Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Butterfly valve
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Application No.: US15372747Application Date: 2016-12-08
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Publication No.: US10683938B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Paul M. Gutmann , Joshua Lee Hoots , Gary A. Moren , Jon Terence Stone
- Applicant: Hayward Industries, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Berkeley Heights
- Assignee: Hayward Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hayward Industries, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Berkeley Heights
- Agency: McCarter & English, LLP
- Main IPC: F16K1/22
- IPC: F16K1/22 ; F16K31/60 ; F16K35/02 ; F16K15/02 ; F16K31/53 ; F16K35/10 ; F16K37/00 ; G05G1/12

Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments are directed to butterfly valves, generally including a body assembly and handle assembly. The body assembly generally includes a body, a liner disposed inside an opening of the body, and a disc rotationally disposed inside the opening of the body. The body generally includes a male radial protrusion within an inner surface of the opening. The liner generally includes a female radial groove along an outer surface to interlock the liner with the male radial protrusion of the body. Methods of assembling and positioning a butterfly valve are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170089469A1 Butterfly Valve Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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