Patent ID: 9562624
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: F16K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A valve carrier for an orifice fitting comprising: a valve carrier body; an actuator surface on a bottom of the valve carrier body; retainer clip recesses formed in a first end and a second end of the valve carrier body; one or more spring members extending from a top of the valve carrier body; a valve strip having retainer clips, the valve strip being removably attached above the top of the valve carrier body and against the one or more spring members by engaging the retainer clip recesses and the retainer clips such that the retainer clips are held in tension by the one or more spring members, and the retaining clips facilitate forming a retaining connection with the valve carrier body and facilitate removal of the valve carrier from the orifice fitting; and a separation gap defined by the valve strip and the top of the valve carrier body, the separation gap being maintained by the one or more spring members and the retainer clips, wherein the one or more spring members are compressible to reduce the separation gap and release tension in the retainer clips.