Transverse handle assembly for a valve

US9234606B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Kohler Co. · US

Inventors

• Max Bock-Aronson · Minneapolis, US
• Murali Natarajan · Sheboygan, US
• Benjamin W. Marotz · Kohler, US
• Michael J. Strege · Plymouth, US
• Jeffrey A. Schumacher · Port Washington, US
• Joel T. Smith · Cedarburg, US
• Sharathkumar B. Badiger · Sheboygan, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 3, 2014
• Grant date: Jan 12, 2016
• Expiry date: Sep 3, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T137/6024
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A handle assembly for a valve system is provided. The handle assembly includes a first gear coupled to an input shaft, a handle coupled to the input shaft, a second gear coupled to an output shaft and positioned to engage the first gear, and a saddle interconnecting the input shaft and the output shaft.