINST SAID LIMITING MEANS UNTIL IT NO LONGER IS IN THE EFFECTIVE MAGNETIC FIELD OF SAID PERMANENT MAGNET, WHEREBY SAID VALVE IS RELEASED AND PERMITTED TO CLOSE.