Fluid handling – Hydrant type – Protection against freezing
Patent
1999-11-23
2000-09-12
Walton, George L.
Fluid handling
Hydrant type
Protection against freezing
137322, 1373294, 239273, 239569, 2511494, E03B 902
Patent
active
061162655
ABSTRACT:
A freeze-proof hydrant has a hollow, tubular housing adapted to be buried in the ground in a vertical orientation so that its upper end is approximately even with the surface of the ground and its lower end is below the local frost line. A base fitting at the lower end of the housing is connected to an underground pipe and has an internal shut-off valve for controlling the flow of water out of the underground pipe. The lower end of a removable standpipe has a threaded fitting which mates with the base fitting in a manner that opens the shut-off valve when the standpipe is screwed into connection with the base fitting. The standpipe projects upwardly through the housing to a point above ground level and terminates in a faucet. When the standpipe is inserted downwardly into the housing and screwed into connection with the base fitting, the shut-off valve in the base fitting automatically opens so that water flows upwardly into the standpipe and the faucet may be operated to deliver water as desired. To winterize the hydrant, the standpipe is unscrewed from the base fitting and removed from the housing. Unscrewing the stand pipe from the base fitting closes the shut-off valve, and the standpipe is then withdrawn upwardly out of the housing and either drained and stored or moved to a hydrant at a different location.
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