US3704785A
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Water softener deflector-distributor structure
Assignee: RAYTEC WATERGROUP COMPANY LP 800 MIRAMONTE DRIVE SANTA BARBARA
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Filing: 1971-09-15
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Granted: 1972-12-05
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Expires: 1991-09-15
Abstract
Abstract There is provided, in association with the collector-distributor tube of a water softener tank, a baffle or deflector member for conforming to an ideal pattern the distribution of liquid flowing from perforations at the perforated end of the tube that is immersed in a bed of ion-exchange resin in the tank. The deflector is positioned adjacent to the uppermost of the perforations in the tube and is apertured to permit some flowthrough of liquid emerging from the tube through the perforations, while revertively deflecting a portion of the liquid to cause it to spread and flow generally uniformly through the bed of resin instead of channeling in close proximity to the tube in its flow toward the other end of the tank.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E Marsh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 07:30
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J47/00; B01J47/02; B01J47/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A deflector mountable on the collector-distributor tube of a water softener device adjacent to the collector-distributor orifices in said tube which comprises: a collar portion dimensioned to surround the tube in secured engagement therewith; a body portion presenting a surface sloping outwardly and downwardly from the collar portion and having apertures to accommodate a flow of water through the body portion; and a skirt portion depending from said body portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A deflector mountable on the collector-distributor tube of a water softener device adjacent to the collector-distributor orifices in said tube which comprises: a collar portion dimensioned to surround the tube in secured engagement therewith; a body portion presenting a surface sloping outwardly and downwardly from the collar portion and having apertures to accommodate a flow of water through the body portion; and a skirt portion depending from said body portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A deflectOr as set forth in claim 1 wherein the apertures are disposed in locations to afford passage through the body portion of increased volumes of water at increased distances outwardly from the collar portion of the deflector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A deflector as set forth in claim 1 wherein the sloping surface of the body portion is a frusto-conical surface and each aperture is a slot conformed to an arc of a circle having as its center the axis of the frusto-conical surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A deflector as set forth in claim 3 wherein the slots are conformed to arcs of concentric circles having as their center the axis of the frusto-conical surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A deflector as set forth in claim 4 wherein the slots of successive concentric circles in a direction radially of the frusto-conical surface subtend the same angle and accordingly are of progressively greater length.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A deflector as set forth in claim 4 wherein the walls defining each slot are convergent in a direction outwardly from the inside of the body portion of the deflector to the frusto-conical surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
72 words
A deflector as set forth in claim 4 wherein the land separating two adjacent slots in a direction radially of the frusto-conical surface is defined interiorly of the body portion of the deflector by a wall generally normal to the frusto-conical surface at any point along one of the two slots and a wall intersecting the frusto-conical surface in an acute angle at any point along the other of the two slots.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A deflector as set forth in claim 7 wherein the two walls defining a land separating two adjacent slots terminate interiorly of the body portion deflector in intersection with a surface disposed in a plane normal to the axis of the frusto-conical surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A deflector in accordance with claim 8 wherein the angles of intersection of the two walls of the land with the surface at which they terminate are substantially equal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
A deflector as set forth in claim 8 wherein the lands are substantially identical in cross section and the surfaces defining them interiorly of the body portion are disposed in stepped alignment outwardly from the tube generally corresponding to the slope of the frusto-conical surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
An improved water softener device comprising a pressure vessel, filled to a predetermined level with ion-exchange material in granular form and having a collector-distributor tube penetrating the ion-exchange material and apertured over a portion of its penetrating length to selectively and alternatively discharge and collect water, wherein the improvement comprises: a deflector mounted on the tube in a position adjacent to the apertured portion of the tube and comprising an apertured frusto-conical portion and a cylindrical skirt portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
78 words
An improved water softener device comprising a pressure vessel, filled to a predetermined level with ion-exchange material in granular form and having a collector-distributor tube penetrating the ion-exchange material and apertured over a portion of its penetrating length to selectively and alternatively discharge and collect water, wherein the improvement comprises: a deflector mounted on the tube in a position adjacent to the apertured portion of the tube and comprising an apertured frusto-conical portion and a cylindrical skirt portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
An improved water softener device as set forth in claim 11 wherein the apex of the frusto-conical portion of the deflector faces away from the apertured portion of the tube and the skirt portion depends from the flaring end of the frusto-conical portion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
41 words
An improved water softener device as set forth in claim 11 wherein the apertures in the frusto-conical portion of the deflector are slots arrayed in concentric circles and thereby afford increased flow-through capacity as their distance radially from the tube increases.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
An improved water softener device as set forth in claim 13 wherein the width of the slots in relation to the granule size of the ion-exchange material precludes passage of the granules through the slots.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
46 words
An improved water softener device as set forth in claim 11 wherein the interior of the frusto-conical portion of the deflector is provided with rings of water deflecting surfaces to revertively deflect a portion of the water entering the deflector from the apertures in the tube.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
An improved water softener device as set forth in claim 15 wherein each of said rings includes a plurality of surfaces facing in different directions.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
62 words
An improved water softener device as set forth in claim 16 wherein one surface Of each ring is normal to the axis of the frusto-conical portion of the deflector, another surface intersects said one surface in an obtuse angle and faces toward said axis, and still another surface intersects said one surface in an obtuse angle and faces away from said axis.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
An improved water softener device as set forth in claim 15 wherein the rings of water deflecting surfaces are the lands separating two slots adjacent one another in a direction radially of the frusto-conical portion of the deflector.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
44 words
An improved water softener device as set forth in claim 15 wherein the rings of water deflecting surfaces are stepped progressively on the interior of said frusto-conical portion of said deflector in correspondence with the slope of the exterior surface of said frusto-conical portion.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
An improved water softener device as set forth in claim 15 wherein the deflector is mounted on the collector-distributor tube in a position to present the free end of the skirt portion of the deflector generally in registry with the end of the apertured portion of the tube farthest from the penetrating end of the tube.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
130 words
A circular deflector mountable on the collector-distributor tube of a water softener device which comprises: a collar portion dimensioned to surround the tube in secured engagement therewith; a body portion having an upright frusto-conical surface presented toward the collar portion and haVing slots extending through the body portion and arrayed in a pattern of concentric circles coaxial with said deflector; a plurality of surfaces intersecting on the opposite face of said body portion from the frusto-conical surface to define lands between adjacent circles of slots including as a component of each land one surface generally normal to the axis of the deflector and two surfaces intersecting said one surface in obtuse angles; and an annular skirt portion depending from the flaring end of the frusto-conical surface of said body portion.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
130 words
A circular deflector mountable on the collector-distributor tube of a water softener device which comprises: a collar portion dimensioned to surround the tube in secured engagement therewith; a body portion having an upright frusto-conical surface presented toward the collar portion and haVing slots extending through the body portion and arrayed in a pattern of concentric circles coaxial with said deflector; a plurality of surfaces intersecting on the opposite face of said body portion from the frusto-conical surface to define lands between adjacent circles of slots including as a component of each land one surface generally normal to the axis of the deflector and two surfaces intersecting said one surface in obtuse angles; and an annular skirt portion depending from the flaring end of the frusto-conical surface of said body portion.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-12-05 | 1976-06-05 | 1976-12-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-12-05 | 1980-06-05 | 1980-12-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-12-05 | 1984-06-05 | 1984-12-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |