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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul D. Carmack, Tipp City, OH (US);
Assignee:
Catlow, Inc., Tipp City, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/04 ;
Abstract
A fuel dispensing nozzle includes a nozzle body defining a fuel supply passage in which a main control valve is operated by a hand actuated lever pivotally connected to an automatic shut-off mechanism. A protective guard member encloses the lever, and a trigger member is pivotally connected to the lever for manual movement to engage a stop supported by the guard member. A torsion wire coil spring includes a plurality of helical turns surrounding the pivot pin for the trigger member and has one projecting end portion engaging the lever and an opposite end portion biasing the trigger member.