Tank

Gate valve apparatus is disclosed for use with holding tanks, such as on recreational vehicles, which utilizes electromechanical means to open and to close the valve.

A screw-type draincock assembly in which separate body and stem parts are each integral elements and in which the body part provides an external seat and the stem part provides a transverse handle. The valve assembly is preferably formed by initially arranging a head portion of the valve stem to pass...     

A bottom drain valve comprises a housing with an upper tubular portion with a top drain opening and an annular valve seat around the drain opening. The drain discharge connects laterally downwardly from the lower part of the upper tubular portion. A valve rod guide and sealing portion of the housing...     

A slide closure includes a housing, a fixed refractory plate positioned in the housing by a metal holding frame, a refractory slide plate positioned for sliding movement within the housing by a metal slide, and a housing closure closing the housing and having spaced rails for supporting the slide. Each...     

A sliding gate valve has a sliding plate provided with an under-hung insulating member having a hollow nose, the hollow nose having a tapered bore in which a molten metal resistant liner is cemented, the liner being tapered to fit the bore and a frangible cement being used to detachably secure the liner...     

A pinch tube type valve adapted to be mounted to a liquid container receiver to accept an elongated flexible outlet tube protruding from a liquid container disposed in the receiver for selective control of liquid flow through the tube from the container. The tube is passed through a passageway in the...     

The sliding plate of a sliding gate valve has a mounting for a collector nozzle, and a nozzle is releasably coupled to the mounting by means of a releasable fastening which allows ready replacement of the nozzle when worn. The releasable fastening clamps the collector nozzle to its mounting and holds...     

A bottom outlet for tanks is provided including a valve body welded to an opening in the bottom of the tank. The valve body has an opening into which a retainer assembly is fitted to urge a seal into engagement with at least a portion of the valve body. The retainer assembly includes a threaded center...     

An internal tank valve having a seating plate defining a valve seat, a valve member, a straight line linkage supporting and guiding movement of the valve member to and from engagement with the valve seat, the valve member having a rounded surface facing the direction of flow through the valve seat, a...     

The valve includes an upper or inner portion housing, a first spring which acts on the top of a valve member and normally urges it into sealing engagement with a seat, and a lower or outlet portion carrying an actuator pin having an inner end which disengageably abuts the underside of the valve member...     

A manifold and valve structure for use with a multi-compartmented transportation tank for liquids, such as for instance a mobile gasoline or oil transportation tank. The manifold and valve structure represents a compact, comparatively lightweight arrangement which includes a plurality of adapter couplings...     

Disclosed is a tank bottom internal valve housing. A low profile valve housing with a valve such as a butterfly valve and a means for opening and closing the valve is assembled to a saddle on the tank bottom by a number of bolts located around the periphery of the valve housing and engaging in threaded...     

A valve assembly for use on the inside of an enclosed water receptacle or toilet. The valve assembly incorporates a circular valve plug with spherical seating surface to close a drain hole from the inside of the waste receptacle. A helical spring and telescoping alignment tubes urge the plug into the...     

An internal safety shutoff and operating valve includes a housing defining a valve seat and a cylinder. A piston slidable in the cylinder includes a valve closure member engageable with the seat for closing the valve. A spring biases the piston toward the closed position, and an actuating assembly moves...     

A crankcase drain assembly comprising a manually operated valve unit mounted in the crankcase drain opening and a disposable container of flexible sheet material connected to the valve unit by a flexible hose member. The valve unit includes a large diameter planetary knob to facilitate manual opening...     

A self-sealing dispensing valve for use on various containers. It is a simple two-piece device consisting of an outer housing having a dispensing outlet and an inner complemental valve member which ordinarily closes the outlet but which can be moved by finger pressure to open the outlet, and which will...     

The outlet valve of a container for fluids is suspended from such container by a spring-biased safety closure mechanism that is protected from damage and has an actuating mechanism that breaks away with the outlet valve on impact capable of causing the outlet valve to permit discharge of the contents...     

