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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Automatic Switch Company, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Loprete, Boonton Township, NJ (US);
Christopher Ganci, Rockaway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AUTOMATIC SWITCH COMPANY, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 7/06 (2006.01); F16K 7/02 (2006.01); F16K 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 7/06 (2013.01); F16K 7/02 (2013.01); F16K 7/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pinch valve can include a finger guard or tubing retainer for blocking at least a portion of a tube slot. A headpiece for a pinch valve can include a tube slot for receiving tubing and can be adapted to couple with a guard. A guard can include a base and an extension and can be removably coupled to a headpiece. The extension can be adapted to block at least a portion of a tube slot.