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Positioning assembly for use with rotatable valves
Assignee: Keystone International Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1984-12-28
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Granted: 1986-02-18
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Expires: 2004-12-28
Abstract
Abstract A positioning assembly for a rotatable valve having a valve body, a rotatable valve element and a valve stem rotatable with the valve element, the assembly including a handle with an engagement portion for engaging the valve stem and a positioning or indexing member carried by the valve body, positioning of the valve element being accomplished by flexure of the handle and selective engagement or disengagement with the positioning or indexing member.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward G. Holtgraver
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 08:58
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K31/00; F16K31/44; F16K31/60; F16K31/602; F16K1/00; F16K1/16; F16K1/18; F16K1/22; F16K1/221; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S16/00; Y10S16/12; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32254; Y10T403/32262; Y10T403/32319; Y10T403/32327; Y10T403/32336; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20636; Y10T74/20732
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
An assembly for use with a rotatable valve having a body, a rotatable valve element and a stem interconnected to said rotatable valve element comprising: positioning means carried by said valve body; and handle means, said handle means including a stem engagement portion attached to said stem, said engagement portion having means for preventing substantive relative rotational movement between said engagement portion and said stem; a handle portion attached to said stem engagement portion and extending generally transverse to said stem, said handle portion being resiliently flexible along its length in a plane passing generally axially through said stem; and latch means carried by said handle portion, said latch means being selectively engageable and disengageable with said positioning means solely in response to movement of said handle portion due to the flexure of said handle portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
An assembly for use with a rotatable valve having a body, a rotatable valve element and a stem interconnected to said rotatable valve element comprising: positioning means carried by said valve body; and handle means, said handle means including a stem engagement portion attached to said stem, said engagement portion having means for preventing substantive relative rotational movement between said engagement portion and said stem; a handle portion attached to said stem engagement portion and extending generally transverse to said stem, said handle portion being resiliently flexible along its length in a plane passing generally axially through said stem; and latch means carried by said handle portion, said latch means being selectively engageable and disengageable with said positioning means solely in response to movement of said handle portion due to the flexure of said handle portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said valve stem includes wrench surfaces forming wrench flats and said stem engagement portion includes an opening for receiving said stem, said opening having wrench surfaces engageable with said wrench flats.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said stem engagement portion further includes means for restraining relative axial movement of said handle means and said stem.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said stem engagement portion includes first and second spaced flange members adjoined by a web portion, each of said flange members having an opening for receiving said stem.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The assembly of claim 4 wherein said flange members are generally parallel and said openings in said first and second members are in register with one another.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The assembly of claim 4 wherein said first flange member comprises an extension of said handle portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The assembly of claim 4 wherein said web portion has a bore therethrough generally transverse to the axis of said openings in said first and second flange members.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The asesmbly of claim 7 wherein said bore is threaded for receipt of a complementary threaded bolt whereby said stem engagement portion can be secured to said stem to prevent relative rotational movement between said engagement portion and said stem.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
The assembly of claim 7 wherein said means for preventing relative rotational movement includes a nut and bolt assembly, said bolt being received in said bore, said nut being disposed between said first and second flange members, said nut being fixed against rotation relative to said bolt, said web portion being disposed between the head of said bolt and said nut.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
84 words
The assembly of claim 4 wherein said engagement portion is generally U-shaped having a first leg defining said first flange member and comprising an extension of said handle portion, and a second leg defining said second flange member, said first and second legs being adjoined by a generally arcuate web portion, said second leg portion being resiliently movable from a first position wherein said first and second openings are generally non-coaxial to a second position wherein said first and second openings are generally coaxial.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said positioning means comprises a plate member removably attached to said valve body and having a generally laterally outwardly extending portion with respect to said valve stem, said laterally outwardly extending portion defining a generally arcuate perimeter, said plate member further including a plurality of spaced notches on said perimeter, said notches being alternately, selectively engageable with said latch means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The assembly of claim 11 wherein said latch means comprises a detent projecting from said handle portion, said detent being alternately, selectively received in said notches.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The assembly of claim 11 wherein said valve body includes a flange portion having at least one hole therein and said positioning means includes a tang projecting from said plate, said tang being frictionally received in said bore.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The assembly of claim 13 wherein there are a plurality of said holes in said flange of said valve body and a plurality of said tangs, one of said tangs being received in a respective one of said holes.
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