Ball valve extractor

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002

OSTI ID:874377

Herndon, Charles ^[1]; Brown, Roger A ^[2]

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1. Walterboro, SC
2. North Augusta, SC

An apparatus and process for removing a ball valve is provided. The ball valve removal tool provides a handle sliding along the length of a shaft. One end of the shaft is secured within an interior cavity of a ball valve while the opposite end of the shaft defines a stop member. By providing a manual sliding force to the handle, the handle impacts the stop member and transmits the force to the ball valve. The direction of the force is along the shaft of the removal tool and disengages the ball valve from the ball valve housing.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-96SR18500
• Assignee: Westinghouse Savannah River Company, LLC (Aiken, SC)
• Patent Number(s): US 6378550
• OSTI ID: 874377
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ball
valve
extractor
apparatus
process
removing
provided
removal
tool
provides
handle
sliding
length
shaft
secured
interior
cavity
opposite
defines
stop
providing
manual
force
impacts
transmits
direction
disengages
housing
interior cavity
ball valve
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