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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2010
Loren Veltrop, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher Lyons, LaGrange Park, IL (US);
Mark Kurth, Beverly Shores, IN (US);
Tim Payne, Chicago, IL (US);
Kyle Koning, Chicago, IL (US);
Jim Stango, Chicago, IL (US);
Loren Veltrop, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher Lyons, LaGrange Park, IL (US);
Mark Kurth, Beverly Shores, IN (US);
Tim Payne, Chicago, IL (US);
Kyle Koning, Chicago, IL (US);
Jim Stango, Chicago, IL (US);
Prince Castle, LLC, Carol Stream, IL (US);
Abstract
A pinch valve has a pinch bar constructed and arranged to translate between two different positions when the pinch bar lies in any orientation. The pinch bar is comprised of two orthogonal legs, one of which extends through and rotates inside a hole formed into a body for the valve. Having the pinch bar rotatable enables the pinch bar to be rotated away from where it would open and close a flexible tube.