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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2015
Sor Inc., Lenexa, KS (US);
Russell Carlson, Baldwin City, KS (US);
Sara Roos, Overland Park, KS (US);
SOR INC., Lenexa, KS (US);
Abstract
A level gauge for determining the level of a liquid in a vessel includes lenticular lens assembly allowing a plurality of level indicator flags enclosed therein to be viewed from a wide angle. The indicator flags have an elongated body manufactured from a sheet of material, and form a central pocket for retaining a magnet, and pins on either end for mounting within a frame. A mounting frame positions the lens assembly whereby an open channel is formed between the lens assembly and a back plate. The mounting frame is mounted to the vessel using spacers forming an open gap between the mounting frame and vessel. The open channel and gap minimize the transfer of heat from the vessel to the level gauge. The passage of a float with a magnet on the liquid in the vessel rotates the flags.