Fluid handling – With liquid valves or liquid trap seals – Liquid seal in liquid flow line; flow liquid forms seal
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-01
2005-11-01
Rivell, John (Department: 3753)
Fluid handling
With liquid valves or liquid trap seals
Liquid seal in liquid flow line; flow liquid forms seal
C137S362000, C004S144100, C004S679000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06959723
ABSTRACT:
Improvements in retention of the oily liquid sealant (20) in a oil-sealed odor trap (10B-10M), for drain applications such as a waterless urinal or anti-evaporation floor drain, are accomplished by minimizing turbulence in the oil sealant, such as by making the liquid flow path (22A,22B) substantially horizontal as a departure from conventional practice of substantially vertical flow and by positioning a barrier (40) above the oil sealant to prevent direct impingement of urine or other waste products onto the sealant. The trap is thus structured to realize the substantially horizontal liquid flow path and to locate the flow path immediately beneath the sealant layer or beneath a baffle portion (16B). The baffle portion may be sloped such that stray sealant droplets are encouraged to migrate upwardly to the upper surface of the flow path due to their buoyancy and, therefore, the stray droplets will be recaptured and returned to the main sealant layer. To accomplish substantially horizontal flow, the entry compartment can be made to have entry and exit openings (16D,14E) substantially offset from each other. The baffle between the entry compartment and the discharge compartment, which has traditionally been made entirely vertical, is made to have a non-vertical portion that is preferably sloped for sealant recovery. A sealant sheltering region (T) with an air vent (16F) can be provided in the vicinity of the entry region to prevent catastrophic loss of sealant in the event of high pressure water flushing. When the trap is embodied as a replaceable cartridge, a tool with hook-shaped projections, such as L-shaped or T-shaped projections (183, 183A), engageable with openings (154) in an upper wall (152) of the cartridge is used to help removal and replacement of the cartridge.
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Falvon Waterfree Technologies
Rivell John
Sternfels Lewis B.
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