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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:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jack Joseph Powell, Kettering, OH (US);
Robert Scott Wallace, Centerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Duriron Company, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B / ; F16P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417572 ; 74608 ;
Abstract
A pump guard comprising a transparent, flexible, and resilient material including a shielding portion adapted to define a seal chamber in the proximity of a seal of a pump and a pump engaging portion substantially conforming to the shape of a guard engaging portion of said pump. The shielding portion deflects any fluid spraying or leaking from the seal. The pump guard 2 is of unitary construction, requires no mounting hardware, and is easily installable about the seal 16 to define a seal chamber.