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Gas Grill safety plug, with hermetic seal

[Category : - Camping and Outdoors - Lawn and Garden- Cooking]
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The safety plug ensures a clean connection to a propane tank by use of a hermetic 'live' seal integrated into the single-shot plastic molding. Mud daubers and nesting spiders are a big problem in many states, as is marine corrosion also tar, grit and damage to the protruding brass nipple, any of which can prevent a perfect seal.
By virtue of a beaded claw, the plug also lifts the hose out of the dirt when not connected, then hangs conveniently by the tank coupling when not in use.
We own a gas grill manufacturing plant in the UK and designed this plug for our exports to the US as soon as we understood the problem and how the standard America/Canadian QCC-1 propane coupling system could be improved.
Unable to effectively market the product from the UK we sat it in an untraceable backwater of Amazon.com where it consistently racks up an average of 4.5 stars with comments like 'why is this not in Lowes' etc. and sales frequently are multiples with satisfied customers buying to give to friends and relatives. Please view: Link
The product would also appeal to boat and RV manufacturers, the military and other professionals wherever a perfect reconnect is essential to safety, - if they could be reached.
Tooling may be available.

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Molding costs less than 20 cents and we add value with a cheap black cap to protect the tank side of the connection. Do the math.

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US 9109738

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