Patent ID: 7984727
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A valve for use in the control of pressurised air from a pressure tank, the pressure tank including a wall in which an outlet port is formed, the wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the valve comprising: a valve body of generally cylindrical configuration having an inner end which in use is located inside the pressure tank and an outer end which in use is located outside of the tank; a flow passage extending through the valve body, the flow passage having an inlet at or adjacent the inner end of the body and an outlet at or adjacent the outer end of the body; a valve seat surrounding the flow passage; a valve closure member moveable towards and away from the valve seat to close and open the valve respectively; operating means for moving the valve closure member in order to operate the valve; the valve body having at least one laterally extending mounting formation at or adjacent the inner end of the valve body, the mounting formation being shaped and dimensioned to enable the inner end and the mounting formation to be introduced into the pressured tank through the outlet port, and when in position, the mounting formation engages with the inner surface of the wall of the tank adjacent the outlet port; and a mounting collar movable towards the mounting formation so as to engage the outer surface of the wall adjacent the opening and thereby clamp the tank wall between the mounting formation and the mounting collar.