Post-accident sample station needle seal

Measuring and testing – Sampler – sample handling – etc. – Capture device

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

7386401, 141329, 422103, G01N 120

Patent

active

049399403

ABSTRACT:
In a post-accident sample needle system, at the sample station, an improved seal for a PASS liquid sample needle is disclosed. In such systems, a bottle with a septum is impaled on paired needles. The first needle provides venting, and the second needle provides for the placement of potentially radioactive samples in the bottle through the septum. A needle of the hypodermic type having an angled point is provided with a flared end remote from the point. A rubber O-ring fits over the needle adjacent the flare having an inner circumferential diameter that permits passage along the length of the needle and trapping at the end of the needle adjacent the flare. The O-ring is captured at the flared end of the needle by a conventional compression nut. The nut, when tightened, compresses the O-ring to circumferentially expand beyond the edges of the flare to form a seal between the needle and O-ring and to form a secondary seal between the bore and O-ring. In the expansion of the O-ring, the needle is self-centered and braced for the dispensing of a sample.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2946486 (1960-07-01), Gilmont
patent: 3868854 (1975-03-01), Travor et al.
patent: 4041994 (1977-08-01), Horwitz et al.
patent: 4153076 (1979-05-01), McNeil et al.
patent: 4267451 (1981-05-01), Berick
patent: 4311484 (1982-01-01), Fusslien
patent: 4558603 (1985-12-01), Chlosta et al.
patent: 4823623 (1989-04-01), Carpenter et al.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Post-accident sample station needle seal does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Post-accident sample station needle seal, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Post-accident sample station needle seal will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1715025

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.