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US 10,118,203 B1Granted
Tank assembly and methods for neutralization and decontamination of valves
AssigneeJ-S Machine & Valve, Inc.
InventorBrian M. Dunn
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Abstract
A tank apparatus and method for neutralizing or decontaminating valves which have been exposed to hydrofluoric acid or other contaminants wherein the valves are temporarily secured by valve holding structures provided on the interior walls of the tank so that the valves can be opened and at least partially disassembled while the valve holding structures retain the valves in the interior of the container below the fill level of a treatment fluid.
Claims7
A tank apparatus for treating a valve comprising:
- a container for holding a treatment fluid, the container having an interior, an interior floor, and one or more interior side walls;
- one or more threaded valve holding structures attached to one or more of the interior side walls, each of the threaded valve holding structures protruding into the interior of the container, and each of the threaded valve holding structures having an exterior portion comprising threads to which a threaded valve can be coupled;
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- one or more V-shaped holding brackets for holding one or more flanged valves, the one or more V-shaped holding brackets being attached in the interior of the container to one or more of the interior side walls,
- each of the one or more V-shaped holding brackets having an open upper end.
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A tank apparatus for treating a valve comprising:
- a container for holding a treatment fluid, the container having an interior, an interior floor, and one or more interior side walls;
- one or more holding brackets for holding one or more flanged valves, the one or more holding brackets being attached in the interior of the container to one or more of the interior side walls, wherein each of the one or more holding brackets have an open upper end;
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- one or more threaded valve holding structures attached in the interior of the container to one or more of the interior side walls, each of the threaded valve holding structures protruding into the interior of the container, and each of the threaded valve holding structures having an exterior portion comprising threads to which a threaded valve can be coupled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.