Patent ID: 8760850
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: F16K,H01G,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a housing defining a cavity and a lumen extending from a volume of the cavity to a volume outside the cavity, a first end portion of the lumen having a width and a second end portion of the lumen having a width less than the width of the first end portion, the second end portion of the lumen being adjacent the volume of the cavity, the first end portion being adjacent the volume outside the cavity; and a purge valve removably coupled to the housing and disposed at least partially within the lumen, the purge valve including an occlusion member, a portion of the occlusion member having a width substantially equal to the width of the second end portion of the lumen such that the portion of the occlusion member is disposed within the second end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a first configuration, the portion of the occlusion member being disposed outside the second end portion of the lumen when the purge valve is in a second configuration, wherein the purge valve includes an adjustable member configured to retain the occlusion member within the lumen of the housing, the adjustable member having a plurality of threads configured to mate with a plurality of threads of the housing to couple the adjustable member to the housing, the adjustable member configured to be unscrewed from the housing to release a pressure within the cavity of the housing.