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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1988
Filed:
May. 21, 1986
Thomas P Stephens, Boxford, MA (US);
Robert G Graves, Marblehead, MA (US);
Albert K Bond, Burlington, MA (US);
David A Bristol, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A flush device in which a first passageway extends between a first opening in a body and a first port in said body, a second passageway extends between a second opening in said body and a second port in said body, a capillary pathway provides communication between said first and second passageways, a retainer for compressing a resilient pad into a sealing relationship with said ports and a projection is provided for pulling the pad away from the ports so as to open the seal between the pad and the ports and permit a large flow of fluid between said first and second passageways.