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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2012
Robert Paul Bollman, LaGrange, KY (US);
Gonzalo Luis Ocano, Louisville, KY (US);
John Mark Chilton, Campbellsburg, KY (US);
Rafael Martinez Olguin, Queretaro, MX;
Carlos Arturo Garcia Casillas, Queretaro, MX;
Robert Paul Bollman, LaGrange, KY (US);
Gonzalo Luis Ocano, Louisville, KY (US);
John Mark Chilton, Campbellsburg, KY (US);
Rafael Martinez Olguin, Queretaro, MX;
Carlos Arturo Garcia Casillas, Queretaro, MX;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A coupling assembly includes a keyed coupling configured to couple to a valve stem and a plate configured to couple to a knob. The keyed coupling includes a projection having a cross-sectional shape. The plate includes a keyed slot defined therethrough. The keyed slot is shaped to correspond to the cross-sectional shape of the projection to receive at least a portion of the projection when the plate is coupled to the valve stem.