Valve handles and dual-valve assemblies having valve handles
AssigneeEmerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJustin Masias, Steven Landry Peek
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Abstract
Valve handles and dual-valve assemblies having handles are disclosed herein. An example dual-valve assembly includes a first valve having a first shaft. The first valve has a plate with a notch. The dual-valve assembly also includes a second valve having a second shaft. The dual-valve assembly further includes a handle coupled to the first and second shafts, such that when the handle is rotated, the first and second shafts are rotated simultaneously. The handle includes a body and a flexible arm coupled to and extending from the body. The flexible arm has a lock edge sized to fit within the notch to limit rotation of the handle relative to the first and second valves.
Claims17
A handle comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end having a first tab with a first opening and a second tab with a second opening, each of the first and second openings configured to receive a rotatable component;
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- a flexible arm coupled to and extending from the body, the flexible arm having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end of the first portion connected to the second portion by a bend, the bend sized to fit within a notch to prevent rotation of the handle, and wherein, when the second end of the first portion is moved toward the body, the bend of the flexible arm is pivoted away from the body to permit rotation of the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.