US PATENT SUBCLASS 251 / 76
IMPACT TYPE ACTUATOR


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251 /   HD   VALVES AND VALVE ACTUATION

76IMPACT TYPE ACTUATOR


DEFINITION

Classification: 251/76

(under the class definition) Subject matter wherein the valve actuator is of the type where a first element after a free movement strikes a second element and the impact thereof is the force which actuates the valve.

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77+, for apparatus wherein the lost motion actuation of the valve may result in an impact effect under some circumstances.

129+, for solenoid valve actuators where a gap normally occurs between the valve and armature in one position of the valve.

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166, Wells,

194, and the subclass there noted for a well apparatus comprising a valve actuated by a dropped ball or fluid driven piston.