Patent ID: 8720478

Claim:
A mechanism for implementing at least one of activation and deactivation of a gas valve, said gas valve being coupled to an input manifold of a processing chamber, said mechanism comprising: a toggle arm configured to be disposed in one of a toggle activation position and a toggle deactivation position; and a toggle operated switch coupled to said toggle arm and said gas valve, said toggle operated switch being disposed on top of said gas valve, said toggle arm being disposed on top of said toggle operated switch so as to minimize a footprint of an assembly that comprises said gas valve, said toggle operated switch, and said toggle arm, wherein process gas flow flows through said gas valve when said toggle arm is in said toggle activation position and said process gas flow is inhibited from flowing into said gas valve when said toggle arm is in said toggle deactivation position, a pressure coupler for receiving compressed gas, and an adapter fitting having a fitting top, a fitting bottom opposite said fitting top, and a fitting side orthogonal to both said fitting top and said fitting bottom, said fitting side being coupled to said pressure coupling, said fitting top being coupled to said toggle operated switch, and said fitting bottom being coupled to said gas valve, wherein when said toggle arm is disposed in the toggle activation position, compressed gas flows through said adapter fitting to activate said gas valve to enable process gas flow into said input manifold, and and wherein when said toggle arm is disposed in said toggle deactivation position, said toggle operated switch inhibits said compressed gas from reaching said gas valve through said adapter fitting, thereby enabling said toggle operated switch to indirectly inhibit said process gas from flowing into said input manifold.