Fluid handling – Ambient condition change responsive – Atmospheric
Patent
1991-05-17
1992-10-20
Chambers, A. Michael
Fluid handling
Ambient condition change responsive
Atmospheric
137 681, 137560, 2511497, 25112921, F16K 1738
Patent
active
051561808
ABSTRACT:
A connector with a safety shut-off feature for connecting a gas appliance to a source of gas. The connector comprises a tubular line, a first coupling adjacent the inlet end of the line for releasably coupling the line to the source of gas, a second coupling adjacent the outlet end of the line for releaseably coupling the line to the appliance, and a valve associated with the line movable between an open position for permitting passage of gas through the line and a closed position for preventing passage of gas through the line. An electric circuit controls the operation of the valve. The circuit comprises an electrical conductor on the line designed to break or otherwise become non-conductive in response to excessive heating or damage to the line, thereby causing an interruption in the flow of electric current through the electric circuit. The valve is responsive to such interruption to move to its closed position to prevent further passage of gas through the line.
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