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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Manternach, Decatur, IL (US);
Timothy Bain Ervin, Apison, TN (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/02 (2006.01); F16K 35/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 35/06 (2013.01); F16K 5/0242 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example aspects of a valve key, a meter valve, and a method for securing a valve key of a meter valve are disclosed. The valve key for a meter valve can comprise a key body defining an upper key body end and a lower key body end, a key head extending from the upper key body end, and a key stem extending from the lower key body end, wherein the key stem, key head, and key body define a monolithic structure, the key stem defining an extension portion and a securing portion, the securing portion defining a securing portion engagement surface.