Valve handle and bracket

- Swagelok Marketing Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the valve handle and bracket of our design, shown in the open position and shown in conjunction with a valve body in broken lines;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the valve handle and bracket of FIG. 1, shown in the closed position and shown in conjunction with a valve body and padlock in broken lines;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the valve handle and bracket of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front end view of the valve handle and bracket of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a back end view of the valve handle and bracket of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the valve handle and bracket of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the valve handle and bracket of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the valve handle and bracket of FIG. 2.

The broken lines are for illustration only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a valve handle and bracket, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D189904 March 1961 Seltsam
D205827 September 1966 Plagenberg
D378400 March 11, 1997 Kowalics
D407799 April 6, 1999 Kitchen et al.
D416983 November 23, 1999 Kitchen et al.
1683649 September 1928 Belote
2592816 April 1952 Mapes
2648517 August 1953 Berland et al.
2661765 December 1953 Troy
4208033 June 17, 1980 Kesterman
5092359 March 3, 1992 Wirth et al.
5131627 July 21, 1992 Kolenc
5470044 November 28, 1995 Chi
Foreign Patent Documents
88 02 076 February 1988 DE
0 347 289 June 1989 EP
1.106.309 December 1955 FR
Other references
  • Attached Exhibit C consisting of 3 pages of drawings of a design for a toggle valve.
  • Swagelok brochure dated Apr. 3, 1997.
  • Attached Exhibit A is a drawing of an earlier devise that may be prior art and should initially be treated as such for the purposes of this application.
Patent History
Patent number: D439314
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 2, 1998
Date of Patent: Mar 20, 2001
Assignee: Swagelok Marketing Co. (Cleveland, OH)
Inventors: Dale J. Kitchen (South Euclid, OH), Brian K. Sprafka (Euclid, OH)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric Watterson
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Application Number: 29/086,015
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D23/249)
International Classification: 2301;