Patent ID: 6041806
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: F16K,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for inserting a valve in a line, comprising:providing first and second subassemblies that are adapted to be assembled over the line to form a ball valve assembly having a ball component within a housing component such that the ball component defines a bore extending through the ball component along a central axis of the bore, the ball component is adapted to be rotated ninety degrees within the housing component about an axis of ball rotation that is perpendicular to the central axis of the bore, the line extends through the bore, and the ball component includes at least two cutting edges;assembling the first and second subassemblies over the line to form the ball valve assembly; androtating the ball component relative to the line so that the cutting edges on the ball component cut out a section of the line.