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US 2008/0128031 A1Published application
Draining system for valve actuator/valve stem protector assemblies
AssigneeEIM Company, Inc.
InventorLynn H. Elliott
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Abstract
Condensation draining system and method for valve stem protectors comprising an actuator and a stem protector assembly structured in combination to provide a drain and an opening for draining condensation from inside the assembly to outside the combination.
Claims13
A condensation draining system for valve stem protectors, comprising:
- a stem protector assembly structured to mate with an actuator structured to actuate a commercial valve having a stem;
- the assembly providing a housing for encompassing the stem;
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- wherein the assembly is structured in combination with the actuator to provide at least one condensation collection structure for directing interior stem cover housing condensation to drain at least one opening in a lower portion of, or at the bottom of, the actuator/assembly combination, for substantially draining condensation from inside the actuator/assembly combination to outside the actuator/assembly combination.
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A method for draining condensation from inside to outside a valve actuator/stem protector assembly combination, comprising:
- mating a stem protector assembly with a valve actuator, the actuator structured to actuate a commercial valve having a stem;
- providing condensation collecting structure within the mated actuator/assembly combination for directing stem cover interior housing condensation to drain to at least one opening of the actuator/assembly combination;
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- draining interior stem cover housing condensation from inside to outside the actuator/assembly combination through the opening.
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