WO2015057610A1 - Valve handle lock - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K35/00—Means to prevent accidental or unauthorised actuation
- F16K35/10—Means to prevent accidental or unauthorised actuation with locking caps or locking bars
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K35/00—Means to prevent accidental or unauthorised actuation
- F16K35/06—Means to prevent accidental or unauthorised actuation using a removable actuating or locking member, e.g. a key
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K5/00—Plug valves; Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary
- F16K5/06—Plug valves; Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary with plugs having spherical surfaces; Packings therefor
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
- Y10T137/7069—With lock or seal
- Y10T137/7256—Locks against rotary motion
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- the present invention relates to a securing and locking apparatus associated with the control handle for a valve.
- Valves, and especially ball valves typically have stops for controlling the handle between fully opened and fully closed positions while still allowing intermediate positions if desired.
- a valve is left in one of a fully opened or a fully closed position.
- I n most installations it is undesirable to inadvertently cha nge the selected fully open or fully closed position.
- Prevention of inadvertent movement of a valve can be accomplished in a number of ways, including, for example, valve locks, such as disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos.
- the present invention provides a relatively inexpensive locking collar which slideably fits over the control handle of a valve, such as a ball valve, and can be moved to locking and unlocking positions.
- the collar includes a pair of spaced-apart tines which are spaced apart sufficiently to span a stop member on the valve body.
- One of the tines includes a tab extending outwardly and having a threaded aperture for receiving a threaded fastener.
- the fastener engages the stop member and secures the locking collar from movement, and, therefore, the valve handle remains in a fixed selected position, preventing inadvertent changing of the valve position.
- the collar when in a locked position, is adjacent an aperture in the handle, such that a lock can be inserted through the handle preventing movement of the locking collar and valve from one position to another without removing the lock.
- the locking collar can be stamp-formed and slideably secured to the handle during manufacture of the ha ndle or subsequently added to the handle.
- an adjustment fastener which selectively locks the valve in one position or another without requiring a separate padlock, the valve has two levels of security. One level prevents inadvertent changing of the valve position unless the adjustment fastener or screw is loosened while the second level allows the use of a padlock to prevent movement of the va lve by una uthorized tampering.
- FIG. 1 is a front left perspective view of a ball va lve embodying the present invention, shown in a first secured open position;
- FIG. 2 is a front right perspective view of the valve shown in Fig. 1, showing the opposite side of the securing mecha nism;
- FIG. 3 is a lower front perspective view of the valve shown in Figs. 1 and 2, shown with a padlock locki ng the valve in the open position to prevent tampering;
- FIG. 4 is an upper perspective view of the valve shown in Figs. 1 and 2, shown from the opposite end a nd showing the valve in a secured closed position;
- Fig. 5 is a bottom elevationa l view of the valve shown in Fig. 4;
- Fig. 6 is a top elevationa l view of the va lve shown in Fig. 4;
- Fig. 7 is a left-side perspective view of the valve shown in Fig. 4, shown with a padlock inserted locki ng the valve in a closed position and securing it against tampering;
- Fig. 8 is a front perspective view of the valve shown in Fig. 1 rotated 90° from Fig.
- Fig. 9 is a right-side view of the valve shown in Fig 8, shown with the control ha ndle moving in the direction of a rrow A to a pa rtia lly valve closed position and with the locking collar in a disengaged position.
- a ball valve 10 of conventional construction including a valve body 15 having an internally threaded inlet 12 and an internally threaded outlet 14 for securing threaded conduits (not shown) to the valve.
- the valve body 15 includes a valve stem housing 16 which conventionally includes a radially outwardly extending stop 18 for the open position of the valve and, at 90° from stop 18, a second stop 20 corresponding to the closed position of the valve.
- a valve stem 22 rotatably and sealably extends through housing 16 and is coupled to a ball 24 in the body of the valve (Fig. 7).
- a lever-type valve control handle 30 is coupled to the valve stem 22 through a conventional keyed connection.
