Patent ID: 9341270
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B23P,F16K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of connecting a globe valve assembly to a globe valve actuator, the method comprising: securing a connector assembly to a yoke of a yoke assembly that is secured to the globe valve actuator, the connector assembly including a first arm pivotally secured to the yoke and configured to engage the bonnet on one side of the bonnet, a second arm pivotally secured to the yoke and configured to engage the bonnet on an opposite side of the bonnet; positioning a bonnet of the globe valve assembly in the yoke; moving the first arm and the second arm from an open position in which the yoke can receive the bonnet to a closed position in which the arms engage and connect the bonnet to the yoke; fastening the arms in the closed position; and locking the arms in the closed position by sliding a slide lock toward the second arm, the slide lock having a body configured to slide along a length of the first arm.