The Kelch Corporation

Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company

Robert M Larson

James E Blomquist

A fuel tank having a venting system is disclosed. It uses a vent pipe extending upwardly above the maximum quiescent fuel level. An open end of the vent pipe is surrounded by a baffle wall that is closed the top and open at the bottom. The other end of the vent pipe passes through a lower wall of the tank and is attached to a drain hose. A further partition wall may also be used on the tank.

Fuel tank with vent system

A float activated gauge includes a float, a frame for guiding the vertical movement of the float, and a twisted metal strip coacting with the float to provide a visual indication of the vertical position of the float. The frame is held in position by an easily assembled head comprising a ring body and a cap. The frame comprises two vertical rods, each of which terminates on its upper end in an outwardly extending stub. When assembled, the rods and stubs of the frame are sandwiched between the cap and the ring body, so that assembly of the gauge does not require bending or deforming of the frame.

Float activated gauge

A bi-directional vent for a fuel tank utilizes a resilient sealing member which in its unflexed state is a simple resilient washer. The sealing member is disposed inside a vent body, and forms both an inner and outer seal. The inner seal is formed between an inner circumferential edge on a central hole in the washer and a conical sealing surface attached to the vent body. The outer seal is formed between an outer annular sealing surface on the washer and a circumferential edge formed on a central opening in the vent body. Increased pressure in the tank causes the sealing member to deflect at its inner portion away from the circumferential edge on the vent body, resulting in outward venting. Reduced pressure in the tank causes the outer part of the sealing member to deflect away from the conical seating surface, resulting in inward venting.

Bi-directional pressure relief vent for a fuel tank

An apparatus for removing bungs from kegs. A walking beam moves the keg sequentially from a receiving station on a feed conveyor to an orienting station, a debunging station, a probe station, a reject station to a discharge conveyor. At the orienting station the keg is rotated to position the bung downwardly, and an auger removes the downwardly facing bung at the debunging station. At the probe station, a probe senses the presence of improperly removed bungs, and kegs with improperly removed bungs are rejected from the line at the reject station. Kegs with properly removed bungs are delivered to the discharge conveyor.

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Mequon, WI, United States of America

Robert M Larson