Valve housing

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, showing a first embodiment of our invention, from the front left hand side;

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1, but showing a second embodiment of our invention; and,

FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1, but showing a third embodiment of our invention.

The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D25720 June 1896 Lunken
D215156 September 1969 Gaglio et al.
1483631 February 1924 Forbes
1519231 December 1924 Benjamin
4679764 July 14, 1987 Smith et al.
Other references
  • Victaulic Series 704 Butterfly Valve (Victaulic Company of America catalog, May 1982). Victaulic 300 Butterfly Valve (Victaulic Company of America catalog, Sep. 1995). Victaulic 706 and 709 Butterfly Valve (Victaulic Company of America catalog, Sep. 1997). The Central Sprinkler Company BFV Control Valve (Central Sprinkler Company brochure, 1997). Grinnell/Gruvlok Butterfly Valve, Series 7700 [Grinnell/Gruvlok catalog (undated)]. The Norriseal M175 Series Valves [Norriseal brochure, Dec. 1993].
Patent History
Patent number: D423643
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 31, 1999
Date of Patent: Apr 25, 2000
Assignee: Victaulic Company of America (Easton, PA)
Inventors: W. Ross McLennan (Easton, PA), Kevin J. Simko (Bethlehem, PA), Douglas R. Dole (Whitehouse Station, NJ), Andrzej W. Domagala (Nazareth, PA)
Primary Examiner: Robin V. Taylor
Law Firm: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab
Application Number: 0/110,153
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Valve Or Body Therefor (D23/233)
International Classification: 2301;