Fluid handling – Convertible – Reversible check
Patent
1989-07-11
1990-07-03
Hepperle, Stephen M.
Fluid handling
Convertible
Reversible check
137594, 137602, 285 12, 2851371, F16L 3900
Patent
active
049382519
ABSTRACT:
A universal hose adapter includes an upper member for permanent mounting on the piping housing of a blending type gasoline dispenser, and a plurality of lower members each mateable to the upper member, and each configured for permitting retrofitting of the dispenser to accept a particular hose configuration, in modifying the dispenser system. The upper member includes a vapor return outlet port for connection to the dispenser's vapor return line, if any; a vapor return outlet port; a plurality of gasoline input ports for connection to gasoline lines of the dispenser carrying different grades of gasoline, respectively; and a plurality of gasoline outlet ports associated with each gasoline inlet port, respectively. Each lower member includes appropriate ports along an upper face for coupling to associated one's of the ports along a lower face of the upper member, for connecting the latter via internal passsageways in the lower member to hose connecting ports along a lower face thereof permitting coupling to a predetermined hose configuration, for either a desired non-vapor recovery or vapor recovery blending type dispenser arrangement.
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Furrow Roger W.
Pope Kenneth L.
Gilbarco Inc.
Hepperle Stephen M.
Watov Kenneth
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