Patent ID: 8657255

Claim:
An aircraft valve assembly, comprising: a flowbody having a ported end portion and a flow passage therethrough, the ported end portion comprising: a radial flange; an annular neck fixedly coupled to the radial flange; and a plurality of bosses extending from the annular neck; a valve element movably mounted within the flow passage; an array of baulking tabs mounted around the annular neck of the ported end portion at predetermined intervals, extending toward the radial flange, and each attached to a different one of the plurality of bosses; and a clamp including multiple hinged segments separated by circumferential gaps having a predetermined spacing corresponding to the circumferential positioning of the array of baulking tabs such that, when the clamp is installed around the ported end portion, each baulking tab from the array of baulking tabs is received within one of the circumferential gaps separating the hinged segments of the clamp.