Patent ID: 9541203
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: F16J,F16K

Claim:
1. A seal ring assembly comprising: a seal ring adapted to be disposed within a valve interior and that is adapted to be biased towards a ball element, wherein the seal ring is adapted to sealingly engage the ball element; and a seal ring retainer including threads in an outer wall that are adapted to be threadedly secured within a recess in a valve body, the seal ring retainer adapted to be removably secured to the valve body by a threaded connection, wherein the seal ring is movable both axially and radially within the valve body, and wherein the seal ring retainer is L-shaped when viewed in cross-section, a recess being formed between a cylindrical retainer inner wall and a retainer upstream wall, one leg of the L-shaped seal ring retainer extending away from the seal ring.