Patent ID: 8905072
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: F15B,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A manual override device for controlling at least one valve in a power system, comprising: a rod having a first end and a second end; an attachment configured to attach to a spool of the at least one valve, the attachment including a clearance with respect to the first end of the rod so as to allow the attachment to move with the spool, during ordinary operation of the power system, without contacting the rod; a lever connected to the second end of the rod and configured to activate the manual override device by moving the rod in a longitudinal direction such that the first end of the rod makes contact with the attachment to move the spool; a housing configured to attach to a mount of the power system in the longitudinal direction below the spool, the housing including a plug end; and a spring disposed on the plug end within the housing and a stop collar disposed over the spring, wherein the rod extends through the housing, the stop collar, the spring and the plug end, and wherein the rod includes an enlarged diameter section at the first end which abuts the stop collar during the ordinary operation of the power system.