An automatic water tender is disclosed which waters a plant in accordance with the amount of moisture which has evaporated or has been transpired from the plant. The apparatus comprises a support base upon which a horizontal pivot shaft is pivotally mounted. A cantilever platform is rigidly mounted to...     

The hydraulic control system including an accumulator includes a safety connecting means for connecting the accumulator to the system so that partial disengagement of the connecting means automatically vents the accumulator to the sump of the hydraulic system.

The toggle levers in a sliding gate valve operative to impart the compressive loading between the slide assembly housing and the teeming vessel are mechanically actuated to their engaged or released positions by the drive motor utilized to operate the slide frame. The toggle levers are attached to connecting...     

This invention relates to an oil replenishing cartridge which is adapted for use in the air-eliminating operation from automobile hydraulic systems such as hydraulic brake or hydraulic clutch with one operator, and which is capable, upon being simply placed on a reserve tank for said hydraulic system,...     

A dishwasher has a cabinet which defines a cavity, an access opening into the cavity, and a door for said opening. A washing fluid reservoir in the cabinet beneath the cavity holds washing fluid for the dishwasher. A drain for the washing fluid reservoir is manually operable between open and closed conditions...     

The drain device disclosed is for removing or draining oil from oil pans utilized on engines of automobiles and similar vehicles. The improved device is mounted in the oil drain outlet of the oil pan and includes a valve which, when opened, permits the oil in the oil pan to drain from the oil pan and...     

A valve for controlling the pressure within a tank to prevent excessive above or below atmospheric pressure conditions, including a pressure responsive valve and a vacuum responsive valve, wherein each valve includes a pallet with seals and blowdown rings of polytetrafluorethylene material, which is...     

A valve assembly for closing and sealing an inlet which is full of large granular dry material including a dome-like valve member mounted for rotation to open or close the inlet and a deformable resilient sealing ring which may be inflated by gas pressure to engage the valve member in its closed position...     

An engine oil pan having a threaded drain opening sealed by a removable plug. An auxiliary passage is formed in the plug, whereby the plug can be partially unscrewed from the drain opening to discharge metered quantities of water, sludge and similar impurities that accumulate from time to time at the...     

A valve device for draining liquids from a tank and, more particularly, a valve device for draining lubricating oil from an engine crankcase. The valve of the invention is characterized in having a generally tubular valve casing, containing a valve element spring-biased into closed position, which is...     

In accordance with the present invention, the bottom operable tank car valve assembly described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,981,481 is simplified and improved and a supplemental sealing arrangement is provided. In the improved design, the valve body includes a flange portion which is attached to a standard tank...     

A fire-extinguishant mechanism comprising a thick-walled bottle containing pressurized fire extinguishant liquid. Liquid outflow from the bottle is through a poppet valve located at the lower end of the bottle; the valve discharges pressurized extinguishant in one or more preselected directions, depending...     

A valve assembly for evacuation of liquids from vessels of the type having a bottom wall provided with an outlet opening has a buoyant piston which forms part of a main valve and is movable to and from a closed position in which a sealing ring of the piston engages an annular seat surrounding the outlet...     

In accordance with the present invention, a container outlet valve assembly is provided surrounding a container outlet including a generally cone-shaped housing extending upwardly into the container, and including radially spaced outer openings in the cone for lading to flow out of the container. A cone...     

A molded plastic drain valve particularly adapted for use with automobile radiators to discharge fluid from a header tank. A drain housing or body of metal is attached by brazing to the tank wall and has an internally threaded bore therethrough terminating in a smaller drain opening encircled by a valve...     

An easily sterilizable, low profile loading and unloading valve for mounting at the bottom of a tank includes a flange which is mounted adjacent to an opening in the bottom of the tank. A chamber extends through the flange, and a valve plug is mounted to one of the surfaces of the flange and extends...     

