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US4589852A
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Moisture inhibitor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-11-15
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Granted: 1986-05-20
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Expires: 2004-11-15
Abstract
Abstract A moisture inhibitor comprising a housing having a cavity, an entrance port passing through the housing to the cavity of the housing and an exit port passing through the housing to the cavity of the housing and a dividing wall inside the housing in the cavity of the housing coupled to the housing between the entrance port and the exit port wherein the dividing wall rises up in the cavity of the housing above the entrance port and above the exit port and a lower trap coupled to the housing below the entrance port and a sloped floor coupled to the housing below the entrance port which slopes down and away from the entrance port towards the lower trap and is coupled to the lower trap and an upper trap coupled to the housing in the cavity of the housing above the entrance port and a sloped wall coupled to the dividing wall so that the sloped wall slopes down and away from the entrance port towards the exit port and cooling means.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald G. Price
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 22:04
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N13/00; F01N13/004; F01N2590/00; F01N2590/02; F02; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
1038 words
A moisture inhibitor, comprising: a housing having a cavity having a first portion and a second portion and a lower portion and an upper portion, a first front side having an upper portion and a lower portion and an exterior surface and an interior surface, an entrance port from the exterior surface of the first front side of the housing through the first front side of the housing to the interior surface of the first front side of the housing to the cavity of the housing, a second front side having an exterior surface and an interior surface and an upper portion and a lower portion connected to the upper portion of the first front side of the housing so that the second front side of the housing slants forward and the interior surface of the upper portion of the second front side of the housing is forward of the interior surface of the lower portion of the second front side of the housing and forward of the interior surface of the first front side of the housing, a first top side having an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the upper portion of the second front side of the housing, a second top side having an upper portion and a lower portion and an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the first top side of the housing so that the second top side of the housing slants forward and the interior surface of the upper portion of the second top side of the housing is forward of the interior surface of the lower portion of the second top side of the housing, a rear side having an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the lower portion of the second top side of the housing, a first bottom side having an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the rear side of the housing, an exit port from the exterior surface of the first bottom side of the housing through the first bottom side of the housing to the interior surface of the first bottom side of the housing to the cavity of the housing, a second bottom side having an exterior surface and an interior surface and a front portion and a rear portion with the rear portion of the second bottom side of the housing connected to the first bottom side, a lower trap wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface and an upper portion and a lower portion with the lower portion of the lower trap wall of the housing connected to the front portion of the second bottom side of the housing so that the lower trap wall of the housing rises up above the second bottom side of the housing, a third bottom side having an exterior surface and an interior surface and a front portion and a rear portion with the rear portion of the third bottom side of the housing connected to the upper portion of the lower trap wall of the housing and with the front portion of the third bottom side of the housing connected to the lower portion of the first front side of the housing below the entrance port so that the third bottom side of the housing slants so that the rear portion of the third bottom side of the housing is lower than the front portion of the third bottom side of the housing, a left side having an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the first front side of the housing and second front side of the housing and first top side of the housing and second top side of the housing and rear side of the housing and first bottom side of the housing and second bottom side of the housing and lower trap wall of the housing and third bottom side of the housing, a right side having an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the first front side of the housing and second front side of the housing and first top side of the housing and second top side of the housing and rear side of the housing and first bottom side of the housing and second bottom side of the housing and lower trap wall of the housing; a dividing wall having an upper portion and a lower portion inside the housing in the cavity of the housing connected to the interior surface of the left side of the housing and the interior surface of the right side of the housing and the interior surface of the first bottom side of the housing and the second bottom side of the housing where the first bottom side of the housing and the second bottom side of the housing are connected together so that the dividing wall divides the cavity of the housing into the first portion of the cavity of the housing that is forward of the dividing wall and the second portion of the cavity of the housing that is rearward of the dividing wall and the dividing wall rises up in the cavity of the housing above the entrance port and above the exit port; an upper trap connected to the interior surface of the left side of the housing and the interior surface of the right side of the housing and the interior surface of the lower portion of the second front side of the housing above the entrance port so that the upper trap extends upward and rearward from the interior surface of the second front side of the housing; a sloped wall having an upper portion and a lower portion and a top surface and a bottom surface wherein the sloped wall is connected to the interior surface of the left side of the housing and the interior surface of the right side of the housing and the upper portion of the dividing wall so that the upper portion of the sloped wall is in the upper portion of the cavity of the housing and is above the dividing wall and the lower portion of the sloped wall and is forward of the dividing wall and the lower portion of the sloped wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
1038 words
A moisture inhibitor, comprising: a housing having a cavity having a first portion and a second portion and a lower portion and an upper portion, a first front side having an upper portion and a lower portion and an exterior surface and an interior surface, an entrance port from the exterior surface of the first front side of the housing through the first front side of the housing to the interior surface of the first front side of the housing to the cavity of the housing, a second front side having an exterior surface and an interior surface and an upper portion and a lower portion connected to the upper portion of the first front side of the housing so that the second front side of the housing slants forward and the interior surface of the upper portion of the second front side of the housing is forward of the interior surface of the lower portion of the second front side of the housing and forward of the interior surface of the first front side of the housing, a first top side having an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the upper portion of the second front side of the housing, a second top side having an upper portion and a lower portion and an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the first top side of the housing so that the second top side of the housing slants forward and the interior surface of the upper portion of the second top side of the housing is forward of the interior surface of the lower portion of the second top side of the housing, a rear side having an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the lower portion of the second top side of the housing, a first bottom side having