Abstract: A sensing device for a hydrant in a fluid distribution system configured to transport a fluid can include a housing defining a portion of an operating stem of the hydrant; a vein connected to the housing, the vein defining a channel; and a sensor received at least partly and within the channel of the vein and configured to measure at least two properties of the fluid.

Abstract: A nozzle cap for a hydrant can include an inner cap securably engageable with a nozzle of the hydrant, the nozzle configured to connect a fire hose to the hydrant; a communications hub positioned adjacent to the inner cap; and a plug plugging an opening defined in the inner cap and securably engaged with the inner cap, the plug including a material that allows transmission of a wireless signal through the material.

Abstract: A check valve can include a valve body defining a valve bore, the valve body comprising an annular body and a cross member secured to and extending in a radial direction across the valve bore from the annular body on one side of the valve body to the annular body on an opposite side of the valve body, the valve bore at the cross member divided into more than one portion by the cross member; a position block extending from the cross member; a pair of valve members, each valve member of the pair of valve members positioned within the valve body and configured to rotate between open and closed positions; and a pivot pin positioned within the valve body and extending through the position block and each valve member of the pair of valve members, the pivot pin being supported only by the position block.

Abstract: A valve closure device for a check valve can include a first valve member configured to rotate from an open position to a closed position; a second valve member configured to rotate from an open position of the second valve member to a closed position of the second valve member; and a hydraulic dampener coupled to each of the first valve member and the second valve member in each of the open position and the closed position of each of the first valve member and the second valve member, the hydraulic dampener configured to resist rotation of the first valve member towards the closed position of the first valve member and the second valve member towards the closed position of the second valve member.

Abstract: A check valve can include a valve body defining a valve bore, the valve body comprising an annular body and a cross member secured to and extending in a radial direction across the valve bore from the annular body on one side of the valve body to the annular body on an opposite side of the valve body, the valve bore at the cross member divided into more than one portion by the cross member; a position block extending from the cross member; a pair of valve members, each valve member of the pair of valve members positioned within the valve body and configured to rotate between open and closed positions; and a pivot pin positioned within the valve body and extending through the position block and each valve member of the pair of valve members, the pivot pin being supported only by the position block.

Abstract: A check valve includes a valve body defining a valve bore extending from a first axial end to a second axial end, the valve body including an annular body and a cross member secured to and extending across the valve bore from the annular body on one side of the valve body to the annular body on an opposite side of the valve body, the valve bore at the cross member divided into more than one portion by the cross member; a position block extending from the cross member; a valve member positioned within the valve body and configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position; and a pivot pin extending from the valve member, engaged with the position block, and fixed with respect to the valve member; the valve member and the pivot pin configured to rotate together between the open position and the closed position.

Abstract: A valve closure device for a check valve can include a first valve member configured to rotate from an open position to a closed position; a second valve member configured to rotate from an open position of the second valve member to a closed position of the second valve member; and a hydraulic dampener coupled to each of the first valve member and the second valve member in each of the open position and the closed position of each of the first valve member and the second valve member, the hydraulic dampener configured to resist rotation of the first valve member towards the closed position of the first valve member and the second valve member towards the closed position of the second valve member.

Abstract: A check valve includes a valve body defining a valve bore extending from a first axial end to a second axial end, the valve body including an annular body and a cross member secured to and extending across the valve bore from the annular body on one side of the valve body to the annular body on an opposite side of the valve body, the valve bore at the cross member divided into more than one portion by the cross member; a position block extending from the cross member; a valve member positioned within the valve body and configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position; and a pivot pin extending from the valve member, engaged with the position block, and fixed with respect to the valve member; the valve member and the pivot pin configured to rotate together between the open position and the closed position.

Abstract: A check valve for a fluid distribution system can include a valve body defining a valve bore defining a cylindrical shape, the valve body comprising an annular body and a fixed cross member secured to the valve body and extending across the valve bore, a position block secured to the cross member of the valve body, extending from the cross member, and defining a pivot bore; a pivot pin positioned within the valve body and extending through the pivot bore of the position block, the pivot pin positioned entirely within the cylindrical shape of the valve bore; and a valve member positioned within the valve body and configured to rotate about the pivot pin to a closed position when a pipe system termination fitting attached to the valve body is dislocated fr om the valve body or when the fluid moves in a negative flow direction of the check valve.

