Patent ID: 7134446

Claim:
In a stop valve for a portable pressurized-gas container, comprising: a valve body having at least three connection adapters; a central connection adapter for a gas tank connection having tank connection threads; at least two additional connection adapters which are axially offset to serve as outlet connection adapters; spindle drive receiving adapters located in a transversal plane radial to the axis of the gas container connection adapter; at least one central gas line bore starting at the gas container connection adapter, leading into the transversal area followed by a radial gas supply bore going to the bottom area of the spindle drive receiving adapter with a valve seat having a valve seat gas chamber surrounding it being formed in the bottom area; a hand-operated spindle drive with seat seal being adjustable relative to the valve seat tightly inserted in the spindle drive receiving adapter and held there by screw connection; and, an outlet gas line going from the valve seat gas chamber to the bottom area of the outlet connection adapter, the improvement wherein the valve body ( 2 ) is made in multiple parts and comprises: a) a valve body element ( 3 ) having an outlet connection adapter ( 17 ), a spindle drive receiving adapter ( 18 ), a central main bolt receiving bore ( 19 ), and a radial valve seat element receiving bore ( 20 ) going to the bottom of the spindle drive receiving adapter ( 18 ), b) an oblong valve seat elements ( 5 ) with a gas supply bore ( 29 ), having at one end a valve seat ( 30 ) and at the other end a bearing collar ( 26 ) whereby the valve seat element ( 5 ), starting at the main bolt receiving bore ( 19 ) is tightly inserted, supported, and fixed in radial direction to the outside by the bearing collar ( 26 ), c) a main bolt ( 4 ) inserted tightly into the central main bolt receiving bore ( 19 ), with the central gas supply bore ( 9 ), on one end of which the gas tank connection adapter ( 7 ) having container connection threads ( 8 ) protruding from the valve body element ( 3 ) is formed and followed by a main bolt collar ( 13 ), whereby the latter serves to support valve body element ( 3 ) on the one hand and receives support from gas container connection edge ( 36 ) on the other hand; d) a gripping screw connection being provided for axial holding of the main bolt ( 4 ) in the main bolt receiving bore ( 19 ), and, e) a segment of the radial gas supply bore ( 11 ) going to the valve seat element ( 5 ) being found in the main bolt ( 4 ).