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Modular valve assembly

  • US 7,264,222 B2
  • Filed: 04/13/2004
  • Issued: 09/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A valve assembly comprising:

  • a plug having a valve seat at a distal portion of the plug, said plug having an outer perimeter defining a first cross sectional area;

    a holder cantileveredly connected to the plug;

    an actuator operably connected to the holder;

    a poppet connected to the actuator, said poppet driven by the actuator intermediate an open configuration wherein a fluid passes intermediate the valve seat and the poppet and a closed configuration wherein the poppet forms a seal relative to the valve seat;

    wherein the holder, actuator and poppet are positioned within a second cross sectional area parallel to the first cross sectional area when in at least one of the open and closed configurations, said second cross sectional area bounded by a parallel cross section of the first cross sectional area; and

    a connector connecting the actuator to the poppet, said connector having a hook with opposing barbs, and said poppet having a cavity with opposing slots in a resilient sleeve, said barbs retained in the slots.

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