Dixon Valve & Coupling Company, LLC

Austen Hinton

A substantially ring-shaped clamp has a first clamp body component joined to a second clamp body component in a manner permitting the first clamp body component to pivot relative to the second clamp body component. A shaft extends from the first clamp body component such that the shaft is able to pivot relative to the first clamp body component. The shaft has a free end that is receivable within and removable from a pocket formed in the second clamp body component. A cam-lever is connected to the first clamp body component in a manner permitting the cam-lever to pivot relative to the first clamp body component. The shaft may be a threadless shaft, and the clamp may be self-locking, adjustable, and/or have a relatively smooth outer periphery.

Cam-lever clamp

A rising stem valve comprises a hollow valve body having a pair of ports defining a flow path through the valve body, a flange base through which one of the ports extends and a valve bonnet opposite the flange base. The valve includes a plunger/seal assembly able to be extended within the valve body to a first position for sealing the port in the flange base and to a second position for unsealing the port in the flange base. The valve also includes a locking mechanism for securing the plunger/seal assembly in the first position. The locking mechanism includes at least one cam lever attached to the valve body and a corresponding groove in a valve stem of the plunger/seal assembly.

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Mukwonago, WI, United States of America

Austen Hinton