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US 2015/0143879 A1Published application
Vacuum Actuated Duct Test Plug with Pressure Test Tube
OwnerKirk Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A vacuum actuated duct test plug with pressure test tube comprising a compressible foam block mounted to an elongate hollow tube and plastic enclosure having an open end wherein a vacuum applied to the open end of the plastic enclosure evacuates air from the enclosure and compresses the block allowing it to be placed into a duct register boot, and expands to create an air tight seal when the vacuum is withdrawn from the enclosure. Pressure behind the plug can be tested at the end of the hollow tube.
Claims6
A duct test plug device comprising:
- a hollow tube having a distal end and a proximal end;
- and a compressible foam block attached to the proximal end of the hollow tube and the block is surrounded by a plastic enclosure having an open end, wherein a vacuum applied to the open end of the plastic enclosure evacuates air from the enclosure and compresses the foam block, allowing the foam block to be inserted into a duct register boot, and wherein the block expands expands to create an airtight seal in the duct register boot when the vacuum is withdrawn from the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.