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Randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing elements
Assignee: Saint Gobain Abrasives Inc
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Filing: 1979-01-17
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Granted: 1980-03-25
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Expires: 1999-01-17
Abstract
Abstract Precision molded plastic cellular packing elements (10 and 40) of polygonal and curvilinear spriral shape are provided for mass transfer and effluent treatment apparatus. Each spiral element (10 and 40) has more than one convolution (16 and 46), a maximum transverse width (W) significantly greater than its axial height (H) whereby it has a greater tendency to orient itself horizontally and its relatively shorter wall surfaces substantially vertical, angularly spaced ribs (24-26) (52-54) which extend from the axis (x) and interconnect the convolutions; and wherein adjacent wall portions of the ribs and of the spiral convolutions around open end cells of the element are either in alignment or inclined in one direction, or oppositely inclined relative to one another whereby the element may be provided with either or a combination of straight, tapered or oppositely tapered cells.
Inventors
- 👤 Earl H. Foote
- 👤 Frank D. Moore
- 👤 Ralph F. Strigle, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 09:24
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F3/00; C02F3/02; C02F3/10; B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/30; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/30; B01J2219/302; B01J2219/30223; B01J2219/30296; B01J2219/304; B01J2219/30466; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W10/00; Y02W10/10; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing element comprising: a spiral wall member of predetermined wall thickness and axial height extending more than one spaced convolution around an axis and axially between opposite sides of the packing element and having an inner convolution spaced from the axis; and at least a part of at least one other outer convolution extending and spaced from the inner convolution; a plurality of angularly spaced radial ribs of which at least one differs in radial length and radial wall portions thereof extending axially between the opposite sides and radially between the axis and adjoining wall portions of the spiral wall member; and a plurality of open end cells of which at least one differs in size and volume extending axially between the opposite sides, angularly spaced radial wall portions of the ribs and adjoining wall portions of the spiral member; and a maximum transverse dimension between diametrically opposite wall portions of the packing element measured along an opposite side thereof greater than its axial length between the opposite sides.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing element comprising: a spiral wall member of predetermined wall thickness and axial height extending more than one spaced convolution around an axis and axially between opposite sides of the packing element and having an inner convolution spaced from the axis; and at least a part of at least one other outer convolution extending and spaced from the inner convolution; a plurality of angularly spaced radial ribs of which at least one differs in radial length and radial wall portions thereof extending axially between the opposite sides and radially between the axis and adjoining wall portions of the spiral wall member; and a plurality of open end cells of which at least one differs in size and volume extending axially between the opposite sides, angularly spaced radial wall portions of the ribs and adjoining wall portions of the spiral member; and a maximum transverse dimension between diametrically opposite wall portions of the packing element measured along an opposite side thereof greater than its axial length between the opposite sides.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
A randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing element according to claim 1 wherein the spiral wall member has a substantially curvilinear spiral shape; and a plurality of adjoining arcuately curved wall portions extending about the axis, and between angularly spaced radial wall portions of the rib at angularly spaced opposite sides of the cells.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing element according to claim 1 wherein the spiral member has a substantially polygonal spiral shape, and a plurality of adjoining angular wall portions extending about the axis and between angularly spaced radial wall portions of the ribs at angularly spaced opposite sides of the cells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing element according to claim 3 wherein the adjoining angular wall portions of the spiral wall member are inclined relative to the axis and the opposite sides of the spiral packing element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing element according to claim 4 wherein the angularly spaced radial wall portions of the radial ribs are inclined relative to the axis and the opposite sides of the packing element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing element according to claim 5 wherein the adjoining angular wall portions of the spiral member are oppositely inclined relative to one another and the axis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing element according to claim 6 wherein the angularly spaced radial portions of the ribs at opposite sides of the cells are oppositely inclined relative to each other and the axis.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
78 words
A randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing element according to claim 7 wherein the cells of the packing element include alternate and adjacent oppositely tapered cells; and wherein the inclined wall portions of the spiral member and of the ribs about the alternate tapered cell, converge toward one another and center thereof; and the inclined wall portions of the spiral member and of the ribs about the adjacent tapered cell diverge away from one another and center thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A randomly dumpable self orienting packing element according to claim 8 wherein the angularly spaced radial ribs of the packing element vary in total radial length between the axis and the outer convolution and radial length between the axis and the inner convolution.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing element according to claim 9 wherein the cells of the packing element vary in size and volume.
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