Patent ID: 6866122

Claim:
A liquid drain valve for a motor vehicle comprising a body member, a passageway through said body member having upstream and downstream ends with respect to the direction of flow therethrough, said body member having an upstream end for connecting the upstream end of said passageway with a source of liquid in a motor vehicle, a valve seat in said passageway between said upstream and downstream ends thereof, said valve seat having upstream arid downstream sides, a valve element on said upstream side of said valve seat and displaceable into and from engagement with said seat to respectively close and open said passageway to the flow of liquid therethrough, and said valve element being biased to engage said valve seat, said body member having a downstream end, and a valve actuator comprising a coupling member selectively engageable with said downstream end of said body member and a valve actuator element in said coupling member formed from wire and comprising a U-shaped projection extending in the upstream direction.