Valve with locking slide

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9810344
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15046615

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A valve system includes a spring-biased locking slide plate which extends in an axial direction parallel to and offset from the axis of the valve stem and selectively extends through a base plate mounted to the top of a valve to selectively engage stop tabs on the valve body. The locking slide plate also extends through the valve handle and through a locking member to selectively lock the valve in open or closed positions. In one embodiment, the locking slide plate comprises two sections which include a lower section having tines which selectively engage tabs on the valve body and a second upper section which is spring-biased to the lower section to float to allow the lower section to accommodate different diameter valve bodies.

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NIBCO INC1516 MIDDLEBURY STREET ELKHART IN 46516-4740

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Andrejko, John P Charlotte, US 1 1
Bobo, David A Granger, US 17 46
Frische-Mouri, Paul Osceola, US 4 43
Kamble, Girish Maharashtra, IN 2 80
Krazit, Matthew Goshen, US 1 1

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