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Multiple valve control means

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-10-22
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Granted: 1966-08-16
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Expires: 1983-10-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edgar L Stevens

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 09:04
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K11/00; F16K11/10; F16K11/14; F16K11/18; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/87056; Y10T137/8708; Y10T137/87088; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20012; Y10T74/20201

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 215 words
A STRUCTURE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED FOR OPERATING MULTIPLE HYDRAULIC VALVES THAT COMPRISIES A HOUSING THAT SUPPORTS THE SEVERAL VALVES AND WITH THE HOUSING HAVING A CENTRALLY ARRANGED PARTITION, A TUBULAR OPERATING ARM THAT EXTENDS THROUGH AN APERTURE IN A TOP WALL OF THE HOUSING, THE ARM PROJECTING ABOVE THE HOUSING AND PROVIDED UPON ITS TOP WITH A BALL, THE ARM AT ITS LOWER END WITHIN THE HOUSING HAVING A BALL AND SOCKET JOINT AND WHEREBY THE ARM MAY BE SWUNG LATERALLY TO OPERATE CERTAIN OF THE VALVES, A ROTATABLE BEARING JOURNALED IN THE PARTITION AND THAT IS CONNECTED TO ONE-HALF OF THE BALL AND SOCKET JOINT, A ROD EXTENDING THROUGH THE ARM AXIALLY THERETO AND ALSO EXTENDING THROUGH THE ROTATABLE BEARING, MEANS FOR LOCKING THE ROD TO THE BEARING, THE SAID ROD HAVING AN UPPER LATERAL EXTENSION THAT EXTENDS THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE UPPER PART OF THE ARM AND WHEREBY THE ARM AND THE ROD ARE JOINTLY ROTATABLE FOR ROTATING THE BAEARING, VALVE OPERATING MEANS CARRIED BY THE BEARING, THE SAID ROD HAVING AN EXTENSION EXTENDABLE AT A RIGHT ANGLE BELOW THE BEARING AND BEING EXTENSIBLE FOR ENGAGING A VALVE ARM, THE ROD BEING BIASED UPWARDLY BY A SPRING, THE SAID ROD EXTENSION BEING FURTHER EXTENSIBLE DOWNWARDLY FOR ACTUATION OF ANOTHER VALVE DEVICE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 215 words
A STRUCTURE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED FOR OPERATING MULTIPLE HYDRAULIC VALVES THAT COMPRISIES A HOUSING THAT SUPPORTS THE SEVERAL VALVES AND WITH THE HOUSING HAVING A CENTRALLY ARRANGED PARTITION, A TUBULAR OPERATING ARM THAT EXTENDS THROUGH AN APERTURE IN A TOP WALL OF THE HOUSING, THE ARM PROJECTING ABOVE THE HOUSING AND PROVIDED UPON ITS TOP WITH A BALL, THE ARM AT ITS LOWER END WITHIN THE HOUSING HAVING A BALL AND SOCKET JOINT AND WHEREBY THE ARM MAY BE SWUNG LATERALLY TO OPERATE CERTAIN OF THE VALVES, A ROTATABLE BEARING JOURNALED IN THE PARTITION AND THAT IS CONNECTED TO ONE-HALF OF THE BALL AND SOCKET JOINT, A ROD EXTENDING THROUGH THE ARM AXIALLY THERETO AND ALSO EXTENDING THROUGH THE ROTATABLE BEARING, MEANS FOR LOCKING THE ROD TO THE BEARING, THE SAID ROD HAVING AN UPPER LATERAL EXTENSION THAT EXTENDS THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE UPPER PART OF THE ARM AND WHEREBY THE ARM AND THE ROD ARE JOINTLY ROTATABLE FOR ROTATING THE BAEARING, VALVE OPERATING MEANS CARRIED BY THE BEARING, THE SAID ROD HAVING AN EXTENSION EXTENDABLE AT A RIGHT ANGLE BELOW THE BEARING AND BEING EXTENSIBLE FOR ENGAGING A VALVE ARM, THE ROD BEING BIASED UPWARDLY BY A SPRING, THE SAID ROD EXTENSION BEING FURTHER EXTENSIBLE DOWNWARDLY FOR ACTUATION OF ANOTHER VALVE DEVICE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-08-15 1970-02-14 1970-08-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-08-15 1974-02-14 1974-08-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-08-15 1978-02-14 1978-08-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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