Patent ID: 8967187
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve comprising: a valve body including a threaded bore; a bonnet, the bonnet having a first threaded portion arranged to be threadedly securable to the threaded bore of the valve body, the bonnet further having a second portion disposed outside the valve body; a cavity defined between the valve body and the first portion of the threaded bonnet; and a passage formed in the bonnet, the passage including an entrance aperture formed in the first portion of the bonnet, the entrance aperture in flow communication with the cavity, the passage including an exit aperture formed in the second portion of the bonnet, and a main portion providing flow communication between the entrance aperture and the exit aperture; wherein the bonnet includes an outer surface, and wherein the main portion of the passage is spaced inwardly from the outer surface; wherein the passage includes a first connecting portion providing flow communication between the entrance aperture and the main portion of the passage; wherein the passage includes a second connecting portion providing flow communication between the exit aperture and the main portion of the passage; and wherein the second portion of the bonnet includes a widened section having a top surface, and wherein the second connecting portion comprises a groove formed in the top surface, and wherein an end portion of the groove forms the exit aperture.