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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael R Williams, Houston, TX (US);
Richard D Van Orsdale, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Orlando A Mejia, Houston, TX (US);
Don B Wafer, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1611 / ; 811211 ; 811247 ;
Abstract
A handle for imparting rotational motion to a rotationally-operable device including a valve stem and shear pin assembly, the handle comprising an elongated arm having a hub section for receiving a modular hub, a hand grip attached to one end of the arm, and yoke means attached to the distal end of the arm, the modular hub having protrusions for linking the modular hub to the hub section to provide for the transfer of torque between the handle and the modular hub and internal voids for engageably receiving the valve stem and shear pin assembly.