Combined handle-operated flow control valve and pressure gauge

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a combined handle-operated flow control valve and pressure gauge showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front end elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 6 is a rear end elevational view thereof.

The shaft portion is shown broken-away in the views to indicate indeterminate length.

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Patent History
Patent number: D308094
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 26, 1988
Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
Inventor: Robert W. Hengesbach (Mentor, OH)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Brian N. Vinson
Attorney: David A. Burge
Application Number: 7/224,250
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Trigger, Lever Or Button Actuation (D23/226)