Patent ID: 6029683
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: F16K,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A universal valve plug comprising:a) a handle;b) a neck, said neck having an undersurface; andc) a shaft having a longitudinal axis, said shaft further having an end opposite said neck, wherein a diameter of said shaft is less than a diameter of said neck, and wherein a length of said shaft along said longitudinal axis from said undersurface of said neck to said end of said shaft is less than an interior depth of an outlet housing of a first type valve; andwherein the valve plug is interchangeably fittable within the outlet housing of the first type valve and an outlet housing of a second type valve, such that said end of said shaft will extend a certain distance within said outlet housing of said first type valve and will not open an interior valve disposed therein when said valve plug is sealingly secured within said outlet housing of said first type valve.