Patent ID: 7152617
Filing Date: 2006-12-26
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A safety valve assembly for use with a global manual valve on a high pressure cylinder, the safety valve assembly comprising: a cylindrical valve body having a bore with one valve seat formed thereon, the valve body having a first end and a second end; a generally cylindrical poppet valve having a first end and a flat second end and having a plurality of longitudinal flutes formed thereon from the first end of the valve to the second end of the valve and further having a cone-shaped extension on the first end of the poppet valve; a cylindrical end cap having an open-ended bore; and means for connecting the end cap to the second end of the valve body; the poppet valve being inserted into the bore of the valve body with the cone-shaped extension being oriented toward the first end of the valve body, the movement of the poppet valve out of the first end of the valve body being restrained by the valve seat, the end cap then being connected to the second end of the valve body, the movement of the poppet valve out of the second end of the valve body thereupon being restrained by the end cap; and means for connecting the first end of the valve body to the global manual valve; the safety valve assembly being disposed entirely within the cylinder.