Patent ID: 6354473
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B65D,B67D

Abstract:
A closing valve for a container or a pipe system, comprising a closing jacket connectable to an opening in the container or forming part of the container, which closing jacket is provided on the inside with a narrowed and a widened portion, and a valve part movable in this closing jacket with a closing element and a clamping element rigidly connected therewith and extending in the closing jacket, which clamping element is provided on at least the outside with a thickening which, when the passage through the closing jacket is sealed by the valve part, is in contact with the widened portion in the closing jacket, while, furthermore, a head part movable back and forth in the closing jacket, is provided, by means of which the valve part can be moved with respect to the closing jacket such that the passage therethrough can be released and/or closed, characterized in that the thickening on the outside of the clamping element is located near the upper part of the clamping element, such that, when the passage through the closing jacket is released, the thickening on the outside of the clamping element is brought into the narrowed portion of the closing jacket, as a result of which the clamping element reaches a position in which it is engaged by the head part.