Patent ID: 11933428
Assignee: ONESUBSEA IP UK LIMITED
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC E  F

Claim 10:
11. The ball valve assembly of claim 9, comprising:
a second rotation pin;
wherein the ball has a second contact surface, the cradle comprises a second arm configured to rotatably support the ball, the second arm has a second corresponding contact surface, the second rotation pin is engaged with the arm, the ball is configured to rotate about the second rotation pin, the second contact surface of the ball and the second corresponding contact surface of the second arm of the cradle are spaced apart from one another while the force urging the ball toward the cradle is less than or equal to the threshold force, and the second corresponding contact surface of the second arm of the cradle is configured to engage the second contact surface of the ball to block movement of the ball toward the cradle while the force is greater than the threshold force.