Tee-tube pressure vessel
AssigneeEastern Machine, Inc.
InventorArmand FRANCART, JR.
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Abstract
A pressure vessel apparatus according to exemplary aspects includes: a branched tube comprising a tube main body and three branches, wherein a side branch of the branches comprises a flared out portion connected to the tube main body; a liquid inlet opening disposed at a first branch of the branched tube; a liquid outlet opening disposed at a second branch of the branched tube; a gas inlet opening disposed at a third branch of the branched tube, wherein the third branch is the side branch; and a cover plate configured to mount a valve actuating mechanism in the branched tube, the cover plate configured to be joined to the branched tube at the third branch.
Claims15
A pressure vessel apparatus comprising:
- a branched tube comprising a tube main body and three branches, wherein a side branch of the branches comprises a flared out portion connected to the tube main body;
- a liquid inlet opening disposed at a first branch of the branched tube;
- a liquid outlet opening disposed at a second branch of the branched tube;
- a gas inlet opening disposed at a third branch of the branched tube, wherein the third branch is the side branch;
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- a cover plate configured to mount a valve actuating mechanism in the branched tube, the cover plate configured to be joined to the branched tube at the third branch.
A pressure vessel apparatus comprising:
- a branched tube comprising a tube main body and three branches, wherein a side branch of the branches comprises a flared out portion connected to the tube main body;
- a liquid inlet opening disposed at a first branch of the branched tube;
- a liquid outlet opening disposed at a second branch of the branched tube;
- a gas inlet opening disposed at a third branch of the branched tube, wherein the third branch is the side branch;
- a valve actuating mechanism, wherein the valve actuating mechanism comprises a float configured to be housed within the branched tube;
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- a cover plate configured to mount the valve actuating mechanism in the branched tube, the cover plate configured to be joined to the branched tube at the third branch,
- wherein the flared out portion comprises a trumpet shaped truncated cone section flaring out to form a smooth radiused connection with the tube main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.