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US 7,255,140 B2Granted
Fuel nozzle having improved hold-open clip
AssigneeM. Carder Industries, Inc.
InventorE. Leonard Poli
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Abstract
An automatic shut-off nozzle having an operating lever pivoted at its forward end to a plunger, a clip pivoted to the lever, the clip engaging a holding structure and holding the lever open when the plunger is elevated and the lever lifted, and at least one protrusion on the lever or the clip for mechanically forcing the clip out of engagement with the structure when the plunger drops.
Claims18
An automatic shut-off nozzle having an operating lever-clip assembly, the assembly including a lever and a clip,
- the lever being pivoted at its forward end to a plunger, the plunger being moveable between an elevated position and a dropped position,
- the clip being pivoted to the lever, the clip selectively engaging a holding tooth and holding the lever open when the plunger is elevated and the lever lifted;
- a spring urging the clip rearwardly and upwardly relative to the lever;
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- at least one structure on the lever-clip assembly which produces mechanical interference between the lever and the clip and forces the clip out of engagement with the tooth when the plunger moves from its elevated position to its dropped position.
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