Patent ID: 7000896

Claim:
A valve, comprising: a valve body defining an inlet and an outlet, said valve body defining a first opening and a second opening; a valve member disposed within said valve body and rotatably movable between a closed position and an open position; a valve handle comprising an upper portion, an intermediate portion, and a lower portion including an inwardly bent portion that extends toward said valve body, said lower portion being secured to a valve stem of said valve member and being operable to rotate said valve member, said upper and lower portions being generally parallel to one another and said intermediate portion being at an angle to said upper and lower portions and interconnecting said upper and lower portions so as to space said upper portion laterally from said valve body, said valve handle being movable between a first position corresponding to the closed position of said valve member and a second position corresponding to the open position of said valve member; and wherein each of said first and second openings is adapted to receive a stop member that, when installed in one of said first and second openings, is adapted to engage said inwardly bent portion of said lower portion of said valve handle to limit rotation of said valve handle and wherein, when said stop member is installed in said first opening, said valve handle is moved in a first direction between said first and second positions and wherein, when said stop member is installed in said second opening, said valve handle is moved in a second direction between said first and second positions, and wherein, when said stop member is not installed in either of said first and second openings, said valve handle is movable in either of said first and second directions.