Patent ID: 7686027

Claim:
A flexible-valve element for use in a valve-casing body of a pinch valve, comprising: a flexible tube having cylindrical-molded legs forming a seamless straight-through bore axis; wherein at least a portion of the cylindrical-molded legs are configured in size and shape to fit within the valve-casing body of the pinch valve, such that at least a first leg of the cylindrical-molded legs: (i) has an axial length extending beyond the valve-casing body when a portion of the cylindrical-molded legs is fastened inside the valve-casing body, and (ii) includes an end portion which is fitted for engagement with the valve-casing body, wherein the end portion includes an outer surface coextensive with an inner surface of a back-up portion of the valve-casing body when the end portion is inserted inside the valve-casing body, for thereby locking the end portion into the valve-casing body.