A manifold assembly is provided for delivering flowable solid material, such as pelletized resin, for example, from a silo to a plurality of delivery pipes leading to extruding machines. The manifold is provided with gate valves for each delivery pipe, the valves being self-cleaning and easily controllable....     

A device for indicating the interval for the flow of a predetermined volume of fluid. The fluid flow measurement device includes a housing having a cavity therein for being interposed along a fluid line. A flexible diaphragm having a convolution therein is included within the cavity for dividing the...     

A dump valve assembly for opening and fluid-tightly sealing the drain outlet of a waste tank, the assembly comprisng a rotatable elongated shaft having a handle at its upper end and a first or lower compression plate adjustably secured to its lower end. Disposed concentrically about the shaft are a first...     

In accordance with the present invention, a top operated tank car valve assembly includes a rod extending downwardly from the top of the tank and is attached to a valve stem of a lading valve closure located in the bottom of the tank. A valve seat for a valve closure is located in an opening in the bottom...     

A crankcase drain valve assembly for replacing the standard oil drain plug commonly used for draining used oil from the crankcases of most internal combustion engines. The assembly includes a valve housing for mounting in the drain opening of the crankcase formed with a central passage therethrough and...     

A pressure flush tank assembly for toilets which includes a combination of a flush valve coordinated with an air induction valve and refill valve to insure successful repetitive operation, together with a construction which prevents back-flow in the event of a negative line pressure and an initial outflow...     

A tank valve apparatus particularly adapted for effecting rapid discharge of the liquid contents of a tanker truck or the like, the apparatus being characterized by an improved valve opening apparatus actuated by an air cylinder. The cylinder includes a single acting piston requiring a certain cylinder...     

A valve arrangement for injecting a gas into a polyvinyl chloride fluid suspension, through an inlet port in the bottom of the suspension tank. The valve includes an overhanging upper disk with a hollow foraminated cylinder, so that the gas exits the cylinder under pressure through the foraminations,...     

A valve mounting flange connected over the outlet of a railway car tank includes a body having a tapered skirt which protects a release valve and other associated mechanisms against breakage which could result in rupture of the tank shell.

A forged steel male end valve provided with a new and improved body with a centering end ring adapted for butt welding as for instance with respect to a tank or pipe, said body being greatly enlarged in diameter, compared to the bore of the body, adjacent to the centering ring, and tapering gradually...     

A locking fluid valve assembly including a housing adapted for connection to a fluid reservoir such as an automobile crankcase, a valve piston member for sealing and unsealing a drain passage through the housing and a piston closure member which is held under tension against the outside wall of the housing...     

A fluid flow control valve utilizes a ball which is rotated about an axis greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees to the direction of fluid flow. The ball member utilizes a fluid flow conduit through its center with a flat surface disposed at an angle to the fluid flow conduit. When in the closed...     

A drain valve for handling contaminated fluids includes a body having a drain port and an internal passage communicating therewith. A plug is disposed in the internal passage and the plug defines a drain passage which communicates with the internal passage. Further, the drain valve includes an actuating...     

In accordance with the present invention, a container outlet valve assembly (10) is provided including a generally cone-shaped housing (12) extending upwardly into the container, and including radially spaced openings (14) in the housing for lading to flow out of the container. A cone valve (30) is located...     

A self-aligning valve assembly and a valve plug therefor includes an elastomeric valve plug having an annular outer sealing portion with an annular sealing surface for sealing a drain hole valve seating of a receptacle. A central mounting portion is secured to a pair of telescoped tubes. A flexible diaphragm...     

A drain valve for use in a fuel tank and having a drain port and an axially movable poppet or valve member. The valve member has a first position for closing the port, a second position for opening the port to permit draining of liquid from the fuel tank, and a third position wherein the valve member...     

A drain valve assembly for attachment to the threaded drain opening of an automobile crankcase is disclosed. A drain plug, which is engageable with the threaded drain opening of the automobile crankcase, is provided with an axially extending bore which defines a drain passage in communication with the...     

