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Quarter turn hydrant line to pumper line valve

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-08-05
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Granted: 1964-07-07
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Expires: 1980-08-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jones Samuel Austin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 07:20
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03B; E03B9/00; E03B9/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86718; Y10T137/86726; Y10T137/86863; Y10T137/86871

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
A COMBINATION VALVE AND KEY COMPRISING A CASING AND A HOLLOW KEY ROTATIVELY MOUNTED IN SAID CASING, SAID CASING HAVING A FIRST PAIR OF PORTS ALIGNED IN THE UPPER LEVEL THEREOF AND A SECOND ALIGNED PAIR OF PORTS IN THE LOWER LEVEL THEREOF TRANSVERSE TO SAID FIRST PAIR, SAID KEY HAVING AN ALIGNED PAIR OF PORTS AND A FIRST TRANSVERSE PORT IN THE UPPER LEVEL AND A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING INTERIOR TUBE WITH A SECOND TRANSVERSE PORT IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF SAID KEY WHEREBY FLUID CAN FLOW INTO SAID FIRST TRANSVERSE PORT, FLOW DOWN THROUGH SAID KEY, AND FLOW OUT SAID SECOND TRANSVERSE PORT AT ONE POSITION OF SAID KEY AND CAN FLOW STRAIGHT THROUGH SAID FIRST PAIR OF PORTS AND SAID TUBE IN ANOTHER POSITION OF SAID KEY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 129 words
A COMBINATION VALVE AND KEY COMPRISING A CASING AND A HOLLOW KEY ROTATIVELY MOUNTED IN SAID CASING, SAID CASING HAVING A FIRST PAIR OF PORTS ALIGNED IN THE UPPER LEVEL THEREOF AND A SECOND ALIGNED PAIR OF PORTS IN THE LOWER LEVEL THEREOF TRANSVERSE TO SAID FIRST PAIR, SAID KEY HAVING AN ALIGNED PAIR OF PORTS AND A FIRST TRANSVERSE PORT IN THE UPPER LEVEL AND A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING INTERIOR TUBE WITH A SECOND TRANSVERSE PORT IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF SAID KEY WHEREBY FLUID CAN FLOW INTO SAID FIRST TRANSVERSE PORT, FLOW DOWN THROUGH SAID KEY, AND FLOW OUT SAID SECOND TRANSVERSE PORT AT ONE POSITION OF SAID KEY AND CAN FLOW STRAIGHT THROUGH SAID FIRST PAIR OF PORTS AND SAID TUBE IN ANOTHER POSITION OF SAID KEY.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-07-07 1968-01-06 1968-07-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-07-07 1972-01-06 1972-07-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-07-07 1976-01-06 1976-07-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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