Patent ID: 7264222

Claim:
A valve assembly comprising: a plug having a valve seat at a distal portion of the plug, said plug having an outer perimeter defining a first cross sectional area; a holder cantileveredly connected to the plug; an actuator operably connected to the holder; a poppet connected to the actuator, said poppet driven by the actuator intermediate an open configuration wherein a fluid passes intermediate the valve seat and the poppet and a closed configuration wherein the poppet forms a seal relative to the valve seat; wherein the holder, actuator and poppet are positioned within a second cross sectional area parallel to the first cross sectional area when in at least one of the open and closed configurations, said second cross sectional area bounded by a parallel cross section of the first cross sectional area; and a connector connecting the actuator to the poppet, said connector having a hook with opposing barbs, and said poppet having a cavity with opposing slots in a resilient sleeve, said barbs retained in the slots.