Self-retaining adsorbent bag unit

Claim 2

An adsorbent unit comprising first and second porous fabric container members having first and second porous fabric walls, respectively, first and second container edge portions on said first and second container members, respectively, first and second central container portions on said first and second container members, respectively, within the confines of said first and second container edge portions, respectively, adsorbent in said first and second container members, and elongated planar sheet-like yoke means for coupling said first and second container members relative to each other in spaced relationship for mounting said adsorbent unit relative to an external structural member, said elongated planar sheet-like yoke means having a central yoke portion and first and second spaced yoke portions on opposite sides of said central yoke portion, first and second opposite yoke edge portions on said yoke means, third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions on said yoke means, said central yoke portion and said first and second spaced yoke portions lying between said first and second opposite yoke edge portions of said yoke means and between said third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions of said yoke means, said first, second, third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions defining the yoke length and the yoke width dimensions of said yoke means, said first and second opposite yoke edge portions being connected to said first and second container members, respectively, with said defined yoke length and yoke width dimensions of said yoke means defining a connecting portion of said yoke means which extends between said first and second container members to couple portions of said first and second container edge portions proximate said yoke means in spaced relationship, said elongated planar sheet-like yoke means extending between said container members with said first and second spaced yoke portions extending in a direction away from said first and second yoke edge portions, respectively, and extending in a direction away from said first and second central container portions, respectively.

Claim 3

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first and second yoke edge portions are connected to said first and second container members, respectively, proximate portions of said first and second container edge portions, respectively.

Claim 4

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 2 including seam means for defining a seal between said adsorbent in said container members and said yoke means.

Claim 5

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 2 wherein said wall portions comprise fusible plastic material, and a fused seam coupling the wall portions of each of said containers to each other.

Claim 6

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein said yoke means and said first and second walls are integral.

Claim 7

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein said porous container members each comprise a first wall of rigid plastic and a second wall of flexible plastic, and seam means attaching said first and second walls to confine said adsorbent therebetween.

Claim 8

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 6 wherein said yoke means is a continuation of said flexible plastic second wall.

Claim 9

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 7 including an aperture in said yoke means.

Claim 10

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 6 wherein said yoke means is a continuation of said rigid plastic first wall.

Claim 11

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 9 wherein said yoke means is a continuation of said flexible plastic second wall.

Claim 12

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 10 including an aperture extending through said yoke means.

Claim 13

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 6 wherein said first wall is formed into a concave shape and wherein said second wall is substantially planar.

Claim 14

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 12 wherein said first and second walls are fabricated from porous material.

Claim 15

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 13 including an aperture extending through said yoke means.

Claim 16

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 6 including concave ends on said yoke means, said concave ends extending in a substantially lengthwise direction between said container members.

Claim 17

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 6 wherein both said first and second walls are porous.

Claim 18

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said container members includes a first end portion proximate said yoke means and a second end portion remote from said yoke means, and chamfers on the outer ends of each of said first end portions lying outwardly of said yoke means.

Claim 19

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said container members includes a first end portion proximate said yoke means and a second end portion remote from said yoke means, and chamfers on the outer ends of each of said second end portions.

Claim 20

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 18 including chamfers on the outer ends of each of said first end portions.

Claim 21

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein said porous container members each comprise a first rigid wall and a second flexible wall, and seam means attaching said first and second walls to confine said adsorbent therebetween.

Claim 22

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 20 wherein said first and second walls are fabricated or porous thermoplastic felted fibrous sheet material.

Claim 23

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 1 including an aperture in said central yoke portion, said aperture including a portion spaced substantially equidistantly from said portions of said first and second container edge portions.

Claim 24

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 22 wherein said container members include flexible wall portions, and wherein said yoke means comprises an extension of said flexible wall portions.

Claim 25

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 23 including seam means for defining a seal between said adsorbent in said container members and said yoke means.

Claim 26

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 1 wherein said yoke means comprises flexible fabric material.

Claim 27

An adsorbent assembly for a container having a substantially central pipe extending axially thereof comprising first and second porous container members, adsorbent in said container members, yoke means for securing said first and second container members to each other, said yoke means including a central portion and outer end portions, an aperture in said central portion of said yoke means for receiving said pipe to thereby cause said first and second container members to lie on opposite sides of said pipe, and hold-down means for mounting on said pipe for pressing on said central portion of said yoke means to retain said container members in position in said container.

