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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:
May. 30, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michel M Lechevalier, Mormant, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ; G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137312 ; 73 46 ; 116264 ; 116273 ; 116D / ; 137557 ;
Abstract
A fluid supply system including a casing having at least one duct extending through it for the passage of fluid and a recess in the casing around the duct or ducts, a cover covering the recess and held against a bearing surface on the casing surrounding the recess, the cover carrying a continuation of the or each duct, and a vent in either the casing or the cover communicating the recess with the environment outside the casing, is provided with a leak tell-tale device for indicating passage of fluid along a path, such as the vent, which, in the event of a leakage of fluid from a duct into the recess, would be followed by the leaked fluid.