Releasable end cap for liquid removal apparatus
AssigneeThames Water Utilities Limited
InventorStephen Gosling
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Abstract
The invention relates to a liquid removal apparatus comprising a body for disposal in a mixture of particulate material and a liquid, comprising an inlet adapted to allow entry of substantially only a liquid, and conduit means in liquid communication with the inlet for entrainment of liquid away from the inlet. The inlet comprises a releasable end cap at an end thereof remote from the conduit means that is releasable by means of the conduit means.
Claims20
Liquid removal apparatus comprising a body for disposal in a mixture of particulate material and a liquid, the body comprising:
- (a) an inlet device adapted to allow entry of substantially only the liquid, the inlet device comprising a substantially cylindrical elongate tube including a plurality of perforations;
- (b) conduit means in liquid communication with the inlet device for entrainment of the liquid away from the inlet device;
- and (c) a releasable end cap at an end of the tube remote from the conduit means, the end cap being releasable by means of the conduit means.
Liquid removal apparatus comprising a body for disposal in a mixture of particulate material and a liquid, the body comprising:
- (a) an inlet device adapted to allow entry of substantially only the liquid;
- (b) conduit means in liquid communication with the inlet device for entrainment of the liquid away from the inlet device;
- and (c) a releasable end cap at an end of the body remote from the conduit means, the end cap being releasable by means of the conduit means.
Liquid removal apparatus comprising a body for disposal in a mixture of particulate material and a liquid, the body comprising:
- (a) an inlet device adapted to allow entry of substantially only the liquid, the inlet device comprising a substantially cylindrical elongate tube comprising entirely or partly a mesh;
- (b) conduit means in liquid communication with the inlet device for entrainment of the liquid away from the inlet device;
- and (c) a releasable end cap at an end of the tube remote from the conduit means, the end cap being releasable by means of the conduit means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.