US3149537A
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Fluid control mechanism
Assignee: D J CAMPBELL CO Inc
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Filing: 1961-01-19
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1981-01-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard R Fink
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 18:12
CPC Classifications
F; F15; F15B; F15B15/00; F15B15/08; F15B15/14; F15B15/1409; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86574; Y10T137/8667; Y10T137/86694; Y10T137/8671; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53796; Y10T29/5383; Y10T29/53909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
AN APPARATUS OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, COMPRISING A HANDLE DEFINING AN INTERNAL CHAMBER, VALVE MEANS MOVABLY DISPOSED WITHIN THE CHAMBER AND ADAPTED TO BE MOVED FROM A NORMAL STARTING POSITION TO A FIRST OPERABLE POSITION AND TO A SECOND OPERABLE POSITION, OPERATING MEANS DISPOSED EXTERNALLY OF THE HANDLE AND CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE WORKING ELEMENT MOUNTED ON THE HANDLE AND ADAPTED TO PERFORM A SERIES OF WORKING OPERATIONS, INLET CONDUIT MEANS FOR INTRODUCING FLUID INTO SAID CHAMBER, FIRST OUTLET CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED TO THE CHAMBER AND DISPOSED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE INLET CONDUIT MEANS WHEN SAID VALVE MEANS IS IN SAID FIRST OPERABLE POSITION TO DIRECT THE FLOW OF FLUID TO SAID WORKING ELEMENT, SECOND OUTLET CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID CHAMBER AND DISPOSED TO BE IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID INLET CONDUIT MEANS WHEN SAID VALVE MEANS IS IN THE SECOND OPERABLE POSITION TO DIRECT THE FLOW OF FLUID THROUGH SAID SECOND OUTLET CONDUIT TO SAID WORKING MEMBER, AND COMPRESSIBLE FLUID PRESSURE MEANS DISPOSED TO ACT AGAINST THE VALVE MEANS FOR OPPOSING MOVEMENT OF THE VALVE MEANS FROM SAID FIRST OPERABLE POSITION TO SAID SECOND OPERABLE POSITION, SAID FLUID BEING COMPRESSED AS SAID VALVE MEANS IS MOVED TO SAID SECOND OPERABLE POSITION TO THEREBY INCREASE THE FORCE REQUIRED TO BE APPLIED TO THE OPERATING MEANS TO MOVE THE VALVE MEANS FROM SAID FIRST POSITION TO THE SECOND POSITION.
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