- the end 36 of the handle includes a generally rectangular aperture, which engages the threaded rectangular end of valve stem 22 in a locking engagement and is secured thereto by means of a nut 38 threaded onto the top threaded end of the valve stem 22.
- This construction of the valve itself is conventional for typical ball valves, such as manufactured and commercially available from the Applicant, NIBCO I nc. of Elkhart, Indiana.
- the handle 30 includes a first end 32, typically coated with a polymeric material, an intermediate downwardly inclined section 34, and a valve stem engaging end 36.
- End 36 includes a downwardly depending tab 40 (best seen in Fig. 6) which engages a stop 21 on the valve stem housing 16 when the valve is in a closed position (Fig. 6) and engages stop 23 when the valve is in an open position (as can be visualized in Fig. 9).
- the valve stem housing 16 integrally includes a second pair of 90° spaced stops 18 and 20 for engagement by a locking collar 50 of the present invention.
- Handle section 34 includes an aperture 35 located between the locking collar 50 and handle section 32 for securing a padlock 70 to the handle, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 7, when it is desired to lock the position of the valves in open or closed positions, respectively.
- the bail 72 of the padlock 70 holds the collar 50 in a locking position which prevents tampering with the valve by preventing movement of the handle 30 and the selected position of the locked valve 10.
- the locking collar 50 of the present invention includes a generally rectangular central body 52 which surrounds rectangular section 34 of handle 30 and is loosely secured thereto, such that it can slide between a secured or locked position (shown in
- the locking collar 50 integrally includes a pair of fork-like downwardly depending spaced- apart tines 54 and 56 defining an open slot 58 which is dimensioned to allow tines 54 and 56 to span and fit over stop 18 (Figs. 1 and 2) or stop 20 (Figs. 5 and 6) when in a securing position, or locking position (shown in Figs. 3 and 7). Additionally, the collar 50 includes an orthogonally outwardly extending tab 60, coupled to one of the tines 54 or 56 (54 shown), and which includes a threaded aperture 62 for receiving a locking fastener 64, such as a screw.
- a locking fastener 64 such as a screw.
- the fastener can be a 6-32, an 8-32, or, in larger valves, a 10-24 threaded fastener.
- the materials used for the valve components are conventionally weather and/or chemical resistant to withstand the environment in which the valve is employed.
- the slot 58 between tines 54 and 56 of collar 50 is wider than the stops 18 a nd 20, and tab 60 extends from one edge of slot 58, as best seen in Fig. 1, to allow the fastening screw 64 to be tightened against the stop, such as stop 18 when the valve is in an open position, as seen in Figs 1 and 2, or stop 20, as seen in Fig 5, when in a closed position.
- the length of the fastener is selected to allow its compression against stop 18 or 20. This secures the handle and, thus, the valve position in a selected position to prevent accidental movement.
- fastener 64 is tightened against one of stops 18 or 20, the locking collar 50 cannot be slid away from the stops and, therefore, handle 30 cannot be inadvertently moved, thus providing a first level of security for the valve.
- a padlock such as padlock 70
- padlock 70 can have its bail 72 inserted through aperture 35 in handle section 34 to prevent the locking collar 50 from being moved from a locked position, regardless of the position of the fastener 64, to securely lock the valve in either an open position as illustrated in Fig. 3 or a closed position as illustrated in Fig. 7.
- the securing/locking collar can be configured to be used with any type of valve having stops and a movable control handle.
- the materials used for the valve components are conventionally weather and/or chemical resistant to withstand the environment in which the valve is employed.
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Abstract
A locking collar slideably fits over the control handle of a valve, such as a ball valve, and can be moved to locking and unlocking positions. The collar includes a pair of fork-like tines which a re spaced apart to span a stop member on the valve body. One of the tines includes a tab with a threaded aperture for receiving a threaded adjustment screw. When tightened against the stop member, the screw secures the locking collar and, therefore, the valve handle in a fixed position, preventing inadvertent changing of the valve position. An aperture in the handle allows a lock to be inserted through the handle preventing movement of the locking collar to prevent changing of the valve position by unauthorized tampering.
