Butterfly valve adaptor
OwnerMichael S. Gagasinventor
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Abstract
An adaptor for supporting a key box on the valve actuator for an underground water main butterfly valve, the adaptor includes a mounting plate having guides arranged to align the base of the key box on the valve actuator and a stabilizing plate connected to the mounting plate in a spaced relation thereto and being adapted to be positioned below the butterfly to prevent tipping of the mounting plate.
Claims6
An adaptor for supporting a key box on the actuator housing of a butterfly valve in a position to provide access to the valve actuator for the valve, said adaptor comprising a base plate, a mounting plate having a U-shaped recess, a pair of posts for supporting said mounting plate in a spaced relation to a base plate and guide means on said mounting plate for aligning the key box with the valve actuator.
A key box adaptor for a water main butterfly valve having an exposed valve actuator located on the top of the valve actuator housing, said adaptor comprising a mounting plate having a U-shaped opening and a plurality of guides arranged on the top of the mounting plate at equally spaced intervals to center a key box therein and a stabilizing plate located below the mounting plate and a pair of posts for supporting said mounting plate on said stabilizing plate whereby the valve actuator can be substantially centered in the U-shaped opening in the mounting plate and the key box can be centered within the plurality of guides of said mounting plates.
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