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US 2019/0240814 A1Published application
Stop wrenches and adaptors for stop valves
OwnerScott KRASNIKinventor
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Abstract
A stop wrench is provided and includes a handle receiver and a base. The handle receiver includes an outer wall and a back plate. The handle receiver is configured to receive a handle of a first stop valve within the outer wall. The handle abuts the back plate when fully in the handle receiver. The base is attached to the handle receiver and extends from the back plate. The base is configured to be rotated via a tool. Rotation of the base rotates the handle receiver, which in turn rotates the handle to open or close the first stop valve.
Claims20
A stop wrench comprising:
- a handle receiver comprising an outer wall and a back plate, wherein the handle receiver is configured to receive a handle of a first stop valve within the outer wall, wherein the handle abuts the back plate when fully in the handle receiver;
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- a base attached to the handle receiver and extending from the back plate, wherein the base is configured to be rotated via a tool, and wherein rotation of the base rotates the handle receiver, which in turn rotates the handle to open or close the first stop valve.
A stop wrench comprising:
- a handle receiver comprising an outer wall and a back plate, wherein the handle receiver is configured to be applied one-at-a-time on to a plurality of different types of handles of a plurality of different types of stop valves such that when applied to one of the handles, the one of the handles is disposed within a perimeter of the outer wall;
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- a base attached to the handle receiver and extending from a center of the back plate, wherein the base is configured to be rotated via a tool, and wherein rotation of the base rotates the handle receiver, which in turn rotates the handle to open or close the stop valve on which the handle receiver is applied.
A tamper resistant stop valve adaptor comprising:
- a body;
- a cylindrical key at one end of the body and configured to receive a stem of a tamper resistant stop valve;
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- a broach spline at a second end of the body and configured to mate with grooves and teeth in a stem adaptor,
- wherein, when the stem adaptor is rotated by a stop wrench, the cylindrical key is rotated by the stem adaptor and as a result rotates the stem of the tamper resistant stop valve to open or close the tamper resistant stop valve.
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