Patent ID: 6981511

Claim:
A purge fitting comprising: a body having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a vent port, and a purge actuator exterior to the body, the purge actuator having an open position and a closed position and a button adjacent to the vent port, the purge actuator sealing the vent port when the actuator is in the closed position and the seal being broken when the purge actuator is in the open position, the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet being in fluid communication when the purge actuator is in the closed position, and the vent port, the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet are in fluid communication when the purge actuator is in the open position, flow between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet being substantially unrestricted when the purge actuator is in the open position and the closed position, wherein the purge actuator includes a shaft extending into the body to a shaft retaining member and into a recess of a plug in the body.