Retrofit drain valve
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsWaleed A. Alusaimi, Mohammed N. Al Shammari
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Abstract
A drain valve system is configured to be connected to a body. The drain valve system includes a casing configured to be sealed against an outside wall of the body, a conduit fluidly connected to the casing, a drain valve fluidly connected to the conduit, and an opener mechanism extending through the casing. The opener mechanism is configured to engage with the casing so as to cause a pressure tight seal between the casing and the opener mechanism. The opener mechanism is configured to open a hole in the body. The conduit is fluidly connected to the inside of the body through the hole opened by the opener mechanism.
Claims18
A drain valve system configured to be connected to a body, the drain valve system comprising:
- a casing configured to be sealed against an outside wall of the body,
- a conduit fluidly connected to the casing,
- a drain valve fluidly connected to the conduit, and
- an opener mechanism extending through the casing and configured to engage with the casing so as to cause a pressure tight seal between the casing and the opener mechanism,
- wherein the opener mechanism is configured to open a hole in the body, and
- wherein the conduit is fluidly connected to an inside of the body through the hole.
A method for installing a drain valve onto a body, the method comprising:
- attaching a casing comprised in a draining apparatus to the body, and
- using an opener mechanism extending through the casing of the draining apparatus to open a hole in the body,
- wherein the draining apparatus comprises the drain valve that is fluidly connected to the body by the hole opened by the opener mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.