Abstract A unitary, one-piece nozzle and guard unit secured to a tote bin of the type intended to be purged, as, for example, those used to contain hazardous chemicals. The nozzle-guard unit has a bottom wall, a boss extending from a surface of the bottom wall in one direction, a nozzle fitting extending from a surface of the bottom wall in the opposite direction, the boss, bottom wall and nozzle fitting having an open-ended passage extending completely through them, and a side wall spaced from, surrounding and extending beyond the nozzle fitting in the direction, from the bottom wall, of the nozzle fitting. The boss extends through a port in the bin and the unit is secured to the bin around a periphery of the unit contiguous the bin.
A unitary, one-piece nozzle and guard unit secured to a tote bin, comprising a bottom wall, a boss extending from a flat surface of said bottom wall in one direction, a nozzle fitting extending from a suface of said bottom wall in the opposite direction, said boss, bottom wall and nozzle fitting having an open-ended passage extending completely through them, and a side wall integral with the bottom wall and spaced outwardly from and surrounding said nozzle fitting, said boss extending through a hole in a flat surface of said bin and said unit being secured to said bin entirely around an outside periphery of said bottom wall contiguous said flat wall of said bin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A unitary, one-piece nozzle and guard unit secured to a tote bin, comprising a bottom wall, a boss extending from a flat surface of said bottom wall in one direction, a nozzle fitting extending from a suface of said bottom wall in the opposite direction, said boss, bottom wall and nozzle fitting having an open-ended passage extending completely through them, and a side wall integral with the bottom wall and spaced outwardly from and surrounding said nozzle fitting, said boss extending through a hole in a flat surface of said bin and said unit being secured to said bin entirely around an outside periphery of said bottom wall contiguous said flat wall of said bin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The unit of claim 1 in which a passage extends through said side wall at the level of the surface of the bottom wall from which the nozzle fitting projects.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The unit of claim 2 wherein the side wall is circular in top plan, and the surface of the bottom wall contiguous the boss is planar.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The unit of claim 1 wherein the boss fits closely within the hole in the bin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The unit of claim 4 wherein the tote bin and unit are aluminum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The unit of claim 1 wherein the means for securing the unit to the bin is a continuous weld.