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US 4,047,668 AGranted
Water hydrant diffuser
OwnerHarry R. DeWeese, Gary L. Smithinventors
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Abstract
A water hydrant diffuser formed of a plurality of diffuser elements mounted in generally parallel planes in a housing. A coupling section has a free end and a mating end with the free end being designed so that the coupling section can be secured to a water hydrant outlet. The other end of the coupling section is connected to one end of the housing. A fluid flow measuring device can be inserted in the water hydrant diffuser intermediate the coupling section free end and the diffuser elements.
Claims4
A water hydrant diffuser comprising:
- a plurality of diffuser elements mounted in an enclosed housing in generally parallel planes;
- a coupling section having a free end and a mating end, said free end having threaded female coupling means for securing said coupling section to a water hydrant outlet and said mating end being secured to one end of said housing, said housing being formed of a truncated cone having a small diameter base and an enlarged diameter base with said small diameter base being connected to said coupling section, said enlarged diameter base end containing a handle for carrying said diffuser, said handle being secured to a pair of housing shape retention cross bars secured to said truncated cone;
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- aperture means for inserting a fluid flow measuring device in said diffuser intermediate said coupling member free end and said diffuser elements.
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