Patent ID: 7422034
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: E03C,E03D,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A one-way valve comprising: a body having a first end and a second end and defining a fluid flow path extending from said first end toward said second end; a substantially strip-shaped first valving element provided at said second end and extending away from said first end of said body; and a second valving element, formed separately from the first valving element, borne by said body, and engaged to said first element to prevent the outflow of a fluid from said path, at least one of said elements comprising a material that is sufficiently resilient to disengage from the other of said elements in response to the flow of fluid along said path and thence between said elements; wherein the first valving element and second valving element comprise three aligned and disengageable edges.