Fluid strainer
AssigneeBlue Skies Global LLC
InventorPaul F. Nehlen, III
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Abstract
A fluid strainer that is meant to remove debris from the flow of fluid through a strainer and that includes a housing having inlet and outlet ports. The housing defines an interior chamber through which the fluid flows. The fluid strainer including a single strainer basked disposed within the housing chamber. The strainer basket has open input end into which the fluid flows from the housing inlet and opposed side walls that extend in the direction of the fluid. The strainer basked further includes an open output end that is comprised of a pair of tapered output wall that direct the fluid flow to the housing outlet port.
Claims20
A fluid strainer for removing debris from a fluid stream, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior chamber, and having an open top with a plurality of slots extending into the housing around the open top, an inlet port and an outlet port that is opposite to the inlet port;
- a removable strainer basket sized and shaped such that it may be disposed within the interior chamber by passage through the open top, said removable strainer basket having an open input end into which fluid flows from the inlet port, and opposed tapered sidewalls that extend generally in a flow direction of the fluid from the open input end to an output end closest to the outlet port;
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- a lid sized to sealingly close the open top, a bottom side of the lid having a plurality of tabs sized and positioned to be inserted into the plurality of slots, to sealingly attach the lid to the housing, closing the open top.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.