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Monitor with safety valve

  • US 5,593,092 A
  • Filed: 10/23/1995
  • Issued: 01/14/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A portable base for a monitor, said base being operable to convey a liquid from a supply to the monitor, said base when in customary use being placed in an operating position on a support surface, said base comprising a conduit forming a flow passage between an inlet end and an outlet end, said inlet end being connectable to said supply and said outlet end being connectable to the monitor, and valve means mounted on said conduit for automatically closing said flow passage in the event that said base lifts off the support surface, said valve means including a valve pivotably mounted in said flow passage and movable between open and closed positions, and trip means connected to said valve and responsive to the base lifting from the support surface for moving said valve to said closed position.

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