Mist capture device for hydraulic fitting
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJohn R. Lesh, Sean O'Connor, Alan B. Bartlett, Alexandra M. White
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Abstract
A mist capture device for a hydraulic fitting. In one embodiment, the mist capture device includes a plurality of bodies configured to fit together to form an assembled body around the hydraulic fitting. The mist capture device also includes an internal socket surface formed inside the assembled body configured to engage the hydraulic fitting. The mist capture device further includes a mist enclosure formed inside the assembled body configured to capture hydraulic fluid spraying from the hydraulic fitting as the hydraulic fitting is rotated via the internal socket.
Claims20
A mist capture device for a hydraulic fitting, the mist capture device comprising:
- a plurality of bodies configured to fit together to form an assembled body around the hydraulic fitting;
- an internal socket surface formed inside the assembled body configured to engage the hydraulic fitting;
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- a mist enclosure formed inside the assembled body configured to capture hydraulic fluid spraying from the hydraulic fitting as the hydraulic fitting is rotated via the internal socket.
An apparatus comprising:
- a body to assemble around a B-nut of a hydraulic fitting;
- an internal socket inside the body to engage wrench flats of the B-nut for rotation;
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- a mist enclosure adjacent to the internal socket inside the body to capture hydraulic fluid spraying out a side of the B-nut as the B-nut is loosened via rotation of the internal socket.
A mist capture device for a B-nut hydraulic fitting including a B-nut, a fitting, and tubing sealed by the B-nut and the fitting, the mist capture device comprising:
- a two-part body configured to fit together around the B-nut, the two-part body forming:
- a first circular void to fit around a collar between the fitting and a first side of the B-nut;
- an internal socket surface to engage the B-nut for rotation;
- a mist enclosure encapsulating an area facing a second side of the B-nut;
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- a second circular void to fit around the tubing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.