Patent ID: 9371640
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: E03D,E03F

Claim Text:
1. A valve apparatus, comprising: a housing having a top and a bottom and defining a chamber extending between the top and the bottom; a catch plate disposed within the chamber and movable with respect to the housing, the catch plate comprising at least one magnetic region; a magnetic body in communication with at least a portion of the chamber; an indicator in communication with the catch plate; and a cable having a first end and a second end, the first end of the cable secured to the catch plate and the second end of the cable secured to a hook, wherein the catch plate is transitionable from a first position in which the catch plate is disposed at a first location within the chamber, to a second position in which the catch plate is displaced from the first location, and wherein the catch plate is configured to be detachably held in the first position via an interaction between the at least one magnetic region and the magnetic body.