Patent ID: 7066722

Claim:
A compressor assembly comprising: a compressor mechanism having a block, a compression chamber and a discharge chamber, said block at least partially defining said compression chamber; a discharge port disposed in said block and providing fluid communication between said compression chamber and said discharge chamber; a valve seat surface formed on said block and circumscribing said discharge port; a discharge valve member having a valve head, a biasing section and a valve support wherein each of said valve head, said biasing section and said valve support are portions of a single integrally formed part, said valve head being sealingly engageable with said valve seat surface, said biasing section biasing said valve head in a longitudinal direction toward said valve seat surface and said valve support having a valve support opening extending therein, said valve support opening extending in a lateral direction oriented substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal direction; and an elongate non-threaded coupling member having a first end and an opposite second end, said first end being mounted in said block and said elongate coupling member extending through said valve support opening thereby securing said discharge valve member to said block.