CPC E03B 7/071 (2013.01) [F16K 31/05 (2013.01); F16K 31/055 (2013.01); F16K 51/00 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. An automatic valve actuator unit for use with an associated manual shutoff valve configured to permit or restrict the flow of fluid through an associated supply pipe, the unit comprising:
a housing;
an attachment mechanism for securing the housing to at least one of the associated supply pipe or manual shutoff valve; and
an actuator at least partially supported in the housing and having an output shaft extending from the housing;
wherein the housing has an L-shape and is supported by the attachment mechanism such that the actuator extends over the associated manual shutoff valve in cantilevered fashion,
wherein the attachment mechanism includes a clamp assembly having first and second cooperating clamp members, the first and second cooperating clamp members extending from a second leg of the L-shape housing and being movable within the housing to adjust a point of attachment of the housing.
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