Fluid valve control device
OwnerJeffrey Baileyinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is an improved fluid valve control device which attaches to a pre-existing and pre-installed hex head valve. The valve control device has at least one lever which can be used to turn the valve on or off. This device can be attached to a manifold assembly that has a valve which typically requires a tool to control so that it eliminates the need for a separate tool being used to turn the valve on or off after installation at relatively low cost.
Claims19
An improved fluid valve control device capable of locking engagement with a hex head of an installed hex head valve, the fluid valve control device comprising:
- a main body having a top wall and six side walls which extend perpendicularly from opposing edges of the top wall;
- an inner hex head channel, defined by the top wall and the six side walls, extending therein;
- at least one lever extending outward from the six side walls of the main body;
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- a locking mechanism extending along an internal surface of the hex head channel, the locking mechanism being integral with and extending outward from the internal surface of the hex head channel;
- wherein the locking mechanism facilities irreversible locking engagement of the improved fluid valve control device with the hex head of the installed hex head valve.
A method for improved fluid valve control of a previously-installed hex head valve having a hex head, the method comprising:
- providing a fluid control device having a main body having a top wall and side walls which extend perpendicularly from opposing edges of the top wall;
- an inner hex head channel, defined by the top wall and side walls, extending therein;
- at least one lever extending outward from side walls of the main body;
- and a locking mechanism extending along and being integrally formed of an internal surface of the hex head channel;
- aligning the inner hex head channel of the fluid control device with the hex head of the hex head valve;
- manually fastening the fluid control device onto the hex head of the hex head valve by interacting the hex head with the locking mechanism extending along the internal surface of the hex head channel;
- manually engaging the at least one lever extending outward from side walls of the main body, thereby manually rotating the fluid control device via the manual engagement of the at least one lever;
- and thereby facilitating altering a position of the hex head of the hex head valve from at least a first position to at least a second rotated position manually;
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- leaving the fluid control device irreversibly engaged with the previously installed hex head valve.
An improved fluid valve control device capable of irreversible locking engagement with a hex head of a previously installed hex head valve, the fluid valve control device comprising:
- a main body having a top wall and six side walls which extend perpendicularly from opposing edges of the top wall;
- an inner hex head channel, defined by the top wall and the six side walls, extending therein;
- two levers extending outward from opposing sides of the six side walls of the main body, a length of each of the two levers are each individually equal to or less than a height of the main body;
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- a locking mechanism extending along an internal surface of the hex head channel, the locking mechanism being integral with and extending outward from the internal surface of the hex head channel along each of the six side walls;
- wherein the locking mechanism facilitates irreversible locking engagement of the improved fluid valve control device with the hex head of the hex head valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.