A system for spraying fluidized powder comprising at least one powder dispenser, a powder fluidization chamber containing a quantity of powder therein, a fluidization hose for introducing a stream of air into the chamber to fluidize the powder therein, at least one powder blower having an outlet from...     

A compressed air-actuated valve means useful for attachment to devices used in chemical analysis wherein a piston actuates a suitably positioned slide member in the piston thrust direction. The slide member glides on a base member provided with spaced-apart holes that extend approximately perpendicular...     

The present invention provides a cargo valve mounted upon a horizontal bulkhead having a discharge opening. A vertically disposed preferably cylindrical valve housing is mounted on the bulkhead above the opening and a plurality of support plates mounted at their respective end portions to the bulkhead...     

A cryogenic dewar includes openings at the top and bottom of the cryogenic fluid container. A valve is provided at the bottom of the container to control the flow of cryogenic fluid into and out of the container. The valve includes a valve body forming at least one passageway from the container to the...     

In accordance with the present invention, a container outlet valve assembly (10) is provided including a generally cone-shaped housing (12) extending upwardly into the container, and including radially spaced openings (14) in the housing for lading to flow out of the container. A cone valve (30) is located...     

A drain valve assembly is mounted in the bottom of a fuel tank (10) to allow draining of condensate. The tank (10) is drained of fluid by the use of a tool (27) pushed upward against the piston (18) of the valve assembly separating it from its seat (15) in the valve housing (12) allowing liquid which...     

At least one ball valve segment is located within a partial valve cage mounted within a tank. The cage is integral with a valve housing removably mounted within a tank mounting flange. The housing includes an inclined sealing surface which the ball valve segment engages in closed position. A lading outlet...     

This invention is directed to a drain construction for a radiator (10) and is built generally as follows. A header (12) includes a drain area (16) which is used to drain fluid from the interior of the header when so desired. The drain area includes a first annular pipe (24) extending into the interior...     

A tap comprising a tubular body open at one end and closed at the other end by a flexible resilient diaphragm. The diaphragm is connected to a valve element arranged to close a valve seat at said one end of the body. The body of the tap is made of a material of lower permeability than that of the diaphragm,...     

This invention relates to a valve assembly for a pressure-cooker in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.

The present invention is directed to a dust collector (100). Dust collector (100) has a housing (102) separated by partition (130) into inlet chamber (126) and clean air chamber (128). A clean air drum (140) rotatably supports columns of horizontally extending, filter elements (142). A low pressure,...     

A finger operated drain valve for crankcases, radiators and bilge drains having a slide gate held in the closed position by a locking spring.

A skid arrangement to protect an appurtenance which extends from the bottom of a railroad tank car. The skid arrangement includes a ramped box-like frame structure which is defined by longitudinal side plates and transverse end plates and diaphragm plates. The upper edges of the end plates and diaphragm...     

A housing having a longitudinal aperature therethrough, and an exterior surface adapted to be securable to a container. A stem is longitudinally movable within the housing and is cooperatively conformed with the housing such that an annulus exists between a portion of the housing and the stem. The stem...     

In combination, a pressurized-gas container having a port and a diaphragm valve having a hollow elongated body. A flexible diaphragm is sealingly positioned in the valve. The diaphragm forms a first chamber and a second chamber in the hollow valve. A valve stem is rotatably positioned in the first chamber....     

A self-venting drain valve is disclosed preferably used in connection with tapping accumulated water at the bottom of a fuel/water separator. A valve having a first portion (14) residing at the bottom of a vessel (10) has a main passage (34) and a secondary passage (26), the secondary passage being provided...     

A collar member disposed about a drain bore in the radiator. A drain cock is received within the collar member and has a portion which enters the drain hose is fixed to a drain bore of the radiator and seals the drain bore when tightened. An axial groove in the drain cock places the interior of the radiator...     

