Fluid handling – With casing – support – protector or static constructional... – Guards and shields
Patent
1999-08-24
2000-09-19
Chambers, A. Michael
Fluid handling
With casing, support, protector or static constructional...
Guards and shields
137317, F16L 3500
Patent
active
061197181
ABSTRACT:
An integral, one piece cover for a cylinder tank vessel valve is provided with a flexibly expandable housing, preferably formed of resilient molded plastic. The housing has a slot at the bottom, along one side. There is an opening formed adjacent to the slot. Dual locking tabs on the housing are adapted to receive a locking device. The cover is placed over the valve of a tank or any other upwardly extending valve by spreading the tabs apart, thus causing the slot to open and expand the lower portion of the housing. In this expanded state, the slot passes over the valve's hose or piping connection. The connection is then positioned within the opening and the tabs are released. The resilient nature of the housing biases the slots to close around the connector. The housing can At then be secured with a lock through the locking tabs. Once secured, the valve cannot be accessed without removal of the lock. When the cover is placed over the valve and is secured, it has the added benefit of providing protection of the valve during transport of the tank.
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Chambers A. Michael
Goldstein Stuart M.
McShane Thomas L.
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