Locks – Portable – Clamps
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-24
2007-04-24
Gall, Lloyd A. (Department: 3676)
Locks
Portable
Clamps
C070S177000, C070S180000, C070S203000, C070S212000, C137S385000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10927797
ABSTRACT:
A lockout assembly suitable for use with a valve having a handle rotatable between an open position and a closed position includes a lock arm which supports a clamping mechanism. In one aspect of the invention, the lock arm includes a longitudinal slot having slot ends. The clamping mechanism is engagable with the handle for clamping thereto and includes a threaded stud extending through the slot. The threaded stud is slidable in the slot between the slot ends. In another aspect of the invention, the clamping mechanism includes a locking knife and body. The body is interposed between the lock arm and locking knife, and includes an opening for slidably receiving the threaded stud therethrough. The locking knife is axially fixed to an end of the threaded stud and is moveable relative to the body for clamping onto the handle interposed between the locking knife and body. The locking knife includes a lower jaw having a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end is connected to the threaded stud by a sidearm offset from an axis defined by the threaded stud to allow the handle to slip between the lower jaw and body over the distal end of the lower jaw.
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Brady Worldwide Inc.
Gall Lloyd A.
Quarles & Brady LLP
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