Patent ID: 11879554
Assignee: DEZURIK, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A valve comprising:
a valve body, the valve body comprising an aperture through which fluids can flow;
a closing member configured to seal the aperture, the closing member having a top face and an indentation in the top face, the indentation comprising a first indentation sidewall and second indentation sidewall;
a shaft extending through the aperture, wherein the shaft is configured to make a rotational movement about a shaft axis, the shaft comprising a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface;
a clamp mounting the closing member to the shaft, the clamp comprising:
an opening in a lower face of the clamp, the opening having an upper surface and first and second sidewalls, the first and second sidewalls configured to engage with the first and second engagement surfaces of the shaft;
a first leg and a second leg protruding from the lower face of the clamp, the first and second legs configured to be retained in the indentation in the top face of the closing member; wherein an outer side of the first leg is configured to engage with the first indentation sidewall when the shaft makes the rotational movement in a first direction; and wherein forces exerted by the shaft as the shaft makes the rotational movement in the first direction are transferred from the first leg of the clamp to the first indentation sidewall of the closing member.