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US 9,285,048 B2Granted
Anti-contamination valve handle shroud
OwnerPeter Faulkenberryinventor
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Abstract
An enclosure for a valve assembly includes a base having an opening that allows a portion of a valve assembly to pass therethrough, and a valve handle shroud, extending from the base, to encapsulate a handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly.
Claims20
An enclosure for a valve assembly comprising:
- a base for mounting onto a conduit having a valve assembly, said base having an opening that allows a portion of the valve assembly to pass therethrough;
- and
- a valve handle shroud, affixable directly to said opening of said base, to encapsulate a stem and an entire handle of a handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly;
- said valve handle shroud including a base portion;
- said valve handle shroud including a handle cover portion to encapsulate the stem and entire handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly;
- said handle cover portion being pliable to allow rotation of said handle cover portion in association with movement of the handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly;
- said base portion being rigidly connected to said base so as to prevent rotation of said base portion in association with movement of the handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly.
4 more elements
An enclosure for a valve assembly comprising:
- a base for mounting onto a conduit having a valve assembly, said base having an opening that allows a portion of the valve assembly to pass therethrough;
- and
- a valve handle shroud, affixable to said base at said opening thereof, to encapsulate a stem and an entire handle of a handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly;
- said valve handle shroud including a base portion;
- said valve handle shroud including a handle cover portion to encapsulate the stem and the entire handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly;
- said handle cover portion being pliable to allow rotation of said handle cover portion in association with movement of the handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly;
- said base portion being rigidly connected to said base so as to prevent rotation of said base portion in association with movement of the handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly;
- said opening of said base including a plurality of tabs to rigidly connect said base to said base portion of said valve handle shroud;
- said base portion of said valve handle shroud including a single groove to engage said plurality of tabs.
6 more elements
An enclosure for a valve assembly comprising:
- a base for mounting onto a conduit having a valve assembly, said base having an opening that allows a portion of the valve assembly to pass therethrough;
- and
- a valve handle shroud, extending from said base, to encapsulate both a stem and an entire handle of a handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly;
- said valve handle shroud including a base portion;
- said valve handle shroud including a handle cover portion to encapsulate the stem and the entire handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly;
- said handle cover portion being pliable to allow rotation of said handle cover portion in association with movement of the handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly;
- said base portion being rigidly connected to said base so as to prevent rotation of said base portion in association with movement of the handle of the handle/stem assembly of the valve assembly;
- said valve handle shroud and said base being integrally formed of a homogeneous material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.