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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2023
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Clay Evan Bowman, Ooltewah, TN (US);
Harold Thomas Mosley, Ooltewah, TN (US);
Timothy Bain Ervin, Apison, TN (US);
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A fluid flushing system includes a sampling port comprising a sampling conduit configured to dispense a sample of a fluid in the fluid routing assembly; a valve configurable in an open valve configuration, wherein the fluid is permitted to flow through the fluid flushing system, and a closed valve configuration, wherein the fluid is prohibited from flowing through the fluid flushing system; and a backflow preventer disposed between the sampling port and the valve, the backflow preventer configured to allow the fluid to flow in a first direction through the fluid flushing system towards the valve and to prevent the fluid from flowing in an opposite second direction through the fluid flushing system towards the sampling port.