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Brent Miller

Clinton Hattaway

A rotary union for distributing flowing material, and includes a central shaft having an upper end defining at least one inlet configured for receiving the material, and being in communication with a pocket configured for receiving the material, a lower end of the pocket defining at least one outlet port. An annular sleeve surrounds and rotates relative to the central shaft, the sleeve being provided with a plurality of radially-spaced outlet nipples. A gap is defined between an exterior surface of the central shaft and an interior surface of the sleeve, and at least one seal is disposed in the gap for isolating the gap from the material flowing through the outlet port and into the nipples. The central shaft is provided in vertically-stacked components including an upper, inlet portion, a middle or central delivery portion including the pockets and the outlets, and a lower-most base portion.

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Sandusky, OH, United States of America

Brent Miller