Patent ID: 9226482
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A valve comprising a valve body and an actuating mechanism wherein the valve body comprises a receiver and a valve cap wherein the actuating mechanism has an actuating pin comprising an actuating pin end, and an actuating pin head which are located on opposing ends of the actuating pin wherein the actuating pin has an actuating pin length dimension; a receiver pin comprising a receiver pin end and a receiver pin head which are located on opposing ends of the receiver pin wherein the receiver pin has a receiver pin length dimension; and a ball; the receiver second end is attached to the valve cap first end, the receiver pin length dimension is configured so that greater than about 25% of the receiver pin length extends beyond the receiver first end when the valve is in the closed position, and the receiver pin is made of a material having a thermal conductivity greater than 50 Btu/(hr-° F.-ft) at 68° F.