Patent ID: 6968684

Claim:
A valve block for use in connection with a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor, comprising: a first port formed in the valve block and having a first opening formed in a first side of the valve block and a second opening formed in a second side of the valve block opposite to the first side; a second port formed in the valve block and having a third opening formed in the first side of the valve block and a fourth opening formed in the second side of the valve block; a third port formed in the valve block and having a fifth opening formed in a third side of the valve block, where the third side is perpendicular to the first and second sides, and wherein the third port comprises a bore extending from the fifth opening, and the third port is perpendicular to and intersects both the first and second ports and extends entirely through at least one of the first and second ports; a first valve mounted in the first opening of the valve block and connecting the first port to the third port; a second valve mounted in the third opening of the valve block and connecting the second port to the third port; a first hydraulic line connected between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor and comprising a first connection member between the first hydraulic line and the second opening of the first port; a second hydraulic line connected between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor and comprising a second connection member between the second hydraulic line and the fourth opening of the second port; and a third hydraulic line extending from the fifth opening of the valve block.