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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2024
Applicant:
Precision Valve Corporation, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Rainer Heetfeld, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Matthew L. Brett, Toronto, CA;
John B. Fore, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Assignee:
PRECISION VALVE CORPORATION, Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/224 (2025.01); B65D 83/206 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/228 (2013.01); B65D 83/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator has a slidable body that is slidable between a first position in which the actuation of a valve is blocked by the slidable body and a second position in which the valve can be actuated. The actuator, together with the slidable body, is formed as one piece. In an initial state, the actuator and the slidable body are connected by gates that are frangible. A tether can connect the actuator to the slidable body so that after the gates are fractured, the actuator, together with the slidable body, is still one piece.