Devices and methods for the deflection of fluid
AssigneeSplash Guppie LLC
InventorsGary Arthur Moore, Douglas Alan Moore
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are fluid deflection devices and methods for deflecting fluid from a fluid distributor outlet. The fluid deflection device includes a body forming an enclosure, the enclosure having a first end and a second end, a first opening formed in the first end of the enclosure, a second opening formed in the second end of the enclosure, and the first opening configured to be placed around a fluid distributor outlet. The method for deflecting a fluid includes the steps of: placing a fluid deflecting device around a fluid distributor outlet; and latching the fluid deflecting device to the outlet of the fluid distribution system.
Claims11
A device for deflecting fluid, the device comprising:
- a body forming an enclosure, the enclosure having a first end and a second end;
- a first opening formed in the first end of the enclosure, the first end having an inner face with a plurality of flexible members attached thereto and a notch formed within the first end;
- and
- a second opening formed in the second end of the enclosure, wherein:
- the outlet of the fluid distributor has a front edge;
- the first opening is configured to be placed around an outlet of a fluid distributor such that the plurality of flexible members flex around the outlet of the fluid distributor;
- the plurality of flexible members have a front edge facing towards the second end;
- at least one of the plurality of flexible members have one or more hooks arranged on the front edge;
- and the one or more hooks arranged to be placed on the front edge of the outlet of the fluid distributor.
A device for deflecting fluid, the device comprising:
- a body forming an enclosure, the enclosure having a first end and a second end;
- a first opening formed in the first end of the enclosure, the first end having an inner face with a plurality of flexible members attached thereto and a notch formed within the first end, wherein the plurality of flexible members have a front edge facing towards the second end, and at least one of the plurality of flexible members have a cutout at the front edge of the plurality of flexible members;
- a second opening formed in the second end of the enclosure;
- and
- the first opening configured to be placed around an outlet of a fluid distributor such that the plurality of flexible members flex around the outlet of the fluid distributor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.