Hopper tee mounting assembly
AssigneeSalco Products, Inc.
InventorsWilliam F. Burian, Charles Lonnie Horne, James M. McLaughlin, Michael S. Ryan, Clayton Strand, Malinda Chilcote
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Abstract
A hopper tee mounting assembly capable of accommodating a valve member within the hopper tee mounting assembly. The hopper tee mounting assembly comprises an upper plate having a plurality of upwardly extending bolts, a lower plate having a plurality of downwardly extending bolts, a hinge assembly allowing the upper plate and the lower plate to pivot relative to each other, and a latch assembly to latch the upper plate together with the lower plate.
Claims23
A hopper tee mounting assembly capable of accommodating a valve member within the hopper tee mounting assembly, the hopper tee mounting assembly comprising an upper plate having a plurality of upwardly extending bolts, a lower plate having a plurality of downwardly extending bolts, a hinge assembly allowing the upper plate and the lower plate to pivot relative to each other, and a latch assembly to latch the upper plate together with the lower plate.
A hopper tee mounting assembly capable of accommodating a valve member within the hopper tee mounting assembly, the hopper tee mounting assembly comprising an upper plate, a lower plate, a hinge assembly allowing the upper plate and the lower plate to pivot relative to each other, and two latch assemblies to latch the upper plate together with the lower plate, ends of the two latch assemblies overlap each other when the latch assemblies are in a latched position.
A hopper tee mounting assembly capable of retaining a valve member situated between a hopper tee and the bottom of a hopper, the hopper tee mounting assembly comprises a circular flange attached to the bottom of the hopper, an upper mounting piece separate from said circular flange and having a flat surface abutting said flange, a hinge assembly allowing the hopper tee to pivot relative to the upper mounting piece, wherein the location of attachment of said upper mounting piece to said hinge assembly is radially outwardly of the location of abutment of said upper mounting piece to said circular flange.
A hopper tee mounting assembly capable of retaining a valve member situated between a hopper tee and a circular flange attached to the bottom of a hopper, the hopper tee mounting assembly comprises an upper mounting piece separate from said circular flange and having a flat surface abutting said flange, a hinge assembly allowing the hopper tee to pivot relative to the upper mounting piece, wherein the location of attachment of said upper mounting piece to said hinge assembly is radially outwardly of the location of abutment of said upper mounting piece to said circular flange.
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