CA2168892A1 - Locking valve - Google Patents

Abstract

A LOCKING VALVE CONSISTING OF A
VALVE BODY OF ANY SIZE, AND A
CYLINDER LOCK OF CONCESSION
STYLE, THAT LOCKS INTO THE CLOSED
OR OPEN POSITION TO ALLOW THE
CONTROL OF ANY GIVEN PRODUCT THE
VALVE IS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING.
THIS VALVE IS DESIGNED WITH
SECURITY IN MIND. THE VALVE IS
DESIGNED TO PREVENT THEFT OF UNIT
OR PRODUCT.

Description

specification THIS INVENTION RELATES TO A
VALVE BODY THAT LOCKS .
THIS ASSEMBLY PUTS INTO PLACE
TWO COMMON MECHANICAL
COMPONENTS AND COMBINES THEM
INTO ONE TO FORM A SECURE ANTI
THEFT LOCKING VALVE BODY THAT IS
CAPABLE OF LOCKING INTO THE OPEN
OR CLOSED POSITION.
THIS LOCKING VALVE CAN BE USED IN
ANY APPLICATION WHERE SECURITY IS
A CONCERN.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR
THE PURPOSE OF STOPPING TRAILER
THEFT ON AIR AND VACUUM BRAKE
TRAILERS BY CONTROLLING THE FLOW
OF AIR OR VACUUM BY LOCKING THE
VALVES IN A CLOSED POSITION . THIS
IN TURN WOULD NOT ALLOW THE
SYSTEM TO CHARGE WITH AIR OR
VACUUM, IN TURN NOT RELEASING
THE MAXI BRAKES MAKlNG THE
TRAILER INOPERABLE AND VIRTUALLY
IMMOBILE .
THIS LOCKING VALVE BY DESIGN IS
CAPABLE OF BEING AN ANTI THEFT
DEVICE FOR ALL AUTOMOTIVE BY
LOCKING THE FUEL FLOW AND STILL
NOT HAVING TO GREATLY MODIFY THE

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WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM . BY USING THE
CONCEALED LOCK IT MAKES IT
DIFFICULT TO PICK OR BREAK OFF .
lN CLOSlNG THIS STATEMENT, THE
SYSTEM OF A LOCKlNG VALVE WITH
THIS DESIGN OF CYLlNDER AS
SHOWN IN ACCOMPANYlNG DRAWlNGS ' MAKES IT VERY UNIQUE AND
VALUABLE WITH POSSIBILITES
LIMl'l'~L~
ONLY BY THE USERS MlND .
THIS LOCKlNG VALVE Dl~ KS FROM
OTHERS AS THE CONCEALED LOCK
AND VALVE ASSEMBLY WOULD BE
COMBlNED TO FORM ONE UNIT TO
PREVENT THEFT AND TAMPERlNG .
LOCKlNG VALVES ON THE MARKET USE
THE PADLOCK SYSTEM WHICH USES
TABS EXTENDlNG AWAY FROM THE
LOCK MAKING THEM EASY TO BREAK.

Claims

CLAIMS:
A LOCKING VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY
WITH A CYLINDER LOCK ON A
PRODUCT VALVE COMBINED TO MAKE
ONE COMPONENT