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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2024
Franklin Fueling Systems, Llc, Madison, WI (US);
Shawn B. Massie, Saint Paris, OH (US);
Zachary K. Foster, Spencerville, IN (US);
Bryan D. Drummond, Bluffton, IN (US);
Franklin Fueling Systems, LLC, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
An adapter plate is provided for coupling a controller to a port of a valve, comprising: mounting tabs; an outer wall; retainer lugs and retention slots extending radially inward from the outer wall; and notches extending radially outward into the outer wall and spaced to align with snaps of the port. When the notches are aligned with the snaps, each retainer lug is positioned between a valve lug of the port and a snap, permitting the notches to pass over the snaps as the adapter plate is moved axially onto the port into an engaged position. The retention slots are configured to flex the snaps radially inward as the adapter plate is rotated from the engaged position to a seated position in which the snaps seat within the retention slots. The mounting tabs are configured to mate with connection snaps on the controller to couple the controller to the valve.