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Valve lock

Granted 16 May 1995 · no office action yet

Assignee: NIBCO Inc.

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Inventors: Douglas A. Kieper · Examiner: A. Hugo Word · AU 294 · TC 2900

Application
934799
filed 24 Aug 1992
Publication
Not published
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US D358455
granted 16 May 1995

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an elevational perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is an elevational perspective view of a valve lock made in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view showing the valve lock of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view showing the valve lock of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view showing the valve lock of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational viewe showing the opposite side of the valve lock of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view showing the valve lock of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an elevational perspective view showing the valve lock of FIG. 1 mounted upon a valve shown in phantom lines;

FIG. 8 is an elevational end view showing the valve lock of FIG. 1 mounted upon a valve shown in phantom lines;

FIG. 9 is an elevational end view showing the valve lock of FIG. 1 mounted upon a valve and rotatably aligned with a valve handle shown in phantom lines;

FIG. 10 is an elevational perspective view of another embodiment of the valve lock made in accordance with the present invention having an angled leg member;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view showing the valve lock of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view showing the valve lock of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view showing the valve lock of FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view showing the opposite side of the valve lock of FIG. 10;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view showing the valve lock of FIG. 10;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view showing the valve lock of FIG. 10; and,

FIG. 17 is an elevational perspective view showing the valve lock of FIG. 10 mounted upon a valve shown in phantom lines.

The broken lines shown are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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D23/249

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