Abstract: A valve which has a valve body having a through-bore to permit the flow of gas through the through-bore, an excessive flow valve disposed within the through-bore of the valve body, the excessive flow valve including a supporting tube having a plurality of struts, an axial bore extending through the supporting tube, a stem movable axially against a spring within the bore and a disk on a free end of the stem. The excessive flow valve is engaged in a through-bore of the valve body.
Abstract: A lock comprising notched combination disks, a bolt movable in translation and urged to its extended position which may be moved solely when a coded combination has been formed by rotation of the combination disks, and means for driving the bolt to its retracted position. In accordance with the invention, the lock comprises means for locking the bolt in the retracted position, means for making said bolt drive means inoperative when the bolt is in its retracted position, and means for unlocking the bolt once the door has been opened then closed again.