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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2023
Veeder-root Company, Simsbury, CT (US);
Richard Guzik, Manchester, CT (US);
Diane Sinosky, Enfield, CT (US);
James Bevins, South Windsor, CT (US);
Veeder-Root Company, Simsbury, CT (US);
Abstract
A method of deploying a water intake device in a fuel storage tank involves providing a water intake device having an elongate flow structure including at least one flexible flow tube and an elongate substrate adjacent to the flow tube, wherein the substrate provides a semi-rigid characteristic that allows the elongate flow structure to be guided. Another step of the method involves providing a guide tube having a straight portion and an arcuate portion at a distal end of the guide tube. Another step of the method involves installing the guide tube generally vertically into a fuel storage tank with the arcuate portion directed toward a desired guidance direction. Another step of the method involves moving the elongate flow structure of the water intake device through the guide tube into a deployed position.