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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:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Keith Farquhar, Cheltenham, GB;
Assignee:
Spirax-Sarco Limited, Gloucestershire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137183 ; 137544 ; 137614 ; 1376142 ; 236 58 ; 285 31 ;
Abstract
A condensate trap installation comprises a condensate trap 6 and one or more further components such as a strainer 8 and a check valve 10. The condensate trap 6 and the further components 8, 10 are placed in face-to-face engagement at end faces 30 and clamped together by a clamping device, comprising bolts 22 or comprising a carrier 60, which applies a compressive force by means of a clamping body 18 and a flange 20 provided respectively on pipe ends 2 and 4. An isolating valve 14 is provided to isolate the condensate trap 6 and the components 8, 10 so that they can be removed.