Abstract: A closing member for a ring valve is a flexible reed of substantially semicircular form comprising an outer ring portion with mounting points at its ends, and a plurality of inner ring portions connected to the outer ring portion by at least one radial web.
Abstract: In a valve where a port is opened and closed by movement of a lamina away from or towards the port, the lamina is held between two adjacent parts of the valve. To ensure that the lamina is held rigidly in place, it is provided with resiliently deformable projections on its side facing away from the port which it is to close.