an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the rear side of the housing, an exit port from the exterior surface of the first bottom side of the housing through the first bottom side of the housing to the interior surface of the first bottom side of the housing to the cavity of the housing, a second bottom side having an exterior surface and an interior surface and a front portion and a rear portion with the rear portion of the second bottom side of the housing connected to the first bottom side, a lower trap wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface and an upper portion and a lower portion with the lower portion of the lower trap wall of the housing connected to the front portion of the second bottom side of the housing so that the lower trap wall of the housing rises up above the second bottom side of the housing, a third bottom side having an exterior surface and an interior surface and a front portion and a rear portion with the rear portion of the third bottom side of the housing connected to the upper portion of the lower trap wall of the housing and with the front portion of the third bottom side of the housing connected to the lower portion of the first front side of the housing below the entrance port so that the third bottom side of the housing slants so that the rear portion of the third bottom side of the housing is lower than the front portion of the third bottom side of the housing, a left side having an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the first front side of the housing and second front side of the housing and first top side of the housing and second top side of the housing and rear side of the housing and first bottom side of the housing and second bottom side of the housing and lower trap wall of the housing and third bottom side of the housing, a right side having an exterior surface and an interior surface connected to the first front side of the housing and second front side of the housing and first top side of the housing and second top side of the housing and rear side of the housing and first bottom side of the housing and second bottom side of the housing and lower trap wall of the housing; a dividing wall having an upper portion and a lower portion inside the housing in the cavity of the housing connected to the interior surface of the left side of the housing and the interior surface of the right side of the housing and the interior surface of the first bottom side of the housing and the second bottom side of the housing where the first bottom side of the housing and the second bottom side of the housing are connected together so that the dividing wall divides the cavity of the housing into the first portion of the cavity of the housing that is forward of the dividing wall and the second portion of the cavity of the housing that is rearward of the dividing wall and the dividing wall rises up in the cavity of the housing above the entrance port and above the exit port; an upper trap connected to the interior surface of the left side of the housing and the interior surface of the right side of the housing and the interior surface of the lower portion of the second front side of the housing above the entrance port so that the upper trap extends upward and rearward from the interior surface of the second front side of the housing; a sloped wall having an upper portion and a lower portion and a top surface and a bottom surface wherein the sloped wall is connected to the interior surface of the left side of the housing and the interior surface of the right side of the housing and the upper portion of the dividing wall so that the upper portion of the sloped wall is in the upper portion of the cavity of the housing and is above the dividing wall and the lower portion of the sloped wall and is forward of the dividing wall and the lower portion of the sloped wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The invention as claimed in claim 1 further comprising cooling means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
106 words
The invention as claimed in claim 2 wherein the cooling means is a jacket that has a jacket wall coupled to the housing forward of the first front side of the housing, forward of the second front side of the housing, above the first top side of the housing, above the second top side of the housing, rearward of the rear side of the housing and below the third bottom side of the housing with an inlet through the jacket wall below the third bottom side of the housing and an outlet through the rear side of the housing and decending down through the exit port.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
The invention as claimed in claim 3 further comprising: an entrance nipple connected to the exterior surface of the first front side of the housing at the entrance port; an exit nipple connected to the exterior surface of the first bottom side of the housing at the exit port; an inlet nipple connected to the jacket wall at the inlet; and an outlet nipple connected to the rear side of the housing so that the outlet nipple descends down through the exit port down into the exit nipple.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
80 words
The invention as claimed in claim 4 wherein the first front side of the housing is flat and the second front side of the housing is flat ant the interior surface of the first top side of the housing is concave and the rear side of the housing, first bottom side of the housing, second bottom side of the housing, third bottom side of the housing, left side of the housing and the right side of the housing are flat.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The invention as claimed in claim 5 wherein the first front side of the housing and the rear side of the housing are vertical and the first bottom side of the housing is horizontal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention as claimed in claim 5 wherein the entrance port is cylindrical and horizontal and the exit port is cylindrical and vertical.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention as claimed in claim 5 wherein the moisture inhibitor is made from stainless steel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The invention as claimed in claim 5 wherein the housing, dividing wall, upper trap, sloped wall and jacket wall are made from sheets of flat stainless steel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
The invention as claimed in claim 5 further comprising a descending wall connected to the interior surface of the lower portion of the second top side of the housing so that the descending wall descends down from the interior surface of the lower portion of the second top side of the housing down below the sloped wall.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
176 words
A moisture inhibitor, comprising: a housing having a cavity, an entrance port passing through the housing to the cavity of the housing, an exit port passing through the housing to the cavity of the housing; an upper trap coupled to the housing in the cavity of the housing above the entrance port; a dividing wall inside the housing in the cavity of the housing coupled to the housing between the entrance port and the exit port wherein the dividing wall rises up in the cavity of the housing above the entrance port and above the exit port wherein the dividing wall has an upper portion and a cavity; a lower trap coupled to the housing below the entrance port; a sloped wall coupled to the dividing wall so that the sloped wall slopes down and away from the entrance port towards the exit port; and cooling means coupled to the housing wherein the dividing wall is coupled to the cooling means wherein the cooling means has an inlet at the upper portion of the dividing wall.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
176 words
A moisture inhibitor, comprising: a housing having a cavity, an entrance port passing through the housing to the cavity of the housing, an exit port passing through the housing to the cavity of the housing; an upper trap coupled to the housing in the cavity of the housing above the entrance port; a dividing wall inside the housing in the cavity of the housing coupled to the housing between the entrance port and the exit port wherein the dividing wall rises up in the cavity of the housing above the entrance port and above the exit port wherein the dividing wall has an upper portion and a cavity; a lower trap coupled to the housing below the entrance port; a sloped wall coupled to the dividing wall so that the sloped wall slopes down and away from the entrance port towards the exit port; and cooling means coupled to the housing wherein the dividing wall is coupled to the cooling means wherein the cooling means has an inlet at the upper portion of the dividing wall.
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