Patent ID: 8783656
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve assembly, comprising: a valve body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining: a ball positioned within the ball receiving cavity, and the ball having a stem; and a bonnet having a cylindrical body with an exterior surface and an interior surface, the cylindrical body being sized to closely fit within the access channel of the valve body, the interior surface defining a stem channel in which the stem of the ball is positioned, and comprising at least one lug that extends radially from the exterior surface of the cylindrical body, the at least one lug being configured and sized to be accepted by the radial keyways and to be housed within the coupling recess when the cylindrical body is twisted, in either direction, so that the at least one lug is out of register with the radial keyways and retained by the lug restraints.