Patent ID: 8375977

Claim:
A ball valve with single access port, comprising: a ball valve body; a ball, the ball disposed inside the ball valve body, the ball having an open inside portion creating a primary passage, an operating position of the ball determining the flow of fluid and pressurized cleaning agent through the valve; a secondary passage configured to allow the flow of pressurized cleaning agent into the open inside portion of the ball; and an access port comprising: a built up area formed on one side of the ball valve body; a threaded through hole formed in the center of the built up area, the threaded through hole penetrating through the ball valve body; a threaded fitting configured to fit into the threaded through hole; and an intake valve disposed inside the threaded fitting, the intake valve being configured to provide unidirectional flow of the pressurized cleaning agent into the ball valve, the access port allowing an external source of the pressurized cleaning agent to be coupled to the ball valve.