Patent ID: 8356793

Claim:
A valve manifold for threadlessly seating a plurality of cartridge valves comprising: a single piece of yieldable elastic material having a degree of yieldable resilient elasticity; a plurality of valve receptacles formed in said single piece of yieldable elastic material with a plurality of valve receptacles lined up in each of two parallel rows facing the same direction, each valve receptacle constructed for receiving and seating a respective cartridge valve; said valve receptacle having an inner valve seat surrounding a first passage and a second passage placed outside of said inner valve seat; said valve receptacle having an annular wall shaped to engage and removably secure a cartridge valve in place in said receptacle against normal fluid pressure in said manifold; and said annular wall being made having a degree of yieldably resilient elasticity for deformation to accommodate threadless entry, retention, and removal of a cartridge valve and is biased to its unstressed position to securely retain said cartridge valve in said receptacle against said normal fluid pressure and allows repeated, non-permanent deforming removability when a pulling force greater than said normal fluid pressure on said cartridge valve occurs.