Method and apparatus for indicating open/closed conditions of a valve as well as a valve having the apparatus
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Sep 15, 1998
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Jan 25, 1996
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May 12, 1995
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A valve open/closed condition indication apparatus includes a handle base mounted at an upper portion of a bonnet of a valve and having a spiral guide formed on an upper face thereof, and a handle including a handle body disposed on the handle base and an open/closed condition indication plate disposed on the handle body and engaged with and slidably movable in a diametrical direction by the spiral guide of the handle base. When the handle is rotated, a projection of the open/closed condition indication plate of the handle is guided by the spiral guide formed on the handle base so that it is moved in a diametrical direction. When the valve is put into a fully open condition or a fully closed condition by the rotation of the handle, a symbol or color indication marked on the open/close condition indication plate or the handle body and representing the fully open condition or the fully closed condition is indicated accurately in an indication window formed in a name plate or some other suitable member.
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