Combination shut off valve and excessive flow valve

• US 6,003,550 A
• Filed: 07/10/1998
• Issued: 12/21/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kenneth M. Saarem, Saarem, Myrl J.
• Original Assignee: Kenneth M. Saarem, Saarem, Myrl J.
• Inventors: Saarem, Kenneth M., Saarem, Myrl J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ferensic, Denise L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kim, Joanne Y.
• Application Number:
  US09/113,404
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 137/614.17, 137/614.2, 137/460, 137/613
• US Class Current: 137/614.17
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 17/30 spring-loaded
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 5/0407 with particular plug arrangements, e.g. particular shape or built-in means
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/7727 Excessive flow cut-off
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/8803 Also carries head of other valve

Abstract

A combination valve that provides both positive shut off and excessive flow shut off. A rotary valve is provided. In its first position an integral excessive flow shut off valve allows normal flow and shuts off if high flow occurs. In a second position the flow is shut off independent of the excessive flow valve. A third position is provided for purging a repaired or new system and for resetting the excessive flow shut off valve.

Claims

1. A combination shut off valve and excessive flow valve comprising:

(a) a housing containing a means for receiving fluid and a means for discharging fluid,

(b) a rotatable valve means mounted in said housing,

(c) an excessive flow shut off means mounted inside and as part of said rotatable valve means.

2. The combination valve of claim 1 wherein said rotatable valve means can be positioned to provide means for fluid to flow from an inlet to an outlet of said combination valve if the flow rate is below a predetermined value and provide said excessive flow shut off means to shut off the flow if the flow is above a predetermined value.

3. The combination valve of claim 1 wherein said rotatable valve means can be positioned to shut off all flow through said valve combination.

4. The combination valve of claim 1 wherein said rotatable valve means can be positioned to provide means for fluid to flow from said inlet to said outlet of said combination valve at any flow rate and to provide means for resetting the excessive flow shut off means.

5. The combination valve of claim 1 wherein said excessive flow shut off means contains a bias spring and a poppet with guide fins structured so that said bias spring is not in the flow path.