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Method and apparatus for removing and replacing the tamperproof device for a fire hydrant or other valve device

US6109292A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 20, 1999
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 20, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/5468
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for installing, removing and actuation a rotatable keyed actuation portion or lower valve stem portion of a fire hydrant or other valve device consisting of a first device for installing a rotatable keyed actuation portion, a second device for removing a rotatable keyed actuation portion and a third device for actuating a rotatable keyed actuation portion or a lower valve stem portion of a fire hydrant or other valve device.

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