Description
VALVE HANDLE LOCK
BACKGROUND OF THE I NVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a securing and locking apparatus associated with the control handle for a valve.
[0002] Valves, and especially ball valves, typically have stops for controlling the handle between fully opened and fully closed positions while still allowing intermediate positions if desired. I n most applications, a valve is left in one of a fully opened or a fully closed position. I n most installations, it is undesirable to inadvertently cha nge the selected fully open or fully closed position. Prevention of inadvertent movement of a valve can be accomplished in a number of ways, including, for example, valve locks, such as disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,427,135, 5,785,074, and D 358,455, in which locking rings or tabs are positioned to engage a valve handle and include apertures which permit locks to be inserted between the locking member and the handle to also prevent tampering with a valve when in a selected position. Although these locking mechanisms allow the valves to be secured from tampering, it would be desirable to have an apparatus that provides both padlocked security but also an intermediate secured position which does not require a padlock but still prevents inadvertent movement of the valve, such as by inadvertent contact with the valve control handle.
SUM MARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The present invention provides a relatively inexpensive locking collar which slideably fits over the control handle of a valve, such as a ball valve, and can be moved to locking and unlocking positions. The collar includes a pair of spaced-apart tines which are spaced apart sufficiently to span a stop member on the valve body. One of the tines includes a tab extending outwardly and having a threaded aperture for receiving a threaded fastener. When tightened, the fastener engages the stop member and secures the locking collar from movement, and, therefore, the valve handle remains in a fixed selected position, preventing inadvertent changing of the valve position. The collar, when in a locked position, is adjacent an aperture in the handle, such that a lock can be inserted through the handle preventing movement of the locking collar and valve from one position to another without removing the lock.
[0004] The locking collar can be stamp-formed and slideably secured to the handle
during manufacture of the ha ndle or subsequently added to the handle. By providing an adjustment fastener which selectively locks the valve in one position or another without requiring a separate padlock, the valve has two levels of security. One level prevents inadvertent changing of the valve position unless the adjustment fastener or screw is loosened while the second level allows the use of a padlock to prevent movement of the va lve by una uthorized tampering.
[0005] These and other featu res, objects a nd advantages of the present invention will become appa rent upon reading the following description thereof together with reference to the accompa nying drawings.
BRI EF DESCRI PTI ON OF TH E DRAWINGS
[0006] Fig. 1 is a front left perspective view of a ball va lve embodying the present invention, shown in a first secured open position;
[0007] Fig. 2 is a front right perspective view of the valve shown in Fig. 1, showing the opposite side of the securing mecha nism;
[0008] Fig. 3 is a lower front perspective view of the valve shown in Figs. 1 and 2, shown with a padlock locki ng the valve in the open position to prevent tampering;
[0009] Fig. 4 is an upper perspective view of the valve shown in Figs. 1 and 2, shown from the opposite end a nd showing the valve in a secured closed position;
[0010] Fig. 5 is a bottom elevationa l view of the valve shown in Fig. 4;
[0011] Fig. 6 is a top elevationa l view of the va lve shown in Fig. 4;
[0012] Fig. 7 is a left-side perspective view of the valve shown in Fig. 4, shown with a padlock inserted locki ng the valve in a closed position and securing it against tampering;
[0013] Fig. 8 is a front perspective view of the valve shown in Fig. 1 rotated 90° from Fig.
1 and shown with the locking col lar slideably moved to a disengaged position with respect to a stop on the va lve stem housing; and
[0014] Fig. 9 is a right-side view of the valve shown in Fig 8, shown with the control ha ndle moving in the direction of a rrow A to a pa rtia lly valve closed position and with the locking collar in a disengaged position.
