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US 11,306,826 B2Granted
Slide gate with reinforcement ribs
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorSpencer Magladry
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Abstract
Example aspects of a slide gate, a slide gate assembly, and a method of using a slide gate assembly are disclosed. The slide gate can comprise a gate body defining a first face, a second face, and a sliding groove; and a plurality of reinforcement ribs extending from the second face, the reinforcement ribs comprising: an exterior rib frame; and an interior rib grid comprising an annular reinforcement rib, wherein the interior rib grid is oriented within a boundary of the exterior rib frame.
Claims20
A slide gate comprising:
- a gate body defining a first face, a second face, and a sliding groove;
- and
- a plurality of reinforcement ribs extending from the second face, the reinforcement ribs comprising:
- an exterior rib frame;
- and
- an interior rib grid comprising an annular reinforcement rib, wherein the interior rib grid is oriented within a boundary of the exterior rib frame, and wherein the annular reinforcement rib is inwardly spaced from the exterior rib frame.
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A slide gate assembly comprising:
- a slide gate comprising a gate body, the gate body defining a first face and a second face, an outer annular reinforcement rib extending from the second face, an inner annular reinforcement rib positioned within the bounds of the outer annular rib and extending from the second face;
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- a gate frame defining a frame opening, the slide gate slidably mounted on the gate frame, wherein the slide gate is selectively movable relative to the gate frame between an open orientation, wherein fluid is permitted to flow through the frame opening, and a closed orientation, wherein fluid is restricted from flowing through the frame opening.
A method of using a slide gate assembly comprising:
- providing the slide gate assembly, the slide gate assembly comprising a slide gate slidably mounted to a gate frame, the slide gate comprising a gate body, an inner annular rib, and an outer annular rib, each of the inner and outer annular ribs extending from the gate body;
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- moving the slide gate relative to the gate frame between an open orientation, wherein fluid is permitted to flow through a frame opening of the gate frame, and a closed orientation, wherein fluid is restricted from flowing through the frame opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.