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US 7,731,153 · App. 11/523,421 · Granted Jun 8, 2010

Handle for valves

Assignee: Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme AG
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,731,153
App. No.
11/523,421
Granted
Jun 8, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handle ( 1 ) for valves ( 4 ) comprising a connecting region ( 2 ) for connecting the handle ( 1 ) to a spindle ( 5 ) of the valve ( 4 ), an actuating arm ( 3 ) for actuating the valve ( 4 ), a locking lever ( 8 ) arranged resiliently in the actuating arm ( 3 ) for engaging the actuating arm ( 3 ) and a locking and guide disc ( 16 ) for locking and guiding the handle ( 1 ), the locking and guide disc ( 16 ) having a greater external diameter than the connecting region ( 2 ) and being arranged to be able to be connected to a flange region ( 12 ) of the valve ( 4 ).

Claims (9)

1. Handle for valves comprising a connecting region for connecting the handle to a spindle of a valve, an actuating arm for actuating the valve, a locking lever arranged resiliently in the actuating arm for engaging the actuating arm and a locking and guide disc for locking and guiding the handle, wherein the locking and guide disc has a greater external diameter than the connecting region and is arranged to be able to be connected to a flange region of the valve, the locking and guide disc has a first side, a second side opposing the first side, and an outer circumferential surface, wherein at least one lug and one locking hook are provided on the first side and a slide and at least one locating lug is provided on the second side, wherein the locking and guide disc may be fitted to coincide with the design and the purpose of the valve in four different orientations.

2. Handle for valves according to claim 1 , wherein notches are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the locking and guide disc.

3. Handle for valves according to claim 2 , wherein the notches are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the locking and guide disc in a region with a circumferential angle of between about 90° to 180°.

4. Handle for valves according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one lug is arranged to extend in an axial direction.

5. Handle for valves according to claim 4 , wherein the slide is arranged to extend in the axial direction.

6. Handle for valves according to claim 5 , wherein the slide is configured continuously over a circumferential angle of more than 180°.

7. Handle for valves according to claim 1 , wherein a flange region of the valve is provided with a switching ring arranged to cooperate with the handle.

8. Handle for valves according to claim 7 , wherein the switching ring comprises resilient S-shaped regions in the radial direction and cam lobes oriented radially outwardly.

9. Handle for valves according to claim 7 , wherein that the switching ring has a height which is lower than a height of the locking and guide disc, the switching ring and the locking and guide disc being arranged to engage at least partially in one another.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2006
From: MIKLO, JURGEN; TKACZYK, PETER
To: GEORG FISCHER ROHRLEITUNGSSYSTEME AG
Reel/Frame 018437/0535 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 05020447 · Sep 20, 2005 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070063157A1 · Mar 22, 2007