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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
May. 15, 2024
Applicant:
Kevin James Sweeney, Stafford, TX (US);
Inventor:
Kevin James Sweeney, Stafford, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/02 (2006.01); F16K 31/46 (2006.01); F16K 31/524 (2006.01); F16K 31/60 (2006.01); B60R 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/0254 (2013.01); F16K 31/465 (2013.01); F16K 31/52475 (2013.01); F16K 31/60 (2013.01); B60R 15/00 (2013.01); F16K 3/0218 (2013.01); F16K 2200/30 (2021.08); Y10T 137/6855 (2015.04);
Abstract
An external actuator for manually operating a gate valve is described. The actuator includes a support plate, a linear sleeve, a shaft slidably arranged in the linear sleeve, a lever member, and a lever link. One end of the shaft is linked to a gate valve by way of a stem link, and a spring-loaded cam is provided on the support plate to releasably lock the shaft in a closed position.