Abstract: A valve assembly for a hydrant can include a main valve defining a bore; and an auxiliary valve assembled to and extending through the bore of the main valve, the auxiliary valve defining a fluid channel through the auxiliary valve, the auxiliary valve including: an upper auxiliary valve shaft; a lower auxiliary valve shaft, the upper auxiliary valve shaft movable in a vertical direction with respect to the lower auxiliary valve shaft, a position of the lower auxiliary valve shaft restrained with respect to a position of the upper auxiliary valve shaft within a predetermined movement range; and a sealing element preventing fluid flow through the fluid channel.

Abstract: A valve assembly for a hydrant can include a main valve defining a bore; and an auxiliary valve assembled to and extending through the bore of the main valve, the auxiliary valve defining a fluid channel through the auxiliary valve, the auxiliary valve including: an upper auxiliary valve shaft; a lower auxiliary valve shaft, the upper auxiliary valve shaft movable in a vertical direction with respect to the lower auxiliary valve shaft, a position of the lower auxiliary valve shaft restrained with respect to a position of the upper auxiliary valve shaft within a predetermined movement range; and a sealing element preventing fluid flow through the fluid channel.

Abstract: A check valve for a fluid distribution system can include a valve body defining a valve inner cavity defining a valve bore extending from a first axial end to a second axial end; a position block secured to the valve body and defining a pivot bore; a pivot pin positioned within the valve body and extending through the pivot bore of the position block; and a valve member positioned within the valve body and configured to rotate about the pivot pin from an open position to a closed position, the valve member configured to remain in the open position as long as a fluid in the fluid distribution system is moving in a positive flow direction of the check valve, the valve member further configured to close when the fluid is moving in a negative flow direction of the check valve.

Abstract: A traffic flange for a hydrant includes: a body portion defining an arcuate shape and including an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner radial surface, and an outer radial surface, the body portion defining a body portion width in a radial direction relative to a main axis of the traffic flange, the body portion further defining a plurality of holes extending in an axial direction of the traffic flange relative to the main axis from the upper surface to the lower surface; and a break-away portion including a plurality of tabs extending radially inward in the radial direction from the inner radial surface of the body portion, a total width of the traffic flange in the radial direction of the traffic flange at each of the plurality of tabs greater than the body portion width.

Abstract: A hydrant includes a hydrant body defining a top end and a bottom end distal from the top end, the top end defining a barrel diameter and an opening; and a hydrant cap defining an upper surface facing away from the hydrant body and a lower surface facing toward the top end of the hydrant body, the hydrant cap defining a cap diameter, the cap diameter being greater than the barrel diameter; and a cap fastener, the hydrant cap secured to the top end of the hydrant body with the cap fastener, a portion of the cap fastener extending through the opening defined in the top end of the hydrant body.

Abstract: A hydrant includes a hydrant body defining a top end and a bottom end distal from the top end, the top end defining a barrel diameter and an opening; and a hydrant cap defining an upper surface facing away from the hydrant body and a lower surface facing toward the top end of the hydrant body, the hydrant cap defining a cap diameter, the cap diameter being greater than the barrel diameter; and a cap fastener, the hydrant cap secured to the top end of the hydrant body with the cap fastener, a portion of the cap fastener extending through the opening defined in the top end of the hydrant body.

Abstract: A traffic flange for a hydrant includes: a body portion defining an arcuate shape and including an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner radial surface, and an outer radial surface, the body portion defining a body portion width in a radial direction relative to a main axis of the traffic flange, the body portion further defining a plurality of holes extending in an axial direction of the traffic flange relative to the main axis from the upper surface to the lower surface; and a break-away portion including a plurality of tabs extending radially inward in the radial direction from the inner radial surface of the body portion, a total width of the traffic flange in the radial direction of the traffic flange at each of the plurality of tabs greater than the body portion width.