US 12,276,093 B2
Water valve manipulation device
Lawrence Marino, Morris, IL (US)
Filed by Lawrence Marino, Morris, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/237,994.
Prior Publication US 2025/0067030 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. E03B 9/08 (2006.01); B25B 13/48 (2006.01); F16K 31/46 (2006.01)
CPC E03B 9/08 (2013.01) [B25B 13/48 (2013.01); F16K 31/46 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water valve manipulation device comprising:
a socket wrench having a shaft being elongated to a length of at least 2.0 meters thereby facilitating said socket wrench to be extended down an access conduit to engage a buried water line, said socket wrench having a socket for insertably receiving a test whip attached to the buried water line wherein socket wrench is configured to facilitate a worker standing on the ground to manipulate said test whip;
a handle extending through said socket wrench, said handle being oriented transverse with said socket wrench wherein said handle is configured to be gripped by the worker for rotating said socket wrench;
a gear box being attached to said socket wrench, said gear box having an output shaft being oriented perpendicular to said socket wrench thereby facilitating said output shaft to engage a corporation valve on a water main; and
an input shaft being attached to said gear box such that said input shaft drives said gear box when said input shaft is rotated, said input shaft having an engaging knob being disposed on said input shaft wherein said engaging knob is configured to be engaged by an open end wrench employed by the worker, said input shaft having a length being sufficient to expose said engaging knob when said socket wrench is extended down said access conduit wherein said input shaft is configured to facilitate the worker standing on the ground to close said corporation valve.