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US4054744A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Seal for an instrument probe assembly

Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Co
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Filing: 1977-01-10
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Granted: 1977-10-18
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Expires: 1997-01-10
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Abstract

Abstract There is disclosed an instrument probe assembly having a positive seal to prevent invasion of process fluids into the cavity of the assembly body. The instrument probe assembly comprises an elongated probe member which projects from a through passageway of the assembly body. The latter has attachment menas, typically pipe threads, at one end to permit it to be seated in an aperture of a process vessel, typically a pressure vessel. The elongated probe which projects from the assembly body into the vessel is commonly used as a capacitance sensing probe to determine the level of liquids or granular solids within the vessel. The probe assembly of this invention includes a sleeve projection from the inboard face of the assembly body, surrounding the projecting elongated probe member and a laminated sleeve formed of an inner sleeve of thermoplastic resin and an outer sleeve of heat shrinkable plastic which overlies the annular joint between the assembly body sleeve and the probe member and which is thermally applied, effectively sealing this annular joint against invasion of process fluids into the assembly body.

Inventors

  • 👤 Norman Vane Beaman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 02:31
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G4/00; H01G4/002; H01G4/228; H01G4/236; H01G9/00; H01G9/004; H01G9/08; H01G9/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S277/00; Y10S277/931

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 160 words
A sealed pressure fitting for mounting in an aperture of a pressure vessel which comprises: a body having a body gland end for insertion into said aperture and sealing and attachment means to secure said body in a fluid tight connection therein; a probe member projecting into said pressure vessel through an opening in the face of said body end received in said aperture; a body sleeve member projecting from said face of said body, concentric to and surrounding said probe member, and terminating thereabout to define and annular joint intermediate the projected length of said probe member; and sealing means overlying said annular joint and contiguous regions of said sleeve and probe members comprising a laminate sleeve having an inner, thermoplastic sleeve and a concentric, outer thermoplastic sleeve of heat shrinkable plastic of higher melt temperature than said inner sleeve, said laminate sleeve being thermally shrunk into sealing engagement with said sleeve and probe members about said annular joint.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 160 words
A sealed pressure fitting for mounting in an aperture of a pressure vessel which comprises: a body having a body gland end for insertion into said aperture and sealing and attachment means to secure said body in a fluid tight connection therein; a probe member projecting into said pressure vessel through an opening in the face of said body end received in said aperture; a body sleeve member projecting from said face of said body, concentric to and surrounding said probe member, and terminating thereabout to define and annular joint intermediate the projected length of said probe member; and sealing means overlying said annular joint and contiguous regions of said sleeve and probe members comprising a laminate sleeve having an inner, thermoplastic sleeve and a concentric, outer thermoplastic sleeve of heat shrinkable plastic of higher melt temperature than said inner sleeve, said laminate sleeve being thermally shrunk into sealing engagement with said sleeve and probe members about said annular joint.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The sealed pressure fitting of claim 1 wherein said sleeve member is an integral sleeve extension of said body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
The sealed pressure fitting of claim 2 wherein said sleeve member has peripheral groove means to receive instrusion of said inner thermoplastic sleeve.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
The sealed pressure fitting of claim 2 wherein said sleeve member has a distal, bevelled edge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 21 words
The sealed pressure fitting of claim 2 wherein said groove means of said sleeve member comprises a plurality of peripheral grooves.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 21 words
The sealed pressure fitting of claim 1 wherein said heat shrinkable plastic of said outer sleeve is a tetra(fluoroethylene) polymeric resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
The sealed pressure fitting of claim 1 wherein said inner thermoplastic sleeve is formed of a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-10-17 1981-04-18 1981-10-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-10-17 1985-04-18 1985-10-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-10-17 1989-04-18 1989-10-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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