Patent ID: 11970845
Assignee: BUDDERFLY, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F  G | IPC E  F  G

Claim 10:
11. A method for reducing the amount of air in a fluid as the fluid passes through a water meter in communication with a fluid line that the fluid is traveling through, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) positioning a valve within a fluid line adjacent a water mete r in communication with the fluid line, the valve having a valve body with a spring and contact member disposed within a non-linear internal passageway extending from a first end of the valve body to a second opposite end of the valve body wherein the non-linear internal passageway comprises first and second sections with a third section between the first and second sections and arranged perpendicular to the first and second sections wherein the non-linear shape of the internal passageway causes water running through the valve to have to turn from the first section into the third section and then turn again from the third section to the second section; and
(b) reducing an amount of air volume within the fluid as the fluid passes through the water meter by contacting the fluid with the internal contact member of the valve.