Pump with improved manifold
AssigneeIngersoll-Rand Company
InventorsMichael Conti, James Timothy Carr
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Abstract
A fluid pump with an improved manifold including a pump housing; an inlet manifold flow connected to the pump housing, the inlet manifold including an inlet manifold body, having a first end, a second end and an inlet manifold flow opening between the ends; and a discharge manifold flow connected to the pump housing at a location away from the inlet manifold, the discharge manifold including a discharge manifold body having a first end and a second end and a discharge manifold flow opening located between the ends, the discharge and inlet manifold flow openings each including a threaded portion and a flange for making either a threaded connection or flange connection with a flow conduit.
Claims14
A fluid pump comprising:
- a) a pump housing containing means for pumping a fluid;
- b) an inlet manifold flow connected to the pump housing, the inlet manifold including an inlet manifold body, having a first end, a second end and an inlet manifold flow opening between the ends;
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- c) a discharge manifold flow connected to the pump housing at a location away from the inlet manifold, the discharge manifold including a discharge manifold body having a first end and a second end and a discharge manifold flow opening located between the ends, the discharge and inlet manifold flow openings each including a threaded connection means and a flange connection means for selectively making either a threaded connection or flange connection with a flow conduit.
A pump connector comprising a body having a pair of ends, a flow opening between the ends, said flow opening including a threaded connection means and a flange connection means for selectively forming either a threaded connection between the connector and a threaded flow conduit or a flange connection between the connector and a flanged flow conduit.
A fluid pump comprising:
- a) a pump housing containing means for pumping a fluid;
- b) an inlet flow connector flow connected to the pump housing, the inlet flow connector including an inlet flow connector body, having a first end, a second end and an inlet flow opening between the ends;
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- c) a discharge flow connector flow connected to the pump housing at a location away from the inlet flow connector, the discharge flow connector including a discharge flow connector body having a first end and a second end and a discharge flow opening located between the ends, the discharge and inlet flow openings each including a threaded connection means and a flange connection means for selectively making either a threaded connection or flange connection with a flow conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.