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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Applicant:
Kenneth M. Madden, Candia, NH (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth M. Madden, Candia, NH (US);
Assignee:
Parker & Harper Companies, Inc., Raymond, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved power actuated valve, particularly a ball valve, which can be manually opened or closed quickly, in the event of failure of power operation, by manual turning force applied directly to the control stem of the valve without the necessity to overcome any drag or negative torque imposed by the power operating mechanism and speed reducing transmission.