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US 11,692,901 B2Granted
Hydrant cap leak detector with oriented sensor
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorsDaryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mirea Burtea, Kevin Adam Laven, Sebastien Perrier
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Abstract
A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a cap axis, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending circumferentially around the cap axis; and a vibration sensor including a shaft, the shaft defining a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the circumferential wall, the cap axis positioned closer to the second end than to the first end.
Claims18
A nozzle cap comprising:
- a cap body defining a cap axis, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending circumferentially around the cap axis;
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- a vibration sensor comprising a shaft, the shaft defining a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the circumferential wall, the cap axis positioned closer to the second end than to the first end.
A hydrant assembly comprising:
- a fire hydrant comprising a barrel and a nozzle extending outwards from the barrel;
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- a nozzle cap comprising:
- a cap body mounted on the nozzle, the cap body defining a cap axis, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending circumferentially around the cap axis;
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- a vibration sensor comprising a shaft, the shaft defining a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the circumferential wall, the cap axis positioned closer to the second end than to the first end.
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