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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047223 | Gauge assembly having a stop fill device A gauge assembly includes an indicator for providing an indication of an amount of fluid in a tank and a stop-fill assembly for stopping the flow of fluid flowing into the tank once the fluid reaches a particular level. The gauge assembly has a shaft that rotates as... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7921873 | Service valve assembly having a stop-fill device and a liquid level indicating dial A combination overfill protection device, fluid level gauge, includes a service valve having a body defining a set of wrench flats, an input port, and a tank port wherein the overfill protection device has a float that rotates a shaft in response to a change in flui... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7726334 | Service valve assembly having a stop-fill device and remote liquid level indicator A system for determining a fluid level in a pressurizable container comprising is disclosed. The system includes a service valve having a set of wrench flats defining parallel flat surfaces, one of the wrench flats having a recess defined entirely within its flat su... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7654281 | Gauge assembly having a stop fill device A gauge assembly includes an indicator for providing an indication of an amount of fluid in a tank and a stop-fill assembly for stopping the flow of fluid flowing into the tank once the fluid reaches a particular level. The gauge assembly has a shaft that rotates as... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7293578 | Gauge assembly having a stop fill device A gauge assembly includes an indicator for providing an indication of an amount of fluid in a tank and a stop-fill assembly for stopping the flow of fluid flowing into the tank once the fluid reaches a particular level. The gauge assembly has a shaft that rotates as... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7163282 | Valve unit and liquid ejecting apparatus The pressure of a pressure chamber decreases as liquid is ejected from an ejecting head. A valve element of a valve unit is provided inside the pressure chamber. The valve element has a power point part, fulcrum part and application point part. The power point part ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6543471 | Water heater fail safe apparatus An apparatus for automatically shutting off a water supply to a leaking water heater includes a water-collecting tray adapted to be positioned beneath a water heater, and a float mechanism removably attachable to the tray. The float mechanism has a float ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6336469 | Domestic hot water service inlet shut off valve triggered by fluid level in overflow tray A mechanism for opening or closing a shut-off valve, the mechanism having a valve actuator for moving the valve from a first position to a second position, an urging means, a trigger which, when activated, triggers operation of the valve actuator, the tri... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6305411 | Normally-open backwater valve A backwater valve (for preventing the flow of liquid in a reverse direction when water backs up in the valve) has a gate which sealingly engages the input opening to the valve chamber so as to prevent the flow of water out of or into the input opening. Th... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305405 | Valve for a tank and especially for a flow control arrangement having a plurality of fluid storage tanks A fluid flow control valve having a cam disposed near an opening of a fuel passage. The cam is operable to be rotated about a shaft by the action of a float. As a fluid level in a tank changes, the cam rotates from an open position remote from the opening... | 10/23/2001 |
| 5832953 | Overfill shut-off system for liquid storage tanks An improved overfill shut-off system for a liquid storage tank includes a passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, a valve seat in the passage, a plunger that is movable within the passage for the purpose of engaging the valve seat to impede flow of... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5564464 | Storage tank shut-off valve An improved control valve for a holding tank is provided for cutting off the flow of fluid into a holding tank device in response to achieving a predetermined fluid level in the holding tank. The assembly includes a housing configured for placement adjace... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5531247 | Temperature and pressure resistant shutoff valve The float-controlled shutoff valve has an upright flow passage controlled by a transverse valve spool rotated between open and closed positions by the float in response to changing levels of liquid within the holding tank. The spool has a deep, generally ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5427137 | Fluid shut off valve and fill level indication A valve to monitor the level of fluid in an above ground storage tank while the tank is being filled, cutoff the flow of fluid when the tank is in a full condition, and as long as the filling pressure is on the valve the valve will remain cutoff even if t... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5207241 | Liquid shut-off valve A liquid fuel shut-off valve for insertion through the feed pipe opening and mounting inside a fuel tank including, in combination, a valve body having an inlet and an outlet joined by a first bore aligned axially with the feed pipe through which the fuel... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5205320 | Flow rate control unit A flow rate control unit equipped with inner and outer dual cylinders in the housing of the unit, wherein the inner cylinder is normally urged by an elastic member to change the position of the upper section of the inner cylinder depending upon the balanc... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5007450 | Add-on liquid overflow shut-off valve for tank An add-on liquid overflow shut-off valve including a valve body, a float and an arm connecting the float to the body that is insertable in fully assembled form through a standard tank lid opening, and further including a flanged end on the valve body for ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4775466 | Fuel separator system A control for draining water accumulated in a fuel tank, without loss of fuel or ingestion of water into an associate fuel system, is responsive to a flotation device weighted to float at the water-fuel interface. The flotation device is connected by a le... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4741358 | Liquid level control float valve A liquid level control float valve which comprises a valve body, an open/close valve disposed in the valve body, the open/close valve being mounted on a gear shaft which extends from the inside of the valve body to the outside of the valve body and on opp... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4490311 | Drum humidifier Improvements to humidifiers are provided. A housing has sides permitting a motor and air duct to be fitted with the motor on one of the sides and the duct on the other to facilitate assembly. The housing is also formed to facilitate removal of a tray cont... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4469116 | Valve device for the prevention of the overfilling of portable containers, particulary gas cylinders A valve device serving to prevent overfilling of portable containers, particularly liquid gas cylinders, includes a ball which is freely rotatable relative to a spherical seating face in a casing having a filling channel extending to said seating face. Th... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4136711 | Pilot operated ball cock valve A pilot operated ball cock valve for controling the height of fluid in a tank. The rotary pilot valve has an inlet port and an outlet port which are interconnected and communicate with a fluid channel which bypasses an evacuation chamber and a diaphragm v... | 01/30/1979 |
