Flow control device
OwnerJih-Liang Lininventor
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Abstract
A flow control device is provided. The flow control device includes a body including a containing space, a discharge opening fluidly communicating with the containing space, and a pair of side holes configured to be in radial correspondence with each other; a flow control member installed in the containing space and including a pair of engaging portions corresponding to the side holes; an adapter including an adapting part coupled to the body and a hitching part for being coupled to an external container; a washer coupled to the adapting part and inserted into the body for installing the flow control member in the containing space; and a handle including an operational part, and a pair of engaging ends coupled to the operational part and engaged with the engaging portions through the side holes.
Claims13
A flow control device, comprising:
- a body including a containing space internally formed therein, an installing opening fluidly communicating with the containing space, a discharge opening fluidly communicating with the containing space, an internal thread formed near the installing opening, and at least a side hole;
- a ball valve installed in the containing space and including a flow passage and at least an engaging recess;
- a hood pivotally connected to the body to be rotatable between a closing position to cover the discharge opening and an opening position to expose the discharge opening;
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- a handle including at least an engaging end engaged with the engaging recess through the side hole, by which the handle is pivotally mounted on the body to be rotatable between a drawing position and a blocking position, wherein when the handle is pivoted to the drawing position, the ball valve is rotated to align the flow passage with the installing opening and the discharge opening, and simultaneously the hood is pivoted to the opening position;
- and when the handle is pivoted to the blocking position, the ball valve is rotated to cause the flow passage to be misaligned with the installing opening and the discharge opening, and simultaneously the hood is restricted at the closing position.
A flow control device for controlling a fluid flow, comprising:
- a body including a containing space and a discharge opening fluidly communicating with the containing space;
- a handle pivotally mounted on the body and controlling the fluid flow from the body, the handle pivotally moving between a first position and a second position, wherein the discharge opening fluidly communicates with the containing space when the handle is in the first position, and the discharge opening does not communicate with the containing space when the handle is in the second position;
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- a protective mechanism including a protective member, and operable to move between a closing position and an opening position, wherein when the protective member is in the closing position, the handle pivots to the second position to lock and clamp the protective member between the handle and the body so that the protective member conceals the discharge opening, and when the protective member is in the opening position, the handle is in the first position to unlock the protective member and the protective member reveals the discharge opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.