Freeze Resistant Wall Hydrant
OwnerHerbert W. Hoeptner, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A freeze resistant wall hydrant including an outdoor housing joined to the outer end of an outlet tube for securing to a building and a fitting joined to the inner end of the outlet tube for coupling to a water supply. The fitting includes a fluid closure valve having a valve part movable between first and second positions for closing and opening the valve. A stem extends through the outlet tube and has an outer end coupled to a handle of the outdoor housing and an inner end coupled to the valve part. The handle moves the valve part to close and open the valve. The outlet tube and the stem can each be made from a cross-linked polyethylene or flexible plastic to facilitate installation of the wall hydrant.
Claims14
A freeze resistant wall hydrant for use with an external wall of a building and a water supply, comprising an outlet tube adapted for extending through the external wall and having an outer end and an opposite inner end, an outdoor housing joined to the outer end of the outlet tube for securing to the building outside the external wall, a fitting joined to the inner end of the outlet tube for coupling to the water supply, the fitting including a fluid closure valve having a valve part movable between a first position for closing the valve and a second position for opening the valve, the outdoor housing including a handle, a stem extending through the outlet tube and having an outer end coupled to the handle and an inner end coupled to the valve part, the handle being movable between a first position for moving the valve part to its first position to close the valve and a second position for moving the valve part to its second position to open the valve, the outlet tube and the stem each being made from a cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) whereby the outlet tube and the stem are each flexible to facilitate placement of the outlet tube through the external wall.
A freeze resistant wall hydrant for use with an external wall of a building and a water supply, comprising an outlet tube adapted for extending through the external wall and having an outer end and an opposite inner end, an outdoor housing joined to the outer end of the outlet tube for securing to the building outside the external wall, a fitting joined to the inner end of the outlet tube for coupling to the water supply, the fitting including a fluid closure valve having a valve part movable between a first position for closing the valve and a second position for opening the valve, the outdoor housing including handle, a stem extending through the outlet tube and having an outer end coupled to the handle and an inner end coupled to the valve part, the handle movable between a first position for moving the valve part to its first position to close the valve and a second position for moving the valve part to its second position to open the valve, the outlet tube and the stem each being made from a flexible plastic to facilitate placement of the outlet tube through the external wall.
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