OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001460

Device For Supporting And Holding The Gate of A Wedge Valve During A Maintenance Operation

Published: 2026-09-15T19:05:58.355677Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001460
Categories: Tools & Tooling > Clamping Tools

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ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a device (D) for supporting and holding the gate of a
valve during a maintenance operation. It comprises two identical tools ( 8 ),
each comprising a plate ( 80 ) in the form of a half-disc delimited by a
generally rectilinear edge ( 800 ) and a semi-circular edge ( 801 ), the upper
surface ( 802 ) of which plate ( 80 ) has a first radius, while the lower
surface thereof, parallel to the upper surface ( 802 ), has a second radius
which is smaller than the first radius, thereby forming a semi-circular
peripheral shoulder ( 804 ), a through-cut ( 81 ) being made in the thickness
of the plate ( 80 ), which through-cut, seen from above, is inscribed in a
rectangle and opens onto the generally rectilinear edge ( 800 ), the side wall
( 810 ) of this cut ( 81 ) which extends parallel to the generally rectilinear
edge ( 800 ) being inclined and forming an acute angle with a line
perpendicular to the upper surface ( 802 ).

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001460
Published 2026-09-15T19:05:58.355677Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001460