Patent ID: 6945512

Claim:
A method of installing a valve between an inlet and an outlet pipe comprising: providing a valve having a housing defining a first portion of a passage through said valve, said valve including an inlet port at a first end of said passage through said valve, said inlet port fixed in position relative to said housing, said inlet port leading to said first portion of said passage through said valve, said valve further including an extendable member permanently coupled to said housing, said extendable member having a first end and a second end, said first end comprising an outlet port of said valve at a second end of said passage through said valve and said second end of said extendable member located within said housing and in communication with said first portion of said passage through said valve, said second end of said extendable member movable within said housing, said extendable member defining a second portion of said passage through said valve, said second portion of said passage defined by said extendable member between said outlet port and said first portion of said passage through said housing, said valve including a control configured to selectively open and close said passage through said valve from said inlet port to said outlet port; connecting said inlet port of said valve to said inlet pipe; moving said first end of said extendable member into a position in which it mates with said outlet pipe, said position of said outlet port of said valve changing relative to said housing; and connecting said outlet port of said valve to said outlet pipe.