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Patent Inventor Names
Ashfaq M. Mir0
David L. Phillips0
Rufino Naval, Jr.0
Date of Patent
October 13, 2009
0Patent Application Number
117280310
Date Filed
March 22, 2007
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
The present invention provides a gate valve for controlling the flow of a medium through suitable plumbing, featuring a valve housing for coupling the gate valve to the suitable plumbing; a detachable drive unit having a movable blade arranged therein; detachable blade seals for slidably arranging in the valve housing in order to receive the movable blade to control the flow of the medium through the gate valve and to prevent the medium from entering the drive unit; and a latching mechanism for detachably coupling both the drive unit and blade seals to and from the valve housing so as to replace either the drive unit, the blade seals, or both, without having to remove the gate valve from the suitable plumbing.
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