Patents Assigned to Hydraulic Tool Engineering, Inc.
  • Three-position, four-way rotary valve with pistol grip actuator
    Patent number: 5465755
    Abstract: A valve member of a three-position, four-way valve is supported to rotate in opposite directions about a predetermined axis from a neutral position to first and second active positions. The valve member is moved between such positions by a manually operable actuator mounted on a pistol grip handle and adapted to be pivoted between a neutral position and first and second actuated positions about an axis offset from and extending perpendicular to the rotational axis of the valve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Hydraulic Tool Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Ellsworth W. Lapp