A valve comprises a port for the passage of fluid, a plug for interrupting the flow of fluid through the port mechanically biased into a closed position, and means for creating an electrostatic field for causing the plug to move relative to the port so as to open the valve.

A sleeve-like component 1 is adapted to welded to a plastic bag containing a liquid to be dispensed such as wine or beer. The sleeve has an outer tubular part and an inner tubular part defining an annular space adapted to receive one end of a tube mounted on a tap assembly. The tube on the tap assembly...     

A ball valve for controlling upstream to downstream fluid flow, for example, from an apertured tank bottom, has a housing body for bolted-on mounting. The housing has a flow passageway therethrough that angles between its upstream and downstream portions and that is controlled by a valve ball rotatably...     

An improved beverage-making device, particularly useful for brewing coffee, provides a safety thermostat arrangement for quickly detecting excessive temperatures of a hot water container generally near a heating element arranged therein. A running thermostat provides a self-supporting sensing tube means...     

An improved valve assembly is provided for dispensing liquid from bulk containers. The valve assembly includes a tubular housing defining a cylindrical chamber open at its ends. The housing is connected with an opening in the liner of the container to afford fluid communication between interior of the...     

An oil filler adapter comprising a container for holding oil, a piercing tube which punctures the can of oil and a flow tube which connects with the oil inlet part of fill tube of an engine. The piercing tube acts as a seal with the container when the oil is initially disposed in the container. When...     

A railway tank car having a wafer-type valve arrangement is provided with a nozzle member. The nozzle member has a mounting portion mounted on the valve arrangement. The mounting portion has an inlet opening therein which is large enough to receive a portion of the wafer valve when the valve is opened....     

A valve 10 is disclosed for effectively sealing an opening 11 in an accumulator tank 12 for a refrigeration system holding a refrigerant under very high pressure. The valve stem 17 has a cylindrical portion 29 which increases in diameter toward the flange 28 forming an arcuate concave surface 30 and...     

A drain and shutoff valve assembly for a water pressure tank. The lower end of the tank is provided with a non-circular opening within which the drain and shutoff valve assembly is mounted. The assembly includes a plastic body having an outer non-circular section, which is received within the opening...     

A drain plug for draining oil from vehicle oil pans including a body having a threaded stem for permanently attaching the body to the pan threaded drain hole, a valve threaded into the body includes a conical seal surface seating against a conical valve seat within the body bore. The valve includes an...     

A valve mechanism (2) for a re-fillable gas cartridge (1) comprising a body member (3) having a passage therethrough and adapted to engage in the neck of the cartridge. The passage comprises first and second bores (5, 6) extending from opposite ends of the body member and meeting at a step, the first...     

A shut-off valve for liquids and other substances to be attached to the outlet flange of a container, with a cylindrical valve body (2) which extends through the valve housing inclined at an acute angle to the vertical and whose cylindrical guide (14) ends in an upper elliptical opening of the inlet...     

A push-type, lightning-protected fuel tank drain valve has a non-conductive plastic poppet that cannot be pushed upwardly axially far enough to open its port until the poppet is first rotated about its axis.

A chamber for use in vacuum plants, particularly for treating or storing workpieces or other objects and/or for passing workpieces or other objects therethrough. At least one wall of the chamber has at least one opening through which the workpieces or objects can be introduced or removed. The opening...     

A portable tank for storage and transport of liquids has a bottom discharge opening closed by a discharge valve connected to the bottom of the tank. The discharge valve has a hollow valve body, a movable valve disk positioned within the body, and a handle connected to the valve disk extending through...     

A self-venting valve apparatus using a valve stem rotatably and slidably mounted to a vessel by a collar is disclosed. The stem includes threads at the top and base of the stem which matingly engage internal threads of the collar to hold the stem open or closed. A single gasket seals the gas inlet and...     

The valve comprises a flat, rectangular body attachable to the drain fittings of crankcases by an attachment fitting having passages which allow flow through the fitting into the body. The body has an outlet port in one of its sides. The port is opened and closed by a seal attached to a slider which...     