Claim 28

An adsorbent assembly for a container having a substantially central pipe extending axially thereof comprising first and second porous container members, adsorbent in said container members, yoke means for securing said first and second container members to each other, said yoke means including a central portion and outer end portions, an aperture in said central portion of said yoke means for receiving said pipe to thereby cause said first and second container members to lie on opposite sides of said pipe, and hold-down means for mounting on said pipe for pressing on said central portion of said yoke means to retain said container members in position in said container.

Claim 29

An adsorbent assembly as set forth in claim 26 wherein said hold-down means comprises a tubular member for fitting on the outside of said pipe.

Claim 30

An adsorbent assembly as set forth in claim 27 wherein said first and second container members lie in side-by-side relationship on opposite sides of said pipe, and wherein the force exerted by said tubular member on said central portion of said yoke means causes said outer end portions of said yoke means to be deflected away from said container.

Claim 31

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 26 wherein said container members each include first and second walls, each of said first walls comprising a rigid member having a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface, and each of said second walls comprising a substantially planar member, and wherein said container includes a concave wall portion, and wherein said second walls lie in contiguous relationship to said pipe, and wherein said convex outer surfaces of said first wall lie adjacent said concave wall portion of said container.

Claim 32

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 29 wherein said first and second walls are fabricated of porous thermoplastic felted fibrous sheet material.

Claim 33

In a refrigerant receiver having a bottom wall and a side wall and having a U-shaped portion of pipe extending axially of said receiver with a portion of said U-shaped portion of pipe in contiguous relationship to said bottom wall of said receiver, the improvement comprising an adsorbent unit including first and second porous fabric container members having first and second porous fabric walls, respectively, first and second container edge portions on said first and second container members, respectively, first and second central container portions on said first and second container members, respectively, adsorbent in said container members, and yoke means for securing said first and second container members to each other, said yoke means being positioned between said bottom wall of said receiver and said U-shaped portion of said pipe in contiguous relationship to said bottom wall of the receiver to thereby hold said adsorbent unit in position within said container with said container members lying between opposite sides of said U-shaped portion of said pipe and said side wall of said receiver, said yoke means having a central yoke portion and first and second spaced yoke portions on opposite sides of said central yoke portion, first and second opposite yoke edge portions on said yoke means, third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions on said yoke means, said central yoke portion and said first and second spaced yoke portions lying between said first and second opposite yoke edge portions of said yoke means and between said third and fourth opposite edge portions of said yoke means, said first, second, third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions defining the length and width dimensions of said yoke means, said first and second opposite yoke edge portions being connected to said first and second container members, respectively, with said defined yoke length and yoke width dimensions of said yoke means defining a connecting portion of said yoke means which extends between said first and second container members to couple portions of said first and second container edge portions proximate said yoke means in spaced relationship, said yoke means extending between said container members with said first and second spaced yoke portions extending in a direction away from said first and second yoke edge portions, respectively, and extending in a direction away from said first and second central container portions, respectively.

Claim 34

In a refrigerant receiver having a bottom wall and a side wall and having a U-shaped portion of pipe extending axially of said receiver with a portion of said U-shaped portion of pipe in contiguous relationship to said bottom wall of said receiver, the improvement comprising an adsorbent unit including first and second porous fabric container members having first and second porous fabric walls, respectively, first and second container edge portions on said first and second container members, respectively, first and second central container portions on said first and second container members, respectively, adsorbent in said container members, and yoke means for securing said first and second container members to each other, said yoke means being positioned between said bottom wall of said receiver and said U-shaped portion of said pipe in contiguous relationship to said bottom wall of the receiver to thereby hold said adsorbent unit in position within said container with said container members lying between opposite sides of said U-shaped portion of said pipe and said side wall of said receiver, said yoke means having a central yoke portion and first and second spaced yoke portions on opposite sides of said central yoke portion, first and second opposite yoke edge portions on said yoke means, third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions on said yoke means, said central yoke portion and said first and second spaced yoke portions lying between said first and second opposite yoke edge portions of said yoke means and between said third and fourth opposite edge portions of said yoke means, said first, second, third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions defining the length and width dimensions of said yoke means, said first and second opposite yoke edge portions being connected to said first and second container members, respectively, with said defined yoke length and yoke width dimensions of said yoke means defining a connecting portion of said yoke means which extends between said first and second container members to couple portions of said first and second container edge portions proximate said yoke means in spaced relationship, said yoke means extending between said container members with said first and second spaced yoke portions extending in a direction away from said first and second yoke edge portions, respectively, and extending in a direction away from said first and second central container portions, respectively.

