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US 2011/0031173 A1Published application
Cylindrical Inline Fluids Filter
OwnerGreg Kentinventor
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Abstract
A fluids filter is presented that is cylindrical in shape and can be adapted to fit inline with any pipe system. The filter is comprised of an outer solid cylinder and an inner cylinder possessing multiple filter means, including a replaceable fine mesh or material filter. An absorbent boom can be placed in the filter system to absorb hydrocarbons or other materials. The inner tube possesses an emergency bypass in case of flows through the pipe system exceeding rated levels.
Claims4
an inline fluids filter, the filter comprised of
- an inner tube, an outer tube, an interspace between the inner tube and the outer tube, a filter means, and an absorbent boom,
- the outer tube a solid cylinder impervious to liquids,
- the inner tube a cylindrical screen with a diameter smaller than the outer tube comprised of a rigid material, the screen possessing a plurality of holes through it of various diameters, the inner tube possessing a top end and a bottom end, the top end of the inner cylinder a flat solid structure, the bottom end open,
- the plurality of holes in the inner tube comprised of two sizes, the holes at the top of the inner cylinder large and the holes at the bottom end of the inner cylinder small, the large holes at the top of the inner cylinder comprising a safety bypass for fluids,
- the filter means a fine mesh screen or filter material that is wrapped around the inner cylinder to capture and retain particulate matter suspended in fluid passing from the interspace to the interior of the inner tube, the filter means extending from the bottom of the inner tube to just below the beginning of the larger holes comprising the safety bypass,
- the bottom of the interspace lined with the absorbent boom.
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A method of using an inline fluids filter which is comprised of the steps of
- selecting the filter means to wrap around the inner tube of the inline fluids filter,
- selecting the optional boom to be placed at the bottom of the interspace,
- inserting the inline fluids filter in the fluid flow by matching the diameter of the outer tube to the diameter of any fluid pipe by means of industry-standard adapters ensuring that the top of the inner tube is at the upstream end of the fluid pipe,
- sealing the ends of the inline fluids filter where it joins the fluid pipe to prevent leaks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.