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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:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1999
Louis W Cappuccio, Hammonton, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
An integral, one piece cover for a cylinder tank vessel valve is provided with a flexibly expandable housing, preferably formed of resilient molded plastic. The housing has a slot at the bottom, along one side. There is an opening formed adjacent to the slot. Dual locking tabs on the housing are adapted to receive a locking device. The cover is placed over the valve of a tank or any other upwardly extending valve by spreading the tabs apart, thus causing the slot to open and expand the lower portion of the housing. In this expanded state, the slot passes over the valve's hose or piping connection. The connection is then positioned within the opening and the tabs are released. The resilient nature of the housing biases the slots to close around the connector. The housing can At then be secured with a lock through the locking tabs. Once secured, the valve cannot be accessed without removal of the lock. When the cover is placed over the valve and is secured, it has the added benefit of providing protection of the valve during transport of the tank.
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