Method and means for mounting a control device to a fuel supply manifold

Claim 2

In combination, a fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough, a control device sealingly disposed against said sidewall means of said manifold around said opening means an having an inlet means disposed in fluid communication with said opening means, an annular sealing gasket means disposed between said control device and said manifold outboard of said opening means and inlet means to seal said opening means to said inlet means said control device having means abutting said manifold to provide pivotal contact therebetween outboard of said opening means thereof, and resilient bracket means detachably interconnected to said manifold about the sidewall means thereof and to said control device and securing said control device to said manifold in sealed relation therewith solely by the interconnection of said bracket means with said control device and said manifold, said resilient bracket means, said gasket means and said abutting means providing a flexible mounting of said control device to said manifold.

Claim 3

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said abutting means engages said manifold with a relatively small area of contact therebetween.

Claim 4

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said control device has an annular groove surrounding said inlet means thereof, said annular gasket means being received in said annular groove.

Claim 5

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said manifold has recess means in said side wall means thereof, said control device having projection means received in said recess means to locate said control device relative to said manifold and to provide said abutting engagement between said control device and said manifold.

Claim 6

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said bracket means and said control device have threaded connection means detachably securing the same together.

Claim 7

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said bracket means has leg means hooked around said manifold to detachably secure said bracket means and said manifold together.

Claim 8

A combination as set forth in claim 6 wherein said leg means is in tension between said manifold and said control device.

Claim 9

A combination as set forth in claim 6 wherein said leg means comprises two opposed legs respectively disposed on opposite sides of said manifold and hooked around the side thereof opposite to the side thereof that is engaged by said control device. (. A combination as set forth in claim 8 wherein said opposed legs are joined together at the ends thereof adjacent said control device.

Claim 10

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said manifold has recess means therein receiving parts of said bracket means therein to locate said bracket means relative to said manifold.

Claim 11

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said manifold has a substantially rectangular transverse cross-sectional configuration.

Claim 12

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said control device comprises a fuel burner control means for directing fuel entering said inlet means thereof to said fuel burner.

Claim 13

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said control device comprises a pressure regulator means for controlling the pressure of the fuel passing therethrough from said inlet means thereof.

Claim 14

In combination, a fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough, a control device sealingly disposed against said sidewall means of said manifold around said opening means and having an inlet means disposed in fluid communication with said opening means, bracket means detachably interconnected to said manifold about the sidewall means thereof and to said control device and securing said control device to said manifold in sealed relation therewith solely by the interconnection of said bracket means with said control device and said manifold, and an annular sealing gasket means disposed between said control device and said manifold outboard of said opening means and said inlet means to seal said opening means to said inlet means, said manifold having an annular surface surrounding said opening means thereof and being engaged by said annular gasket means, said annular surface having an arcuate transverse cross-sectional configuration wit the convex side thereof being engaged by said annular gasket means.

Claim 15

In combination, a fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough, a control device sealingly disposed against said sidewall means of said manifold around said opening means and having an inlet means disposed in fluid communication with said opening means, bracket means detachably interconnected to said manifold about the sidewall means thereof and to said control device and securing said control device to said manifold in sealed relation therewith solely by the interconnection of said bracket means with said control device and said manifold, and an annular sealing gasket means disposed between said control device and said manifold outboard of said opening means and said inlet means to seal said opening means to said inlet means, said manifold having an annular surface surrounding said opening means thereof and being engaged by said annular gasket means, said annular surface having an arcuate transverse cross-sectional configuration wit the convex side thereof being engaged by said annular gasket means.

Claim 16

In combination, a fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough, a control device sealingly disposed against said sidewall means of said manifold around said opening means and having an inlet means disposed in fluid communication with said opening means, and bracket means detachably interconnected to said manifold about the side wall means thereof and to said control device nd securing said control device to said manifold in sealed relation therewith solely by the interconnection of said bracket means with said control device and said manifold, said manifold having recess means in said sidewall means thereof, said control device having projection means received in said recess means to locate said control device relative to said manifold, said recess means comprising a plurality of spaced recesses and said projection means comprising a plurality of projections respectively received in said recesses to locate said inlet means in aligned relation with said opening means and to tend to prevent rotation of said control device relative to said manifold.

