Patent ID: 7367353

Claim:
A valve for use in regulating the flow of fluid between a first fluid side and a second fluid side in a hydraulic circuit, comprising: a valve body comprising: a first end; a second end; and an aperture extending from the first end to the second end, the aperture having a first diameter; a valve insert having a second diameter, which is less than the first diameter, the valve insert extending into the aperture, the valve insert having a valve stop with a length greater than the first diameter of the aperture, the valve stop positioned proximate to the first end of the valve body wherein a fluid flow space is created between the first diameter and the second diameter; and a check poppet, at least a portion of which has a third diameter greater than the first diameter, the check poppet attached to the valve insert proximate to the second end of the valve body; wherein fluid passes through the fluid flow space as it flows from the first fluid side to the second fluid side of the hydraulic circuit.