Swing-away hopper tee
AssigneeSure Seal, Inc.
InventorDavid E. Sisk
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Abstract
A swing-away hopper tee assembly comprises a mounting frame, tee assembly, and a valve assembly. The hopper tee assembly is removably mountable to a flange at the discharge end of a hopper. The mounting frame includes a bottom wall, a top wall spaced from the bottom wall, and an outer wall extending between the top and bottom walls to define a channel sized and shaped to receive the hopper flange. The flange includes at least one opening, and a corresponding opening is formed in the channel. A fastener extends through the aligned flange and channel openings to removably secure the mounting frame to the hopper.
Claims9
In a swing-away hopper tee comprising a mounting frame, tee assembly, and a valve assembly;
- the improvement comprising said mounting frame;
- said mounting frame comprising a bottom wall, a top wall spaced from said bottom wall, and an outer wall extending between said top and bottom walls;
- said walls defining a channel sized and shaped to receive a flange of a hopper;
- said channel including a fastener which cooperates with said hopper flange to removably secure said mounting frame to said hopper.
A hopper assembly including a hopper and a swing-away hopper tee assembly removably mounted to said hopper;
- said hopper including a discharge end and a flange adjacent said hopper discharge end;
- said flange having at least one opening therein;
- said swing away hopper tee assembly including a mounting frame, a tee assembly, and a valve assembly;
- said mounting frame comprising a bottom wall, a top wall spaced from said bottom wall, and an outer wall extending between said top and bottom walls;
- said walls defining a channel corresponding in shape to said hopper flange and sized to receive said flange of a hopper;
- said channel including an opening through at least one of said top and bottom walls alignable with said hopper flange opening;
- said assembly further including a fastener which passes through said hopper flange opening and said channel wall opening to removably secure said mounting frame to said hopper.
A method of mounting a hopper tee assembly to a discharge hopper;
- discharge hopper having a flange adjacent a discharge end of said hopper;
- said flange having at least one hole therein;
- said hopper tee assembly including a mounting frame;
- said mounting frame defining a channel corresponding in shape to said hopper flange and sized to receive said flange of a hopper;
- said channel being defined by at least an upper wall and a lower wall, and including a wall opening in at least one of said upper and lower walls;
- said method comprising
- sliding said mounting frame onto said flange until said mounting frame opening is aligned with said flange opening;
- and
- passing a fastener through said mounting frame opening and said flange opening to removably secure said mounting frame to said hopper flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.