DETAI LED DESCRI PTION OF THE PREFERRED EM BODI M ENT
[0015] Referring initia lly to Figs. 1-3, there is shown a ball valve 10 of conventional
construction, including a valve body 15 having an internally threaded inlet 12 and an internally threaded outlet 14 for securing threaded conduits (not shown) to the valve. The valve body 15 includes a valve stem housing 16 which conventionally includes a radially outwardly extending stop 18 for the open position of the valve and, at 90° from stop 18, a second stop 20 corresponding to the closed position of the valve. A valve stem 22 rotatably and sealably extends through housing 16 and is coupled to a ball 24 in the body of the valve (Fig. 7). A lever-type valve control handle 30 is coupled to the valve stem 22 through a conventional keyed connection. Thus, the end 36 of the handle includes a generally rectangular aperture, which engages the threaded rectangular end of valve stem 22 in a locking engagement and is secured thereto by means of a nut 38 threaded onto the top threaded end of the valve stem 22. This construction of the valve itself is conventional for typical ball valves, such as manufactured and commercially available from the Applicant, NIBCO I nc. of Elkhart, Indiana.
[0016] The handle 30 includes a first end 32, typically coated with a polymeric material, an intermediate downwardly inclined section 34, and a valve stem engaging end 36. End 36 includes a downwardly depending tab 40 (best seen in Fig. 6) which engages a stop 21 on the valve stem housing 16 when the valve is in a closed position (Fig. 6) and engages stop 23 when the valve is in an open position (as can be visualized in Fig. 9). I n addition to the orthogonally oriented 90° spaced stops 21 and 23 on the valve body 15, the valve stem housing 16 integrally includes a second pair of 90° spaced stops 18 and 20 for engagement by a locking collar 50 of the present invention. Handle section 34 includes an aperture 35 located between the locking collar 50 and handle section 32 for securing a padlock 70 to the handle, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 7, when it is desired to lock the position of the valves in open or closed positions, respectively. The bail 72 of the padlock 70 holds the collar 50 in a locking position which prevents tampering with the valve by preventing movement of the handle 30 and the selected position of the locked valve 10.
[0017] The locking collar 50 of the present invention includes a generally rectangular central body 52 which surrounds rectangular section 34 of handle 30 and is loosely secured thereto, such that it can slide between a secured or locked position (shown in
Figs. 1-7) or to an unlocked and movable position, as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9. The locking collar 50 integrally includes a pair of fork-like downwardly depending spaced- apart tines 54 and 56 defining an open slot 58 which is dimensioned to allow tines 54 and
56 to span and fit over stop 18 (Figs. 1 and 2) or stop 20 (Figs. 5 and 6) when in a securing position, or locking position (shown in Figs. 3 and 7). Additionally, the collar 50 includes an orthogonally outwardly extending tab 60, coupled to one of the tines 54 or 56 (54 shown), and which includes a threaded aperture 62 for receiving a locking fastener 64, such as a screw. Depending upon the size of the valve, which can vary, the fastener can be a 6-32, an 8-32, or, in larger valves, a 10-24 threaded fastener. Typically, the materials used for the valve components are conventionally weather and/or chemical resistant to withstand the environment in which the valve is employed. The slot 58 between tines 54 and 56 of collar 50 is wider than the stops 18 a nd 20, and tab 60 extends from one edge of slot 58, as best seen in Fig. 1, to allow the fastening screw 64 to be tightened against the stop, such as stop 18 when the valve is in an open position, as seen in Figs 1 and 2, or stop 20, as seen in Fig 5, when in a closed position. The length of the fastener is selected to allow its compression against stop 18 or 20. This secures the handle and, thus, the valve position in a selected position to prevent accidental movement. When fastener 64 is tightened against one of stops 18 or 20, the locking collar 50 cannot be slid away from the stops and, therefore, handle 30 cannot be inadvertently moved, thus providing a first level of security for the valve.
[0018] When, however, the valve is installed in a location where tampering must be prevented, a padlock, such as padlock 70, can have its bail 72 inserted through aperture 35 in handle section 34 to prevent the locking collar 50 from being moved from a locked position, regardless of the position of the fastener 64, to securely lock the valve in either an open position as illustrated in Fig. 3 or a closed position as illustrated in Fig. 7. Although the invention is shown in the environment of a ball valve, it should be understood that the securing/locking collar can be configured to be used with any type of valve having stops and a movable control handle. Typically, the materials used for the valve components are conventionally weather and/or chemical resistant to withstand the environment in which the valve is employed.
