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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2015
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, CA;
Douglas Oliver Hall, South Jefferonville, VT (US);
Patrice Fabien Dezon-Gaillard, Jericho, VT (US);
Manon Danielle Belzile, Fairfield, VT (US);
Edward Joseph Jenko, Essex, VT (US);
John Knapp, St. Albans, VT (US);
Husky Injection Holding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
An apparatus and method of coupling and decoupling a valve stem to an actuator are disclosed. In one embodiment, the actuator includes a moveable member that is coupled to the valve stem. One of the valve stem and the moveable member is a male coupling portion and the other of the valve stem and moveable member is the female coupling portion. The male coupling portion is nested within the female coupling portion. A retaining pin retains the male coupling portion with respect to the female coupling portion.