Hydrocarbon feed distributor for catalytic apparatus

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH AN UPRIGHT REACTOR CHAMBER FOR EFFECTING A CHEMICAL REACTION IN THE PRESENCE OF A CONTINUOUSLY MOVING BED OF HEATED GRANULAR PARTICLES OF CONTACT MATERIAL IN GRAVITY PACKED COLUMNAR FORM, WHICH REACTOR CHAMBER HAS AN INLET AND AN OUTLET FOR THE CONTACT MATERIAL, AND AN OUTLET INTERMEDIATE THEREOF FOR THE PRODUCTS OF THE REACTION: IMPROVED FEEDA ND DISTRIBUTING MEANS FOR LIQUID PHASE MATERIAL TO BE REACTED COMPRISING A STRAIGHT TUBULAR CONDUIT EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLLY HOSIZONTAL INTO THE REACTOR CHAMBER AND SPACED BELOW THE TOP OF THE REACTOR CHAMBER WHEREBY IT IS NORMALLY BELOW THE TOP SURFACE OF THE BED, SAID CONDUIT HAVING A PLURALITY OF FEED DISTRIBUTING APERTURES SPACED ALONG THE LOWER SIDE THEREOF, A TUBULAR CASING HAVING A CLOSED INNER END PORTION AND BEING OF MUCH LARGER DIAMETER THAN THE CONDUIT, SAID CASING RECEIVING SAID CONDUIT AND HAVING AN ELONGATED BOTTOM SLOT INTO WHICH THE APERTURED LOWER SIDE OF SAID CONDUIT PROJECTS AS A SUBSTANTIAL, CONTINUATION OF THE OUTER BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE TUBULAR CASING, AND A HEAT INSULATING MATERIAL FILLING THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CONDUIT AND THE CASING.