Patent ID: 9574669
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: F16K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A valve assembly, comprising: a valve body defining a flow path therathough; wherein the valve body has an inner surface and further defines an upper orifice and a lower orifice along an axis perpendicular to the flow path; a lower bushing housed in the lower orifice wherein the lower bushing defines a bushing cavity; a valve seat, wherein an outer surface of the valve seat is configured to encapsulate the inner surface of the valve body; a lower stem housed in the bushing cavity, wherein the bushing is configured for tilting, wherein the lower stem is configured for tilting, and wherein the lower stem is configured for inserting at an opposite end into a disc; and the disc having a seating surface on an outer circumference, wherein the disc is mounted via the lower stem into the valve body.