Fluid handling – With leakage or drip collecting
Patent
1989-03-10
1990-06-05
Walton, George L.
Fluid handling
With leakage or drip collecting
68207, 138104, 138113, 222108, 285 13, 285188, F16L 5516
Patent
active
049305492
ABSTRACT:
An attachment for an appliance such as a washing machine that is connected to a water or other fluid inlet source that surrounds the hose connections from the fluid source to the appliance in a manner that prevents any leakage from the connector hoses from escaping into the vicinity around the appliance and flooding that area. Any excess fluid is instead directed via a drainage hose into an appropriate drainage site. The hose protector device has sleeves that cover and surround each individual hose connected to the appliance. The sleeves are interconnected to each other by a bridging conduit positioned between the sleeves. A drainage hose is attached to one of the interconnecting means and the sleeves so that any fluid accumulating in the sleeves is transported out of the sleeves through the drainage hose and into the appropriate drainage site, such as a floor drain or standpipe. A backflow prevention valve may be attached to the drainage hose to prevent any fluid from a backed up sewer to enter into the hose protector device. The hose protector device sleeves are attached to the fluid inlet source and the appliance in a manner to obtain a leakproof connection.
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