Claim 17

In combination, a fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough, a control device sealingly disposed against said sidewall means of said manifold around said opening means and having an inlet means disposed in fluid communication with said opening means, and bracket means detachably interconnected to said manifold about the side wall means thereof and to said control device nd securing said control device to said manifold in sealed relation therewith solely by the interconnection of said bracket means with said control device and said manifold, said manifold having recess means in said sidewall means thereof, said control device having projection means received in said recess means to locate said control device relative to said manifold, said recess means comprising a plurality of spaced recesses and said projection means comprising a plurality of projections respectively received in said recesses to locate said inlet means in aligned relation with said opening means and to tend to prevent rotation of said control device relative to said manifold.

Claim 18

In combination, a fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough, a control device sealingly disposed against said sidewall means of said manifold around said opening means and haVing an inlet means disposed in fluid communication with said opening means, and bracket means detachably interconnected to said manifold about the sidewall means thereof and to said control device and securing said control device to said manifold in sealed relation therewith solely by the interconnection of said bracket means with said control device and said manifold, said bracket means and said control device having threaded connection means detachably securing the same together said control device having an opening passing therethrough, said bracket means having an internally threaded aperture aligned with said opening of said control device, and a threaded fastening member loosely received in said opening of said control device and threaded into said aperture of said bracket means to provide said threaded connection means.

Claim 19

In combination, a fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough, a control device sealingly disposed against said sidewall means of said manifold around said opening means and haVing an inlet means disposed in fluid communication with said opening means, and bracket means detachably interconnected to said manifold about the sidewall means thereof and to said control device and securing said control device to said manifold in sealed relation therewith solely by the interconnection of said bracket means with said control device and said manifold, said bracket means and said control device having threaded connection means detachably securing the same together said control device having an opening passing therethrough, said bracket means having an internally threaded aperture aligned with said opening of said control device, and a threaded fastening member loosely received in said opening of said control device and threaded into said aperture of said bracket means to provide said threaded connection means.

Claim 20

A combination as set forth in claim 16 wherein said threaded fastening member has abutment means abutting against said control device outboard of said opening of said control device to force said control device into sealing relation with sidewall means of said manifold.

Claim 21

In combination, a fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough, a control device sealingly disposed against said sidewall means of said manifold around said opening means and having an inlet means disposed in fluid communication with said opening means, and bracket means detachably interconnected to said manifold about the sidewall means thereof and to said control device and securing said control device to said manifold in sealed relation therewith solely by the interconnection of said bracket means with said control device and said manifold, said bracket means having leg means hooked around said manifold to detachably secure said bracket means and said manifold together, said leg means comprising two opposed legs respectively disposed on opposite sides of said manifold and hooked around the side thereof opposite to the side thereof that is engaged by said control device, said leg means comprising another pair of opposed legs respectively disposed on opposite sides of said manifold and hooked around the side thereof opposite to the side thereof that is engaged by said control device, said pairs of legs being spaced from each other and being joined to each other by spacing means of said bracket means.

Claim 22

In combination, a fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough, a control device sealingly disposed against said sidewall means of said manifold around said opening means and having an inlet means disposed in fluid communication with said opening means, and bracket means detachably interconnected to said manifold about the sidewall means thereof and to said control device and securing said control device to said manifold in sealed relation therewith solely by the interconnection of said bracket means with said control device and said manifold, said bracket means having leg means hooked around said manifold to detachably secure said bracket means and said manifold together, said leg means comprising two opposed legs respectively disposed on opposite sides of said manifold and hooked around the side thereof opposite to the side thereof that is engaged by said control device, said leg means comprising another pair of opposed legs respectively disposed on opposite sides of said manifold and hooked around the side thereof opposite to the side thereof that is engaged by said control device, said pairs of legs being spaced from each other and being joined to each other by spacing means of said bracket means.

Claim 23

A combination as set forth in claim 18 wherein said manifold has corner means at opposed ends of said side thereof that is opposite to the side thereof that is engaged by said control device, said legs being hooked around said corner means, said manifold having spaced recess means in each opposite side thereof and respectively receiving said legs therein whereby the unrecessed part of each opposite side is located between adjacent legs of said bracket means to locate said bracket means relative to said manifold.

