Patent ID: 6929032

Claim:
A manifold section, comprising a, body portion and a first outlet extending integrally from the body portion, the body portion defining a body portion passageway and including a male connecting structure disposed at a first end of the body portion, a first pair of brackets flanking the male connecting structure, a female connecting structure disposed at a second end of the body portion, and a second pair of brackets flanking the female connecting structure, each of said first pair of brackets and each of said second pair of brackets defining a plurality of openings accommodating a locking pin, the first outlet defining a first outlet passageway opening into the body portion passageway and comprising a valve the valve, including a valve spool, a valve housing accommodating the valve spool and a valve stem extending from an end of the valve spool and in which the valve housing accommodates the valve spool such that the valve stem is oriented in a first vertical direction and in which the valve housing also accommodates the valve spool such that the valve stem is oriented in a second vertical direction, the second vertical direction substantially 180 degrees with respect to the first vertical direction.