Patent ID: 7096685
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: F16L,F25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A service device comprising: a body having a first end engagable with a service port, a second end engagable with a service unit, and an inner surface defining an interior chamber: a valve opening member disposed in the interior chamber, the valve opening member including a plug engaging end proximate to the first end, the plug engaging end being capable of changing position relative to the first end; a service port opening member configured to rotate the valve opening member relative to the body, the first end and the second end being in fluid communication when a service port is engaged with the first end and the service port is opened; and a member within the body having a first position oriented closer to the first end relative to a second position, the member moving from the first position to the second position when the service port is engaged with the first end of the body and permitting the service port to be opened.