Patent ID: 11913447
Assignee: GD ENERGY PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A valve for a reciprocating pump, the valve comprising:
a valve body having a first side and an opposite second side, the valve body defining a sealing seat in which a seal is removably installed;
a leg assembly removably coupled to the valve body, the leg assembly having a first side and an opposite second side, wherein the first side of the leg assembly abuts the second side of the valve body when the leg assembly is coupled to the valve body, the leg assembly including a sidewall extending between the first side of the leg assembly and the second side of the leg assembly, and a flange extending radially from the sidewall; and
an insert at least partially captured between the second side of the valve body and the leg assembly, wherein the insert and the seal form a strike surface of the valve that contacts a valve seat of the reciprocating pump, and wherein the insert comprises an annular channel in which the flange of the leg assembly is disposed when the leg assembly is coupled to the valve body.