US3236262A
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Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1962-12-31
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1982-12-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James C Dobbin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:50
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K31/00; F16K31/44; F16K31/52; F16K31/524; F16K31/52408
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
AN ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR A PAIR OF VALVES COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING A RECESS THEREIN, A MEMBER FOR ACTUATING A FIRST ONE OF SAID VALVES, A PAIR OF LEVERS EACH HAVING ONE END THEREOF PIVOTED IN SAID RECESS ADJACENT A SIDE WALL OF SAID RECESS AND EACH HAVING A FREE END THEREOF BEARING AGAINST SAID MEMBER NEAR AN OPPOSITE PORTION OF SAID SIDE WALL, A MOVABLE FULCRUM MEMBER HAVING SPACED FULCRUM POINTS RESPECTIVELY ENGAGING SAID LEVERS NEAR SAID PIVOTED ENDS, MEAN HAVING A FIRST PORTION THEREOF PIVOTALLY ENGAGING SAID MOVABLE FULCRUM MEMBER AND HAVING A SECOND PORTION THEREOF ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A SECOND ONE OF SAID VALVES, AND AN ACTUATOR FOR SAID MEANS ARRANGED TO FIRST MOVE SAID MEANS WITH RESPECT TO SAID MOVABLE FULCRUM MEMBER TO OPEN SAID SECOND VALVE AND THEN TO MOVE SAID MOVABLE FULCRUM MEMBER TO ACTUATE SAID LEVERS TO OPEN SAID FIRST VALVE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
AN ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR A PAIR OF VALVES COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING A RECESS THEREIN, A MEMBER FOR ACTUATING A FIRST ONE OF SAID VALVES, A PAIR OF LEVERS EACH HAVING ONE END THEREOF PIVOTED IN SAID RECESS ADJACENT A SIDE WALL OF SAID RECESS AND EACH HAVING A FREE END THEREOF BEARING AGAINST SAID MEMBER NEAR AN OPPOSITE PORTION OF SAID SIDE WALL, A MOVABLE FULCRUM MEMBER HAVING SPACED FULCRUM POINTS RESPECTIVELY ENGAGING SAID LEVERS NEAR SAID PIVOTED ENDS, MEAN HAVING A FIRST PORTION THEREOF PIVOTALLY ENGAGING SAID MOVABLE FULCRUM MEMBER AND HAVING A SECOND PORTION THEREOF ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A SECOND ONE OF SAID VALVES, AND AN ACTUATOR FOR SAID MEANS ARRANGED TO FIRST MOVE SAID MEANS WITH RESPECT TO SAID MOVABLE FULCRUM MEMBER TO OPEN SAID SECOND VALVE AND THEN TO MOVE SAID MOVABLE FULCRUM MEMBER TO ACTUATE SAID LEVERS TO OPEN SAID FIRST VALVE.
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