[0019] It will become a pparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications to the preferred embodiment of the invention as described herein can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A locking collar for a control handle of a valve with a valve body having stops engaging the control handle at open a nd closed positions, said collar comprising:
a collar slideably mounted to the handle of the valve;
a pair of spaced-apart tines extending from said collar, said tines spaced apart to span a stop member on the valve body when said collar is moved to a position to engage the stop member; and
a tab extending from at least one of said tines to align with a stop on the valve body, said tab having a threaded aperture for receiving a threaded adjustment fastener such that, when tightened against the stop member, the fastener secures the collar and valve handle in a fixed position preventing inadvertent changing of the valve position.
2. The locking collar as defined in claim 1 wherein a lock can be inserted through the handle, preventing movement of the collar from a locked position in which said tines engage the stop member.
3. The locking collar as defined in any one of claims 1 and 2 wherein said tines of said collar extend toward the valve body.
4. The locking collar as defined in any one of claims 1-3 wherein said tab extends in a direction away from the valve body.
5. The locking collar as defined in any one of claims 1-4 wherein said collar is stamp- formed.
6. The locking collar as defined in any one of claims 1-5 wherein said collar has a generally rectangular body section that slides over the handle of the valve.
7. The locking collar as defined in any one of claims 1-5 wherein said fastener is a screw.
8. A locking collar and handle for controlling the position of a valve with a valve body and valve stem, the body having stops engaging said handle at open and closed positions comprising:
a handle engaging the valve stem for moving the valve between open, closed, and partially open positions;
a collar slideably mounted to the handle of the valve;
a pair of fork-like tines extending from said collar which are spaced apart to span stops on the valve body; and
a tab extending from at least one of said tines to align with a stop on the valve body, said tab having a threaded a perture for receiving a threaded fastener such that, when said fastener is tightened against the stop, the fastener secures said collar and said handle in a fixed position preventing inadvertent changing of the valve position.
9. The locking collar and ha ndle as defined in claim 8 and further including an aperture in said handle, such that a lock can be inserted through said handle, preventing movement of said collar from a locked position without removing the lock.
10. The locking collar and handle as defined in any one of claims 8 and 9 wherein said collar is stamp-formed.
11. A valve assembly comprising:
a valve having a valve body and a valve stem, said assembly including a handle coupled to said valve stem for changing the state of said valve and wherein said valve body includes outwardly extending stops for engaging said handle at open and closed positions;
a collar slideably mounted to said handle of said valve;
a pair of fork-like tines extending from said collar which are spaced apart to span stops on said valve body; and
a tab extending from at least one of said tines to align with a stop on said valve body, said tab having a threaded a perture for receiving a threaded fastener such that, when said fastener is tightened against said stop, said fastener secures said collar and said handle in a fixed position preventing inadvertent changing of the valve position.
12. The valve assembly as defined in claim 11 and further including an aperture in said handle, such that a lock can be inserted through said handle, preventing movement of said collar from a locked position without removing the lock.
13. The valve assembly as defined in any one of claims 11 and 12 wherein said valve body has four stops extending outwardly therefrom and spaced from one another at 90° intervals.
14. The valve assembly as defined in claim 13 wherein said handle has a downwardly extending tab which engages two of said stops positioned at 180° intervals and wherein said tines of said collar selectively engage the remaining two stops.
15. The valve assembly as defined in any one of claims 11-14 wherein said valve is a ball valve.
16. The valve assembly as defined in any one of claims 11-15 wherein said collar is stamp-formed.
17. The valve assembly as defined in any one of claims 11-16 wherein said collar selectively secures said handle in a first secured position or a second locked position.
18. The valve assembly as defined in any one of claims 11-17 and further including an aperture in said handle, such that a lock can be inserted through said handle, preventing movement of said collar from a locked position without removing the lock.
19. The valve assembly as defined in any one of claims 11-18 and further including a padlock for attachment to said valve handle.
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