Patent ID: 9746873
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B61D,F16K,G05G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A handle assembly for an outlet valve for a tank, where the outlet valve has a coupler that is actuated to open and close the outlet valve, the handle assembly comprising: a. a handle; b. a shaft attached to the handle and having a tip; and c. a bracket adapted to mount the shaft to the tank so that the shaft is pivotally mounted with respect to the tank and movable with respect to the outlet valve between an engaged position where the tip of the shaft engages the coupler and a disengaged position where the tip of the shaft is disengaged from the coupler, the disengaged position defined as a mechanical separation between the shaft and the coupler thereby eliminating a mechanical connection between the handle and the outlet valve, and further wherein the mechanical separation includes full disengagement between the shaft and the coupler and that when there is the mechanical separation, there is no operational capability to open the outlet valve.