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US 2013/0228241 A1Published application
Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Managing Fluids
AssigneeJoelex, Inc.
InventorsCharles Robert Gass, Daniel A. Handley
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Abstract
Apparatuses manage the flow of fluids, such as, for example, water, through pipes. Specifically, the apparatuses of the present invention creates a backward pressure in fluid traversing a pipe, wherein the backward pressure within the pipe provides compression to the fluid effectively compressing entrapped gas bubbles within the fluid, allowing more accurate water meter measurements. Moreover, the apparatuses of the present invention provide backflow prevention. Systems and methods for managing fluids are further provided.
Claims20
An apparatus for managing the flow of fluid through a pipe comprising:
- a housing forming an internal chamber having an inlet opening and an outlet opening wherein pressurized fluid flows through the housing;
- a plunger diaphragm mounted to a shaft and disposed within the internal chamber, the plunger diaphragm able to contact a seat in proximity to the inlet opening wherein contacting the seat seals the chamber and prevents the flow of fluid through the housing;
- a base in proximity to the outlet opening, the base having a central opening slidably receiving the shaft, an internal surface, and at least one apertures for allowing the flow of fluid therethrough;
- a spring around the shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end of the spring disposed at the plunger diaphragm and the second end of the spring disposed at the internal surface of the base, wherein movement of the plunger diaphragm toward the base causes a compression of the spring;
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- a guide at the base for holding the spring in alignment around the shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.