Claim 24

In combination, a fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough, a control device sealingly disposed against said sidewall means of said manifold around said opening means and having an inlet means disposed in fluid communication with said opening means, and bracket means detachably interconnected to said manifold about the sidewall means thereof and to said control device and securing said control device to said manifold in sealed relation therewith solely by the interconnection of said bracket means with said control device and said manifold, said manifold having a substantially rectangular transverse cross-sectional configuration, said manifold having one substantially flat side thereof engaged by said control device and having a recess means in the substantially flat side thereof opposite to said one side thereof, said recess means defining liplike corner means at the side edges of said opposite side thereof, said bracket means having hook means hooked around said liplike corner means to detachably secure said bracket means to said manifold.

Claim 25

In combination, a fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough, a control device sealingly disposed against said sidewall means of said manifold around said opening means and having an inlet means disposed in fluid communication with said opening means, and bracket means detachably interconnected to said manifold about the sidewall means thereof and to said control device and securing said control device to said manifold in sealed relation therewith solely by the interconnection of said bracket means with said control device and said manifold, said manifold having a substantially rectangular transverse cross-sectional configuration, said manifold having one substantially flat side thereof engaged by said control device and having a recess means in the substantially flat side thereof opposite to said one side thereof, said recess means defining liplike corner means at the side edges of said opposite side thereof, said bracket means having hook means hooked around said liplike corner means to detachably secure said bracket means to said manifold.

Claim 26

A bracket means for detachably interconnecting a control device to the sidewall means of a fuel supply manifold so that an opening means in the sidewall means of the manifold is disposed in fluid communication with an inlet means of said control device, said bracket means having leg means for hooking around said sidewall means of said manifold to detachably interconnect said bracket means to said manifold, said bracket means having means interconnected to said leg means for detachably interconnecting to said control device, said leg means comprising two opposed legs respectively having the free ends thereof inwardly turned toward each other for respectively hooking around opposed sides of said manifold, said means interconnected to said leg means for detachably interconnecting to said control device comprising an apertured portion interconnecting the other ends of said legs together said apertured portion being adapted to threadedly receive a threaded fastening member therein, said apertured portion of said bracket means having a bent tab means for abutting against said sidewall means of said manifold to space said apertured portion therefrom.

Claim 27

A bracket means for detachably interconnecting a control device to the sidewall means of a fuel supply manifold so that an opening means in the sidewall means of the manifold is disposed in fluid communication with an inlet means of said control device, said bracket means having leg means for hooking around said sidewall means of said manifold to detachably interconnect said bracket means to said manifold, said bracket means having means interconnected to said leg means for detachably interconnecting to said control device, said leg means comprising two opposed legs respectively having the free ends thereof inwardly turned toward each other for respectively hooking around opposed sides of said manifold, said means interconnected to said leg means for detachably interconnecting to said control device comprising an apertured portion interconnecting the other ends of said legs together said apertured portion being adapted to threadedly receive a threaded fastening member therein, said apertured portion of said bracket means having a bent tab means for abutting against said sidewall means of said manifold to space said apertured portion therefrom.

Claim 28

A bracket means as set forth in claim 21 wherein said leg means comprise two such pairs of opposed legs spaced from each other, said bracket means having spacing means respectively interconnecting together adjacent legs of said pairs thereof.

Claim 29

A fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough to be disposed in fluid communication with an inlet means of a control device interconnected to said manifold solely by a detachable interconnection of said bracket means to said manifold and to said control device, said manifold having recess means therein to receive part of said bracket means to locate said bracket means relative to said opening means of said manifold, said recess means comprising a recess in one side of said manifold opposite to the side thereof that is to be engaged by said control device, said recess defining liplike corner means along opposed side edges of said one side to be hooked by hooking leg means of said bracket means to detachably interconnect said bracket means to said manifold.

Claim 30

A fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough to be disposed in fluid communication with an inlet means of a control device interconnected to said manifold solely by a detachable interconnection of said bracket means to said manifold and to said control device, said manifold having recess means therein to receive part of said bracket means to locate said bracket means relative to said opening means of said manifold, said recess means comprising a recess in one side of said manifold opposite to the side thereof that is to be engaged by said control device, said recess defining liplike corner means along opposed side edges of said one side to be hooked by hooking leg means of said bracket means to detachably interconnect said bracket means to said manifold.

