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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2026
Vj Systems, Llc, Hilliard, OH (US);
John W. Bonn, Hilliard, OH (US);
VJ Systems, LLC, Hilliard, OH (US);
Abstract
A pump-out valve for a structure comprises a valve body, a plug assembly, and an operator that removably couples to the valve body. The plug assembly includes a plug corresponding to a seal of the valve body and a vacuum gauge. The operator includes a housing, an actuator, a piston, and an outlet passage. The actuator is actionable to couple the piston to the plug assembly in a first position to allow a user to set the pump-out valve to a sealed state by moving the plug assembly such that the plug assembly engages the seal of the valve body and set the pump-out valve to an open state by removing the plug from the seal of the valve body. The actuator is further actionable to decouple the piston from the plug in a second position to allow the operator to be removed from the valve body.