Gasoline pump lever holder
OwnerRaymond D. Knausinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a device to hold the lever of a nozzle assembly in a position to open a valve controlling the flow of fuel from the nozzle. The principal application for this device is on the gasoline delivery nozzle assembly at a self-serve gasoline station. The device, in addition to being a convenience for the average user, is an aid to the user who may be physically handicapped or inconvenienced by arthritis or other disabling condition that would otherwise deter him from using the more economical self-serve gasoline pumps.
Claims7
An appliance in combination with a nozzle assembly such as is used to dispense gasoline or other fluids, wherein said nozzle assemply comprises an end portion from which the dispensed fluid emerges, a variable flow rate valve, an actuating lever that operates the valve, the position of which lever effects said variable flow rate, and a handle portion, and wherein said appliance comprises an open frame including a hook portion and an opposing and interconnected stepped portion having two or more steps, which hook portion releasibly and rotatably engages said handle portion of said nozzle assembly by partially surrounding it in hook-like fashion, and said stepped portion having two or more steps, any one of which steps may be selected by the user by rotating the appliance about an axis that is substantially parallel with that of said handle portion of said nozzle assembly, thereby to releasibly engage the actuating lever on a selected step of said stepped portion for the purpose of positioning said lever and holding it unattended in a selected position to obtain a selected fluid dispensing rate from said nozzle assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.