Patent ID: 9353818
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B60G,F16F

Claim Text:
1. A throttle valve for allowing and limiting a flow of a fluid there through, said throttle valve comprising: a movable piston sealed within a valve body of said throttle valve, said movable piston comprising: a biasing member telescopically mounted relative to, and moveable on, a first end of said shaft; a spring coaxially mounted on said shaft and disposed between said biasing member and said piston; an inlet and an outlet configured for enabling said fluid to flow through said throttle valve; a seat disposed within said valve body, and upon which said biasing member sits when said spring biases said shaft toward an extended position; and a locked-out position preventing a flow of said fluid in any direction, wherein during said locked-out position, said spring is fully compressed, thereby closing said biasing member against said spring and closing a gap, wherein said gap is formed between a first end of said shaft and an interior of said biasing member.