US 12,092,227 B1
Valve assembly and system, method, and apparatus thereof
Daryl James Belshan, Weatherford, TX (US)
Assigned to SPM Oil & Gas Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed by SPM Oil & Gas Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/119,363.
Int. Cl. F16K 15/02 (2006.01); F04B 53/10 (2006.01); F16K 1/36 (2006.01); F16K 1/46 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 1/46 (2013.01) [F04B 53/1032 (2013.01); F16K 1/36 (2013.01); F16K 15/028 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7866 (2015.04)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A valve assembly comprising:
a valve body having a side surface and a valve body contact surface;
a ring surrounding the valve body such that an inner surface of the ring is slidably engaged with the side surface of the valve body; and
a rigid retainer at a first surface of the ring and movable with the ring relative to the valve body such that the rigid retainer moves with the ring as the ring slides along the side surface of the valve body, the rigid retainer being distinct from and more rigid than the ring,
wherein the valve body is movable relative to the ring and the rigid retainer during operation of the valve assembly between a first position where an upper surface of the valve body contacts a bottom surface of the rigid retainer and a second position where no portion of the upper surface of the valve body contacts the bottom surface of the rigid retainer.