Patent ID: 8740187
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: F16K

Abstract:
1. A split valve apparatus, comprising: two valve portions complementarily shaped such that the first valve portion is configured to sealingly engage with and co-operate with the second valve portion to allow movement of material through the engaged valve portions, wherein each of the two valve portions comprises the apparatus is configured to assume a first configuration in which the first and second valve portions engage with one another with the valve closure members being closed, and a second configuration in which the two valve portions are disengaged from one another, the apparatus comprises a locking pair, with the first valve portion comprising a first locking member that is moveable relative to a second locking member on the second valve portion, the first and second locking members being engageable to selectively lock and unlock the two valve portions together, the first locking member comprising a male member configured for translational movement, and the second locking member in the locking pair is a female member that is complementarily shaped to receive the male member.