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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2024
The Metraflex Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Daniel T. Holbach, Kildeer, IL (US);
Jackson Kamedulski, Chicago, IL (US);
James D. Clauss, Frankfort, IL (US);
Jay R. Johnson, Chicago, IL (US);
James Reynold Richter, Chicago, IL (US);
Devin Rivera, Melrose Park, IL (US);
The Metraflex Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A butterfly valve with separate adjustment mechanisms. An apparatus comprising a locking plate comprising one or more locking grooves oriented on a first side of the locking plate and a circumferential opening oriented on a second side of the locking plate opposite the first side, a handle extending radially outward from a center of the locking plate in a first direction, the handle comprising a locking element to interface with the locking grooves of the locking plate, and a tab extending radially outward from the center of the locking plate in a second direction opposite the first direction and operably coupled to the handle, the tab comprising an aperture to receive a fastener, the fastener to interface with the circumferential opening of the locking plate.