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US 12,516,510 B2Granted
Draining device for draining a liquid conduit system
OwnerBruce M. Monroeinventor
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Abstract
A draining device for use with a fluid spout includes a main body including a stem portion defining a first aperture configured to fluidly couple with a pressure source. The main body may further define a base portion defining a second aperture configured to fluidly couple with a fluid spout of the fluid spout. The main body may further define an internal passage extending from the first aperture to the second aperture. The main body may fluidly couple the pressure source and the fluid spout through the passage.
Claims25
A draining device for use with a fluid spout, the draining device comprising:
- a main body formed of a unitary single piece of material, the main body defining:
- a stem portion defining a first aperture at a first end of the main body to fluidly couple with a pressure source,
- a base portion coupled with the stem portion and defining a second aperture at a second end of the main body to fluidly couple with the fluid spout, the base portion defining spout engagement features extending from an interior of the base portion about the second aperture, and
- at least one wing integrally formed with and protruding from the base portion or the stem portion by a width dimension that is less than a length dimension of the at least one wing,
- an internal passage extending from the first aperture to the second aperture;
- and
- wherein
- the main body fluidly couples a pressure source and the fluid spout through the passage,
- the main body further defines an intermediate portion arranged between the base portion and the stem portion,
- the intermediate portion is a shoulder portion integrally formed with the base portion and the stem portion, and
- the shoulder portion defines a contoured transition with a wall thickness increasing to form a reinforced region, the increased thickness being adjacent the base portion.
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A draining device for use with a fluid spout, the draining device comprising:
- a main body comprising:
- a stem portion comprising an engagement surface to releasably couple with a coupling portion of a pressure source and a first fluid opening at a first end of the draining device,
- a base portion comprising a spout engagement feature to releasably couple with a fluid spout of the fluid spout extending integrally from an interior of the base portion about a second fluid opening at a second end of the draining device opposite the first end,
- at least one wing integrally formed with the main body and protruding by a width dimension that is less than a length dimension;
- and
- wherein
- the stem portion and the base portion are formed of a unitary single piece of material and define a common fluid passage between the first fluid opening at the stem portion and the second fluid opening at the base portion,
- the main body further defines an intermediate portion arranged between the base portion and the stem portion,
- the intermediate portion is a shoulder portion integrally formed with the base portion and the stem portion, and
- the at least one wing extends from the shoulder portion.
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A draining device for use with a fluid spout, the draining device comprising:
- a main body, the main body formed of a unitary single piece of material and defining:
- a stem portion defining a first aperture to fluidly couple with a pressure source at a first end of the main body and having a first outer diameter,
- a base portion defining a second aperture to fluidly couple with the fluid spout at a second end of the main body opposite the first end, the base portion including spout engagement features extending integrally from an interior of the base portion about the second aperture, the second end having a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter,
- an integrally formed wing extending from the main body and integrally formed with and protruding outward by a width dimension that is less than a length dimension,
- an internal passage extending continuously from the first aperture to the second aperture, and
- wherein
- the main body fluidly couples a pressure source and the fluid spout through the passage,
- the main body further defines an intermediate portion arranged between the base portion and the stem portion,
- the intermediate portion is a shoulder portion integrally formed with the base portion and the stem portion, and
- the integrally formed wing extends from the shoulder portion.
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