Handle extension of a valve
AssigneeNe York Air Brake Corporation
InventorMark Tinklepaugh
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Abstract
An extension handle for a manual valve connected at its first end to the stem of the valve by a pin which extends through the extension handle, the standard handle and the valve stem. A handle bracket may be mounted to the manual valve.
Claims23
A brake control valve having a manual valve with a body and a cover secured to the body, and configured to be mounted on a face of a pipe bracket, the manual valve comprising:
- a stem connected to a valve element;
- a handle having a hub portion mounted on the stem;
- an extension handle having a bracket portion adjacent a first end and coupled to the stem and the extension handle terminating in a handle portion at a second end;
- and wherein the handle and the extension handle are secured to the stem by a common pin extending through the hub and the bracket portion.
A brake control valve having a manual valve mounted on a face of a pipe bracket, the manual valve comprising:
- a stem connected to a valve element;
- a handle on the stem;
- an extension handle on the stem at a first end of and terminating at a second end;
- and
- a pin extending through and securing the handle and the extension handle to the stem.
An extension kit for a manual valve to be mouted on a face of a pipe bracket of a brake control valve, the manual valve including a stem connected to a valve element and a handle secured to the stem by a first pin, the kit comprising:
- an extension handle being configured to be positioned over the handle and the stem at a first end of the extension handle and terminating at a second end;
- and
- a second pin longer than the first pin for extending through and securing the handle and the extension handle to the stem.
A method of extending a handle on a manual valve to be mounted on a face of a pipe bracket of a brake control valve, the manual valve including a stem connected to a valve element and a handle secured to the stem by a first pin, the method comprising:
- removing the first pin;
- positioning an extension handle over the handle and the stem at a first end of the extension handle;
- and
- inserting a second pin longer than the first pin through the extension handle, the handle and the stem.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.