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US 10,859,462 B2Granted
Hydrant cap leak detector with oriented sensor
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorsDaryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mircea Burtea, Kevin Adam Laven, Sebastien Perrier
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Abstract
A nozzle cap includes a cap body, the cap body defining a cap axis extending from a first body end of the cap body to a second body end of the cap body; and a vibration sensor attached to the cap body, the vibration sensor defining a sensor axis extending from a first sensor end of the vibration sensor to a second sensor end of the vibration sensor, the sensor axis aligned perpendicular to the cap axis.
Claims20
A nozzle cap comprising:
- a cap body, the cap body defining a cap axis extending from a first body end of the cap body to a second body end of the cap body;
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- a vibration sensor attached to the cap body, the vibration sensor defining a sensor axis extending from a first sensor end of the vibration sensor to a second sensor end of the vibration sensor, the sensor axis aligned perpendicular to the cap axis;
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- wherein:
- the nozzle cap further comprises a cap cover;
- the cap cover encloses the vibration sensor;
- the vibration sensor is attached to a circumferential wall of the cap body;
- the cap cover defines indicia aligned with the vibration sensor;
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- the indicia are configured to notify a user of a placement of the vibration sensor along the circumferential wall.
8 more elements
A nozzle cap comprising:
- a cap body, the cap body defining a cap axis extending from a first body end of the cap body to a second body end of the cap body;
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- a vibration sensor attached to the cap body, the vibration sensor defining a sensor axis extending from a first sensor end of the vibration sensor to a second sensor end of the vibration sensor, the first sensor end contacting the cap body, the sensor axis aligned perpendicular to the cap axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.