Claim 35

In a refrigerant receiver as set forth in claim 31 wherein one of said first walls and one of said second walls comprise a wall having a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface, and wherein one of said first walls and one of said second walls are substantially planar walls, and wherein said side wall of said receiver is concave, and wherein said planar first and second walls lie in contiguous relationship to said U-shaped portion of said pipe, and wherein said convex outer surfaces of said first and second walls lie adjacent said concave wall of said receiver.

Claim 36

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 32 wherein said first and second walls are fabricated of porous thermoplastic felted fibrous sheet material.

Claim 37

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 31 including aperture means in said yoke means located between said U-shaped portion of said pipe and said bottom of said container.

Claim 38

An adsorbent unit as set forth in claim 34 wherein said aperture means comprises a large aperture located directly under said U-shaped portion of said pipe.

Claim 39

An adsorbent unit comprising first and second porous fabric container members having first and second porous fabric walls, respectively, first and second container edge portions on said first and second container members, respectively, adsorbent in said container members, and elongated planar sheet-like yoke means for coupling said first and second container members relative to each other in spaced relationship for mounting said adsorbent unit relative to an external structural member, said elongated planar sheet-like yoke means having a central yoke portion and first and second spaced yoke portions on opposite sides of said central yoke portion, first and second opposite yoke edge portions on said yoke means, third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions on said yoke means, said central yoke portion and said first and second spaced yoke portions lying between said first and second opposite yoke edge portions of said yoke means and between said third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions of said yoke means, said first, second, third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions defining the yoke length and the yoke width dimensions of said yoke means, said first and second opposite yoke edge portions being connected to said first and second container members, respectively, with said defined yoke length and yoke width dimensions of said yoke means defining a connecting portion of said yoke means which extends between said first and second container members to couple portions of said first and second container edge portions proximate said yoke means in spaced relationship, said elongated planar sheet-like yoke means extending between said container members with said first and second spaced yoke portions extending in a direction away from said first and second yoke edge portions, respectively, and extending in a direction away from said first and second central container portions. respectively, said yoke means also including a yoke thickness dimension, and said container members including container length, container width and container thickness dimensions, and said yoke means being fabricated from flexible material which permits said container members and said yoke means to be oriented with their respective thickness dimensions extending in substantially the same directions when said container members are oriented in end-to-end relationship with their length dimensions extending in substantially the same direction and their width dimensions extending substantially parallel to each other, and which permits said yoke thickness dimension and said container thickness dimensions to have portions extending substantially perpendicularly to each other when said container members are oriented with their length dimensions extending substantially parallel to each other and said container width dimensions extending substantially parallel to each other.

Claim 40

An adsorbent unit comprising first and second porous fabric container members having first and second porous fabric walls, respectively, first and second container edge portions on said first and second container members, respectively, adsorbent in said container members, and elongated planar sheet-like yoke means for coupling said first and second container members relative to each other in spaced relationship for mounting said adsorbent unit relative to an external structural member, said elongated planar sheet-like yoke means having a central yoke portion and first and second spaced yoke portions on opposite sides of said central yoke portion, first and second opposite yoke edge portions on said yoke means, third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions on said yoke means, said central yoke portion and said first and second spaced yoke portions lying between said first and second opposite yoke edge portions of said yoke means and between said third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions of said yoke means, said first, second, third and fourth opposite yoke edge portions defining the yoke length and the yoke width dimensions of said yoke means, said first and second opposite yoke edge portions being connected to said first and second container members, respectively, with said defined yoke length and yoke width dimensions of said yoke means defining a connecting portion of said yoke means which extends between said first and second container members to couple portions of said first and second container edge portions proximate said yoke means in spaced relationship, said elongated planar sheet-like yoke means extending between said container members with said first and second spaced yoke portions extending in a direction away from said first and second yoke edge portions, respectively, and extending in a direction away from said first and second central container portions. respectively, said yoke means also including a yoke thickness dimension, and said container members including container length, container width and container thickness dimensions, and said yoke means being fabricated from flexible material which permits said container members and said yoke means to be oriented with their respective thickness dimensions extending in substantially the same directions when said container members are oriented in end-to-end relationship with their length dimensions extending in substantially the same direction and their width dimensions extending substantially parallel to each other, and which permits said yoke thickness dimension and said container thickness dimensions to have portions extending substantially perpendicularly to each other when said container members are oriented with their length dimensions extending substantially parallel to each other and said container width dimensions extending substantially parallel to each other.