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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2021
Ryan Paul Chartier, Manchester, NH (US);
Michael Edward Hebert, Jr., Milford, NH (US);
Adam Emery Wilcox, Candia, NH (US);
Michael Steven Siopis, Hooksett, NH (US);
Ryan Paul Chartier, Manchester, NH (US);
Michael Edward Hebert, Jr., Milford, NH (US);
Adam Emery Wilcox, Candia, NH (US);
Michael Steven Siopis, Hooksett, NH (US);
Johnson Outdoors Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A tip valve and a cook system incorporating same that automatically stops the flow of gas to a burner when tipped over and that automatically resets when disconnected from the fuel canister to allow the flow of gas to resume when righted and reconnected are provided. The tip valve includes a ball bearing freely moveable between a fuel canister actuator pin and a tip seal within a bore having two different diameters at each end thereof. The transition between the two diameters forms a taper that may be continuous forming a smooth tapered bore, or discontinuous formed by at least one counter bore. The automatic resetting is provided without the use of a mechanical pin or member.