Patent ID: 6935613

Claim:
A flanged ball valve device for connecting pump devices to pipe systems comprising: a valve housing having a pipe end, a flange end, and an integral stem opening in the valve housing in between the pipe end and the flange end; a flange on the flange end of the valve housing wherein the flange is an integrally formed part of the valve housing, the flange having two radially slotted openings capable of connection with a plurality of differently spaced attachment openings on connecting pump devices; a spherical ball valve member within said valve housing, the spherical ball valve member having a central bore and being capable of moving to an open or closed position, thereby allowing or blocking passage of fluid through the spherical ball valve member; a valve stem coupled to the spherical ball valve member and extending out of the valve housing through the stem opening; a valve handle coupled to the valve stem for rotating the spherical ball valve member into an open or closed position.