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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1978
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert A Stinson, Aurora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B / ; F15B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
91442 ; 137204 ;
Abstract
A moisture collecting pocket is provided in cummunication with the lowest portion of an actuating chamber of an air actuated system wherein compressed air is alternately introduced into and exhausted from the actuating chamber. A valve device is disposed within the pocket and has a restricted flow path formed therein from the pocket through the valve device when it is in an opened position with the valve device being movable to a closed position blocking the flow path each time compressed air is introduced into the actuating chamber.