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App. No. 16/642,326

Rotating Valve Assembly

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App. No.
16/642,326
Abstract

A valve assembly includes a valve body having a circular perimeter and a thickness and a leg body in communication with the valve body. The leg body includes a base and one or more legs that extend outward from the base. The leg body is detachable from the main valve body to permit interchanging. The valve body includes a seal around the circumference of the valve body. The seal extends upward and beneath the midline. The one or more legs are optionally angled or offset from a vertical plane to permit rotations of the valve assembly within its seat.

Claims (23)

1 . A valve assembly, comprising:

a valve body having a circular perimeter and a thickness; and

a leg body in communication with the valve body, the leg body including a base and one or more legs;

wherein the leg body is detachable from the main valve body.

2 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the leg body and the valve body are made from at least one of a different material and a different manufacturing process.

3 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the leg body is forged.

4 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the leg body is formed from a cast manufacturing process.

5 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the leg body is machined from a solid bar.

6 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the valve body is formed from a cast manufacturing process.

7 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the valve body is machined from a solid bar.

8 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the valve body includes a seal extending circumferentially around an outer surface.

9 . The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the seal extends below a midline of the valve body along a lower side surface.

10 . The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the seal extends above the midline of the valve body along an upper side surface.

11 . The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the seal is angled inward above a midline of the valve body.

12 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the leg body includes a socket feature for torqueing the leg body into the valve body.

13 . The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the socket feature is a hex shaped socket with six sides.

14 . The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the socket feature includes three or more sides.

15 . The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the socket feature is recessed into the leg body.

16 . The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the socket feature is located in the base of the leg body.

17 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more legs are offset.

18 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more legs extend away from the base in an angled offset orientation such that at least one of the one or more legs is non-vertical.

19 . The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

an engineering adhesive in communication with the base for insertion into an aperture of the valve body.