Clamp for aeration dome
AssigneeAeration Engineering Resources Corporation
InventorGeorge H. Ruston
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Abstract
A clamp structure is shown for holding a ceramic aeration dome firmly seated on its molded polyvinyl saddle mounting means disposed at the bottom of an aeration tank filled with a liquid to be aerated.
Claims6
A clamp for use with a circular ceramic aeration dome mounted on an annular seat integral with a molded plastic saddle supported over an air supply pipe that extends in a line along the bottom in a liquid aeration tank, said clamp comprising an elongated body portion extending over and being spaced above said dome, said body having a length longer than the diameter of said circular dome, said body being shaped to have integral C shaped ends, said ends each being adapted to engage said plastic saddle underneath said annular seat at diametrically opposite points, said body being disposed at approximately a right angle to the direction of the line along which said supply pipe extends, and means to forcibly engage said C shaped ends against the underside of said plastic saddle to hold said dome firmly sealed in said seat of the saddle.
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