Patent ID: 6585000
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A pressure relief valve for releasing pressure from a system, comprising:a valve housing; a pressure relief conduit provided on said valve housing for fluid communication with the system, said pressure relief conduit having a conduit interior for receiving the pressure and a valve opening between said valve housing and said conduit interior; a substantially arcuate valve body pivotally mounted in said valve housing for sealingly engaging said valve opening; wherein said valve body is capable of pivoting in said valve housing between a first position for closing said conduit interior of said pressure relief conduit and a second position for opening said conduit interior of said pressure relief conduit as said valve body slidably traverses said valve opening and continually seals said valve housing from said conduit interior; and a bias mechanism carried by said valve housing and operably engaging said valve body for biasing said valve body in said first position, whereby said valve body pivots from said first position to said second position against said bias mechanism and opens said pressure relief conduit responsive to a threshold magnitude of the pressure against said valve body.