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US3396747A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Fluid handling apparatus including a reel

Assignee: Brown and Root Inc
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Filing: 1966-04-27
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Granted: 1968-08-13
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Expires: 1986-04-27
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Warren T Moore

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 01:01
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H75/00; B65H75/02; B65H75/34; B65H75/38; B65H75/40; B65H75/42; B65H75/425; B63; B63C; B63C11/00; B63C11/52; B65H75/44; B65H75/4436; B65H75/4442; B65H75/4481; B65H75/4489; F; F16; F16L; F16L1/00; F16L1/12; F16L1/20; F16L1/202; F16L3/00; F16L3/01; F16L3/012; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/30; B65H2701/33; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/6851; Y10T137/6918; Y10T137/6932; Y10T137/6936

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 236 words
A FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO A FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED TOOL, SAID FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS COMPRISING: A SOURCE OF LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE, ADAPTED TO SUPPLY FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO THE TOOL, FLEXIBLE, ELONGATED DELIVERY HOSE MEANS IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID TOOL FOR DIRECTING FLUID THERETO, A ROTATABLE REEL ON WHICH SAID DELIVERY HOSE MEANS MAY BE WOUND, FLUID INLET MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID REEL IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID DELIVERY HOSE MEANS FOR DIRECTING FLUID THERETO, REVERSIBLE, PRESSURE RESPONSIVE DRIVING MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID REEL FOR SELECTIVELY ROTATING SAID REEL IN WINDING AND UNWINDING DIRECTIONS FOR WINDING SAID DELIVERY HOSE MEANS ONTO SAID OFF SAID REEL RESPECTIVELY, SAID DRIVING MEANS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR SEPARATELY DIRECTING FLUID TO SAID DRIVING MEANS, SAID DRIVING MEANS ROTATING SAID REEL IN THE WINDING DIRECTION WHEN FLUID IS DIRECTED TO SAID DRIVING MEANS THROUGH SAID DIRST CONDUIT MEANS AND SAID DRIVING MEANS ROTATING SAID REEL IN THE UNWINDING DIRECTION WHEN FLUID IS DIRECTED TO SAIS DRIVING MEANS THROUGH SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS, AND FLUID DIRECTING, CONTROL MEANS IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID SOURCE OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE, SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING SELECTIVELY CONNECTABLE WITH SAID FLUID INLET MEANS, SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS, AND SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DIRECTING FLUID FROM SAID SOURCE OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO ONE OF SAID FLUID INLET MEANS, FIRST CONDUIT MEANS AND SECOND CONDUIT MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 236 words
A FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO A FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED TOOL, SAID FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS COMPRISING: A SOURCE OF LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE, ADAPTED TO SUPPLY FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO THE TOOL, FLEXIBLE, ELONGATED DELIVERY HOSE MEANS IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID TOOL FOR DIRECTING FLUID THERETO, A ROTATABLE REEL ON WHICH SAID DELIVERY HOSE MEANS MAY BE WOUND, FLUID INLET MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID REEL IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID DELIVERY HOSE MEANS FOR DIRECTING FLUID THERETO, REVERSIBLE, PRESSURE RESPONSIVE DRIVING MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID REEL FOR SELECTIVELY ROTATING SAID REEL IN WINDING AND UNWINDING DIRECTIONS FOR WINDING SAID DELIVERY HOSE MEANS ONTO SAID OFF SAID REEL RESPECTIVELY, SAID DRIVING MEANS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR SEPARATELY DIRECTING FLUID TO SAID DRIVING MEANS, SAID DRIVING MEANS ROTATING SAID REEL IN THE WINDING DIRECTION WHEN FLUID IS DIRECTED TO SAID DRIVING MEANS THROUGH SAID DIRST CONDUIT MEANS AND SAID DRIVING MEANS ROTATING SAID REEL IN THE UNWINDING DIRECTION WHEN FLUID IS DIRECTED TO SAIS DRIVING MEANS THROUGH SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS, AND FLUID DIRECTING, CONTROL MEANS IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID SOURCE OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE, SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING SELECTIVELY CONNECTABLE WITH SAID FLUID INLET MEANS, SAID FIRST CONDUIT MEANS, AND SAID SECOND CONDUIT MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DIRECTING FLUID FROM SAID SOURCE OF FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO ONE OF SAID FLUID INLET MEANS, FIRST CONDUIT MEANS AND SECOND CONDUIT MEANS.

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