Patent ID: 9033000
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve cartridge for controlling a flow rate of a fluid and operable to be secured in a valve body by a retaining member, the valve cartridge comprising: a housing having an upper cylindrical portion proximate a top surface of the housing and a lower cylindrical portion proximate a bottom surface of the housing; an actuating mechanism; and a fluid control member, wherein the fluid control member is disposed in the lower cylindrical portion of the housing, wherein a first portion of the actuating mechanism extends through an opening in the top surface of the housing and a second portion of the actuating mechanism is disposed in the upper cylindrical portion of the housing, wherein movement of the actuating mechanism moves the fluid control member to vary the flow rate of the fluid, wherein an installation ledge is formed where the upper cylindrical portion of the housing meets the lower cylindrical portion of the housing, the installation ledge being the highest point on the housing for contacting the retaining member, a height of the installation ledge being the height from the bottom surface of the housing to the installation ledge, and wherein the installation ledge is closer to the bottom surface of the housing than the top surface of the housing.