Patent ID: 6363579
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: F16K,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand attachable drainage valve comprising:a neck, said neck having a threaded section for engaging with a mating member; a housing, said housing connected to said neck, said housing having a water distribution pad therein for dispersing water therefrom when placed underground; a set of ears on said housing, said ears protruding radially outward from said housing, said ears extending partially along a first peripheral portion of said housing and at a radial distance R2 from a center of said housing; and a set of finger grasping areas located between said ears, said finger grasping areas positioned on a second peripheral portion of said housing, said set of finger grasping areas extending from a first radial distance R1 from a center of said housing to the second radial distance R2 wherein the second radial distance R2 is greater than the first radial distance R1 to enable a person to grasp the housing in one hand with at least one of a users fingers positioned either on an ear or on one of said set of finger grasping areas so that the drainage valve can be axially guided into and secured to a pipe line for underground burial thereof.