Combustion process waste receptacle having a fluid lock
AssigneeRadium Engineering LLC
InventorsAaron Suchy, Jeremy Powell
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Abstract
Described herein is a combustion process waste receptacle having a fluid lock that has an open state (in which fluid contaminants can pass into a fluid contaminant reservoir) and a closed state (in which fluid contaminants are prevented from entering into a fluid contaminant reservoir). The fluid lock preferably transitions from the open state to the closed state when the fluid contaminant reservoir is full. The fluid lock preferably includes a float chamber and a floatable float.
Claims28
A combustion process waste receptacle having a main passageway, a fluid contaminant passageway, a filter, and a fluid contaminant reservoir, said main passageway having an inlet port and an outlet port, said filter associated with said main passageway, said fluid contaminant passageway providing fluid connection between said filter and said fluid contaminant reservoir, said waste receptacle comprising:
- a. a fluid lock associated with said fluid contaminant passageway and positioned directly below said filter, said fluid lock having an open state and a closed state, said fluid lock comprising:
- i. a float chamber;
- ii. a floatable float at least partially positioned within said float chamber and held therein by a flow-through retainer;
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- iii. said fluid lock is in said open state when said floatable float rests on said flow-through retainer;
- b. in said open state, said fluid lock allows passage through said fluid contaminant passageway;
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- C. in said closed state, said fluid lock prevents passage through said fluid contaminant passageway;
- d. wherein when said waste receptacle receives contaminated air at said inlet port, if said fluid lock is in said open state, fluid contaminants pass through said fluid lock and into said fluid contaminant reservoir, and if said fluid lock is in said closed state, fluid contaminants are prevented from passing through said fluid lock and into said fluid contaminant reservoir.
A combustion process waste receptacle having a main passageway, a fluid contaminant passageway, a filter, and a fluid contaminant reservoir, said main passageway having an inlet port and an outlet port, said filter associated with said main passageway, said fluid contaminant passageway providing fluid connection between said filter and said fluid contaminant reservoir, said waste receptacle comprising:
- a. a fluid lock associated with said fluid contaminant passageway and positioned directly below said filter, said fluid lock having an open state and a closed state, said fluid lock comprising:
- i. a float chamber;
- ii. a floatable float at least partially positioned within said float chamber and held therein by a flow-through retainer;
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- iii. said fluid lock is in said open state when said floatable float rests on said flow-through retainer;
- b. in said open state, said fluid lock allows passage through said fluid contaminant passageway;
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- C. in said closed state, said fluid lock prevents passage through said fluid contaminant passageway;
- d. wherein when said waste receptacle receives contaminated air at said inlet port, if said fluid lock is in said open state, fluid contaminants pass through said fluid lock and into said fluid contaminant reservoir, and if said fluid lock is in said closed state, fluid contaminants are prevented from passing through said fluid lock and into said fluid contaminant reservoir;
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- e. wherein said fluid lock transitions from said open state to said closed state when said fluid contaminant reservoir is full.
A combustion process waste receptacle having a main passageway, a fluid contaminant passageway, a filter, and a fluid contaminant reservoir, said main passageway having an inlet port and an outlet port, said filter associated with said main passageway, said fluid contaminant passageway providing fluid connection between said filter and said fluid contaminant reservoir, said waste receptacle comprising:
- a. a fluid lock associated with said fluid contaminant passageway and positioned directly below said filter, said fluid lock having an open state and a closed state, said fluid lock comprising:
- i. a float chamber having a chamber sealing surface, said float chamber associated with said fluid contaminant passageway;
- ii. a floatable float having a float sealing surface, said floatable float at least partially positioned within said float chamber;
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- iii. a flow-through retainer, said floatable float retained within said float chamber by said flow-through retainer;
- b. said fluid lock is in said open state when said floatable float rests on said flow-through retainer and a gap is defined between said float sealing surface and said chamber sealing surface, said fluid lock in said open state allowing passage through said fluid contaminant passageway;
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- c. said fluid lock is in said closed state when said floatable float rises to bring said float sealing surface is in sealing contact with said chamber sealing surface, said fluid lock in said closed state preventing passage through said fluid contaminant passageway;
- d. wherein when said waste receptacle receives contaminated air at said inlet port, if said fluid lock is in said open state, fluid contaminants pass through said fluid lock and into said fluid contaminant reservoir, and if said fluid lock is in said closed state, fluid contaminants are prevented from passing through said fluid lock and into said fluid contaminant reservoir.
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