Backflow prevention device enclosure having improved access
AssigneeGriffin & Cantrell Company, Inc.
InventorsHerman W. Griffin, Edgar L. Cantrell
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Abstract
An apparatus for maintaining the temperature of material contained in fluid conveying devices. The apparatus may include an enclosure having an improved door, mounting bracket, locking mechanism, heating device and a secure structure for accessing the upper portion of the enclosure. An alignment guide and integral tabs are also disclosed which facilitate assembly of the enclosure. A shield-support-bottom enclosure, which allows greater access for maintenance, is disclosed.
Claims24
Apparatus for protecting a fluid conveying device in fluid communication with valves and piping, comprising:
- a shield, said shield having a proximal portion and a distal portion,
- a back and a support, said back communicating with said support,
- hinge points located in said back including rods rotatably connecting said shield to said back, wherein a centerline passes through said hinge points and lies in a vertical plane separating the apparatus into a forward portion and a rear portion,
- wherein said shield rotates about said rods at said hinge points between an open position where the proximal portion of said shield is located in the rear portion of the apparatus and a closed position where the proximal portion of said shield is located in the forward portion of the apparatus to allow access to the fluid conveying device.
Apparatus for protecting a fluid conveying device in fluid communication with valves and piping, comprising:
- a shield, said shield having a proximal portion and a distal portion,
- a back and a support, said back communicating with said support,
- hinge points located in said support including rods rotatably connecting said shield to said support, wherein a centerline passes through said hinge points and lies in a vertical plane separating the apparatus into a forward portion and a rear portion,
- wherein said shield rotates about said rods at said hinge points between an open position where the proximal portion of said shield is located in the rear portion of the apparatus and a closed position where the proximal portion of said shield is located in the forward portion of the apparatus to allow access to the fluid conveying device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.