| US 7,559,528 B2 | ||
| Manual lock pin with lanyard | ||
| Javier Gutierrez, Chandler, Ariz. (US); Raul Velasquez, El Mirage, Ariz. (US); Joel E. Labenz, Chandler, Ariz. (US); and Michael H. Borns, Gilbert, Ariz. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/479,862. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0001109 A1, Jan. 03, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16K 35/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 251—93 [251/90; 70/177; 70/179] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A valve assembly, comprising:
a valve body having an inlet port, an outlet port, and a flow passage therebetween;
a valve element movably disposed within the valve body flow passage;
an actuator housing;
an actuator disposed within the actuator housing and coupled to the valve element, the actuator operable to move the valve;
an unlocked storage opening formed in the actuator housing;
a locked storage opening formed in the actuator housing;
a single lock selectively insertable into, and movable between, the unlocked storage opening and the locked storage opening,
wherein:
when the single lock is in the unlocked storage opening, the single lock does not contact the actuator, and valve movement
is thereby not inhibited, and
when the single lock is in the locked storage opening, the single lock contacts at least a portion of the actuator, and valve
movement is thereby completely inhibited.
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