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Valve such as a ball valve with a metal seat ring assembly comprising an outer ring seated in the valve body and an inner ring seated in the outer ring. The outer ring is formed with a lip projecting inwardly and presenting a sealing surface for contact with the valve closure member. The inner ring

Valve such as a ball valve with a metal seat ring assembly comprising an outer ring seated in the valve body and an inner ring seated in the outer ring. The outer ring is formed with a lip projecting inwardly and presenting a sealing surface for contact with the valve closure member. The inner ring is formed with a lip behind which is an annular groove which permits flexing of such lip. The inner ring is seated within the outer ring. There is a small clearance between the lip and the outer ring which causes sealing between the closure member and the inner ring following by sealing between the closure member and the outer ring. The configuration and clearances of such lips is such that in initial closing the valve closure member contacts the lip of the inner ring causing it to flex and on final closing it contacts the lip of the outer ring causing it to flex.

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In a valve comprising a valve body having a flow passage for flow of fluid through the valve and a valve closure member of metal construction movable between an open position allowing such flow and a closed position preventing such flow, the improvement which comprises a valve seat of metal construc

In a valve comprising a valve body having a flow passage for flow of fluid through the valve and a valve closure member of metal construction movable between an open position allowing such flow and a closed position preventing such flow, the improvement which comprises a valve seat of metal construction retained in said valve body and surrounding said flow passage, said valve seat having a metallic sealing surface which is in sealing contact with said closure member when the latter is in closed position, said valve seat being flexible such that it flexes under pressure exerted by the closure member thereby accommodating irregularities in the sealing surfaces of the valve seat and the closure member, said sealing surfaces being metallic and constituting the entire seal of the valve.