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US 7,743,838 B2Granted
Sprinkler head shut off tool
OwnerMark Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
A sprinkler head shut off device, comprising of a handle with at least one jaw, a lever, a stopper arm, and a means for reciprocating the stopper arm as the lever is rotated, in order to bring a portion of the stopper arm in contact with the orifice of the sprinkler and stop water flow. The device further comprises a locking means to lock the lever in position. The locking means comprises a member attached to the lever which locks its rotary motion in one direction at a particular position by engaging with a portion of the means for reciprocating the stopper arm.
Claims9
An improved sprinkler plug comprising:
- a. a first handle comprising a handle portion and an upper jaw portion located at the top of the handle portion;
- b. a second handle comprising a handle portion and a lever portion;
- c. a sliding member coupled to the first handle in a manner allowing the sliding member to slide along the first handle toward and away from the upper jaw, and coupled to the second handle in an hinged manner allowing the second handle to articulate relative to the sliding member;
- d. a fulcrum member adapted to be coupled to the first handle and second handle in a manner wherein when the handle portion of the second handle is lowered relative to the first handle, the sliding member is raised relative to the first handle, and wherein the fulcrum member comprises a locking mechanism for locking the second handle in place, and a guide governing the second handle's range of movement;
- e. a stopper member comprising a top and a bottom, and wherein the top is adapted to form a lower jaw portion and the bottom is adapted to couple to the sliding member, so that as the sliding member moves relative to the first handle, the stopper member moves in tandem with the sliding member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.