Claim 31

A fuel supply manifold as set forth in claim 37 wherein said manifold has a substantially rectangular transverse cross-sectional configuration.

Claim 32

A fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough to be disposed in fluid communication with an inlet means of a control device interconnected to said manifold solely by a detachable interconnection of said bracket means to said manifold and to said control device, said manifold having recess means therein to receive part of said bracket means to locate said bracket means relative to said opening means of said manifold, said recess means comprising a pair of recesses disposed in opposite sides of said manifold to respectively receive leg means of said bracket means to locate said bracket means relative to said manifold.

Claim 33

A fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough to be disposed in fluid communication with an inlet means of a control device interconnected to said manifold solely by a detachable interconnection of said bracket means to said manifold and to said control device, said manifold having recess means therein to receive part of said bracket means to locate said bracket means relative to said opening means of said manifold, said recess means comprising a pair of recesses disposed in opposite sides of said manifold to respectively receive leg means of said bracket means to locate said bracket means relative to said manifold.

Claim 34

A fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough to be disposed in fluid communication with an inlet means of a control device interconnected to said manifold solely by a detachable interconnection of said bracket means to said manifold and to said control device, said manifold having recess means therein to receive part of said bracket means to locate said bracket means relative to said opening means of said manifold, said manifold having an annular surface surrounding said opening means thereof to be engaged by an annular gasket means disposed between said control device and said manifold, said annular surface having an arcuate transverse cross-sectional configuration with the convex side thereof facing outwardly to be engaged by said annular gasket means.

Claim 35

A fuel supply manifold having sidewall means provided with an opening means therethrough to be disposed in fluid communication with an inlet means of a control device interconnected to said manifold solely by a detachable interconnection of said bracket means to said manifold and to said control device, said manifold having recess means therein to receive part of said bracket means to locate said bracket means relative to said opening means of said manifold, said manifold having an annular surface surrounding said opening means thereof to be engaged by an annular gasket means disposed between said control device and said manifold, said annular surface having an arcuate transverse cross-sectional configuration with the convex side thereof facing outwardly to be engaged by said annular gasket means.

Claim 36

A control device to be detachably secured to a sidewall means of a fuel supply manifold solely by a bracket means detachably interconnected to said control device and to said manifold sO that an opening means through said sidewall means of said manifold is disposed in fluid communication with an inlet means of said control device, said control device having recess means therein for receiving part of said bracket means to positively locate said bracket means relative to said control device, said control device having means for detachably securing to said received part of said bracket means, said control device having projection means extending therefrom to be received in recess means in said sidewall means of said manifold to locate said control device relative to said manifold said projection means comprising two spaced projections having rounded ends to be received in like spaced recesses in said sidewall means to tend to prevent rotation of said control device relative to said manifold.

Claim 37

A control device to be detachably secured to a sidewall means of a fuel supply manifold solely by a bracket means detachably interconnected to said control device and to said manifold sO that an opening means through said sidewall means of said manifold is disposed in fluid communication with an inlet means of said control device, said control device having recess means therein for receiving part of said bracket means to positively locate said bracket means relative to said control device, said control device having means for detachably securing to said received part of said bracket means, said control device having projection means extending therefrom to be received in recess means in said sidewall means of said manifold to locate said control device relative to said manifold said projection means comprising two spaced projections having rounded ends to be received in like spaced recesses in said sidewall means to tend to prevent rotation of said control device relative to said manifold.

Claim 38

A control device as set forth in claim 44 wherein said control device has an opening passing therethrough in aligned relation with said recess means thereof to loosely receive a threaded fastening member that is adapted to be threaded into a threaded aperture in said received part of said bracket means to detachably interconnect said control device and said bracket means together.

Claim 39

A control device as set forth in claim 27 wherein said control device has an annular recess surrounding said inlet means thereof and receiving an annular gasket means so that said gasket means will seal against said sidewall means of said manifold outboard of said opening means thereof to provide fluid communication between said opening means and said inlet means.