A high speed water dumping valve apparatus usable attached with respect to a water reservoir which includes a housing with a flow chamber and water inlet and outlet defined therein. A door with a gasket means is adapted to extend over the water inlet for selective sealing thereof. A door control member...     

A valve for a bulk container containing fluid or semi-fluid material permitting draining of the container by gravity including a valve body with a throughopening therethrough, an annular flange at one end of the valve body to be sealingly secured to a plastic bag in the container containing the material...     

An oil drain valve consisting of a drain fitting and a removable actuator. The drain fitting is substantially the size and shape of a standard oil, is axially hollowed, and is perforated in the walls thereof to form a passageway to drain oil from the oil pan. The passageway contains a spring-loaded ball...     

A high pressure vapor vent valve for automotive fuel tanks is provided with bayonet-insertion, turn-to-lock locking structure mating with an opening in the fuel tank. An O-ring mounted on the valve body provides a fluid-tight radial compression seal between the valve body and the fuel tank wall to prevent...     

An assembly is provided for mounting a vent valve apparatus in an aperture extending through a wall of a tank containing vapor to be vented. The vent valve apparatus includes a neck keyed to engage a flat edge of the aperture to block rotation of the vent valve apparatus about its longitudinal axis relative...     

A coupling device comprises of a male unit and a female unit used to connect and disconnect flow conducting members. The barrel of the male unit is inserted into the barrel of the female unit when the device is operatively engaged. When so engaged, the respective output ports of the male and female units...     

A one piece tire valve adaptor for connection to an aerosol container including a base with a means for attachment to a mounting cup, a hollow tube connected to said base and including a spout for connection to a tire valve, and a flow passage extending from said first end to said second end. The spout...     

An apparatus for controlling the blowdown slurry from a wet oxidation reactor is disclosed. The device includes a pressure control valve with a valve seat and support assembly which extends beyond the valve body to prevent erosion by the blowdown slurry. The apparatus also includes a displacement-compensating...     

A fire and corrosion resistant enameled exteriorly sealing valve which may be mounted to a nozzle of a reaction vessel, comprising: a valve housing (1) having a valve opening therein, said housing being both internally enameled and enameled at said opening; a valve shaft (3) comprising a valve head (4)...     

An internal tank valve for a tank having an opening of a valve seat supported from the tank, a valve element support connected to the valve seat and extending into the interior of the tank, and a sealing valve element inside of said tank rotatably supported from the valve support for coacting with the...     

A diaphragm valve (2) comprising valve seats (11, 12) describing a sector of a sphere providing a complete closure of the inlet (13) and the outlet (14), when the diaphragm (16) assumes the shape of a spherical segment. The valve permits easy and complete cleaning and sterilization and is especially...     

A plug for draining fluids from a vehicle transmission fluid pan is described that has an externally threaded tubular valve placed through a port in the transmission fluid pan. The tubular valve is placed through a port in the transmission fluid pan and held in place on the transmission fluid pan by...     

A vessel including an emptying means which comprises a valve housing means integral with and fixed to the vessel; a valve body means removably mounted to the valve housing means; a means for sealing the valve body means to the valve housing means; and a valve means which functions to commence and halt...     

A pneumatically actuated vent valve for venting the headspace of a fuel storage tank such as generally cylindrical a gasoline delivery truck includes a housing, sealingly mounted in the top of the tank and having a central passage opening at its lower end into the headspace of the tank and opening at...     

The application describes a valve device which can be used to open and shut a laterally arranged inlet in an inclined wall of a mixer granulator and which can be used in an automatic operation. The valve device comprises a main body (1) and a piston (2), the piston being movable between a retracted position...     

A bottom outlet valve for a tank on a vehicle, especially for a railway tank car. The valve comprises a valve body including a valve seat, a valve stem spring biased toward the closed position against the seat and an operator assembly for mechanically opening and closing the valve stem. The operator...