Adjustable handle device for use with a valve stem
OwnerDonzino Pankeyinventor
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Abstract
The adjustable handle device for use with a valve stem comprises a body, a cap, a plurality of jaws, and a handle. The device may couple to a valve stem of a faucet in place of a valve handle that is missing or broken. The plurality of jaws located within the body may be raised and lowered by rotating the cap relative to the body. A jaw thread on the plurality of jaws may engage a cap thread on the interior of the cap to cause movement of the jaws. The jaws may be included by a jaw inclination angle such that raising or lowering the jaws may cause the lower ends of the jaws to separate or to converge. Convergence of the lower ends of the jaws may allow the jaws to grip a valve stem. A handle may cover the cap to enhance the user's grasp.
Claims14
An adjustable handle device for use with a valve stem comprising:
- a body, a cap, a plurality of jaws, and a handle;
- wherein the adjustable handle device for use with the valve stem couples to the valve stem of a faucet in place of a valve handle that is missing or broken;
- wherein the body is a cylindrical retainer for the plurality of jaws that is centered around a centerline of the valve stem;
- wherein the body comprises a plurality of jaw apertures which surround the centerline of the valve handle;
- wherein each individual jaw aperture selected from the plurality of jaw apertures is inclined from vertical by a jaw inclination angle;
- wherein the plurality of jaw apertures are spaced around the centerline of the valve stem and are equally separated from each other radially;
- wherein the plurality of jaw apertures are oriented such that centerlines of the jaw aperture for each of the plurality of jaw aperture intersects at a common point on the centerline of the valve stem that is located below the body;
- wherein the diameter of the individual jaw aperture is at least as large as the diameter of an individual jaw such that the plurality of jaws move up and down within the plurality of jaw apertures;
- wherein the height of the body is less than the height of the individual jaw selected from the plurality of jaws such that the individual jaw extends above and below the body.
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