Patent ID: 11872968
Assignee: BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. An assembly comprising:
a reservoir having a receiving port;
a valve for attachment to the reservoir; the valve having
a body;
an inlet port connected to the body, the inlet port having a threaded portion for mating with the receiving port and a hex portion, wherein the hex portion has a width of about 0.5 inches and includes a frangible feature in substantially the mid-point of the hex portion wherein upon breakage at the frangible feature a first portion of the hex portion having a width of about 0.25 inches remains attached to the reservoir and a second portion of the hex portion having a width of about 0.25 inches remains connected to the body;
at least one delivery port connected to the body;
a supply port connected to the body having an axis parallel to an axis of the inlet port; and
an exhaust port connected to the body having an axis perpendicular to both the supply port axis and the inlet port axis, wherein the inlet port axis is perpendicular to a surface of the reservoir when the valve is mated to the receiving port.