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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:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ulrich H Koch, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Andrew M Dougherty, Solon, OH (US);
Brian K Sprafka, Euclid, OH (US);
Assignee:
Swagelok Marketing Co., Solon, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137383 ; 137556 ;
Abstract
A manually actuated valve comprising a valve casing having an inlet and an outlet, and an actuator having an open position wherein the inlet and outlet are connected and a closed position wherein the inlet and the outlet are isolated. The valve has a handle movable between a first position and a second position, the handle controlling operation of the actuator. The valve further includes a member on the valve casing for receiving a locking member that maintains the handle in at least one of the first position and second position.