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Actuator device for a trigger of an automatic nozzle of a gasoline pump
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-05-17
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Granted: 1989-07-11
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Expires: 2008-05-17
Abstract
Abstract An actuator device for a trigger operable within a housing of an automatic nozzle of a gasoline pump is provided and consists of a pair of jaws, each formed transversely onto an opposite end of a web of a predetermined length. The upper jaw fits over the housing while the lower jaw fits under the trigger when the trigger is pulled up for operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Wayne Hanna
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:42
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67D; B67D7/00; B67D7/06; B67D7/42; B67D7/44; B67D7/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An actuator device for a trigger of an automatic nozzle of a gasoline pump, the nozzle having the trigger operable within a housing, said device comprising: (a) a web being of a predetermined length; and (b) a pair of jaws, each of said jaws formed transversely onto an opposite end of said web so that said upper jaw can fit over the housing while said lower jaw can fit under the trigger when the trigger is pulled up for operation thereof, said lower jaw further including an upwardly extending finger formed onto distal end thereof and a leaf spring affixed between said finger and said web so that said finger and said leaf spring will firmly hold the trigger therefrom.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An actuator device for a trigger of an automatic nozzle of a gasoline pump, the nozzle having the trigger operable within a housing, said device comprising: (a) a web being of a predetermined length; and (b) a pair of jaws, each of said jaws formed transversely onto an opposite end of said web so that said upper jaw can fit over the housing while said lower jaw can fit under the trigger when the trigger is pulled up for operation thereof, said lower jaw further including an upwardly extending finger formed onto distal end thereof and a leaf spring affixed between said finger and said web so that said finger and said leaf spring will firmly hold the trigger therefrom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An actuator device as recited in claim 1, wherein said upper jaw further includes a downwardly extending finger formed onto distal end thereof so that said finger will prevent said upper jaw from slipping off the housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
An actuator device as recited in claim 2, wherein transverse cross section taken along any portion thereof is square and said device is in a generally C-shaped box-like configuration.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An actuator device as recited in claim 2, wherein transverse cross section taken along any portion thereof is I-shaped and said device is in a generally C-shaped box-like configuration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
An actuator device as recited in claim 2, wherein transverse cross section taken along any portion thereof is H-shaped and said device is in a generally C-shaped box-like configuration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
An actuator device as recited in claim 1, wherein transverse cross section taken along any portion thereof is round and said device is in a generally C-shaped oval-like configuration.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
An actuator device as recited in claim 1, wherein transverse cross section taken along any portion thereof is square and said device is in a generally I-shaped configuration in which each of said jaws includes an extension piece thus forming a T-like shape at each opposite end of said web.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
An actuator device as recited in claim 1, wherein transverse cross section taken along any portion thereof is I-shaped and said evice is in a generally I-shaped configuration in which each of said jaws includes an extension piece thus forming a T-like shape at each opposite end of said web.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
An actuator device as recited in claim 1, wherein transverse cross section taken along any portion thereof is H-shaped and said device is in a generally I-shaped configuration in which each of said jaws includes an extension piece thus forming a T-like shape at each opposite end of said web.
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