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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory E Hogue, Buckeye, AZ (US);
William M Finch, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
John W Pickrell, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Wilbur-Ellis Company, Buckeye, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137381 ; 137565 ; 13761403 ; 141384 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for fluid transfer having a housing adapted to be mounted on a container adapted to house fluid, a valve mounted with the housing operable in a normal first attitude to seal the container therethrough and adjustable to a second attitude to permit fluid to pass through the valve and a mechanism engageable with the valve to move the valve to the second attitude for the transfer of the fluid therethrough and wherein the housing is recessed within a portion of the container so as to protect it from damage.