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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2004
Daniel Mccleary, Riverview, FL (US);
Mark Gaffin, Valrico, FL (US);
Daniel McCleary, Riverview, FL (US);
Mark Gaffin, Valrico, FL (US);
Gaffin Industrial Servies, Inc., Ellenton, FL (US);
Abstract
An industrial air or liquid handling device access and cleaning apparatus which allows the cleaning operator to clean the interior of a device while the device continues in operation, thus negating the need to shut down the system. The apparatus incorporates a cleaning nozzle attached to a cleaning agent delivery tube or hose which projects into the interior of the device through a sealing mechanism which ensures an air-tight seal around the periphery of the tube while still allowing rotational and longitudinal movement of the tube. The preferred embodiment connects, in seriatim, a pipe 'T' junction with a pressure relief valve, a pipe bell reducer, a pipe extension, and an access control valve. Inside the device, the tube and nozzle are carried by a rotatably mounted slotted tracking tube for directing the cleaning nozzle through a predefined range of both axial and angular movement.