Patent ID: 6626415
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: F16K

Abstract:
A sealed valve assembly comprising:a valve housing having a first end wall, a second end, and a peripheral wall extending between first and second ends walls such that a lumen is defined within said valve housing, each of said first and second ends having an opening extending therethrough and into said lumen; a pipe extending through said peripheral wall and into said lumen, said pipe being integrally coupled to said valve housing at a juncture of said pipe and said peripheral wall, said pipe having a free end positioned within said valve housing; a resiliently expandable jacket being in fluid communication with said free end of said pipe; and wherein a pressurized fluid may be placed in communication with said pipe such that said resiliently expandable jacket expands such that said opening in said first wall is covered whereby fluids may not travel through said valve housing.