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Drain plug apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-06-21
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Granted: 1992-02-11
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Expires: 2010-06-21
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Abstract

Abstract A drain plug apparatus includes securement to an associated fluid reservoir, wherein the apparatus further includes a pressure nut mounted to the reservoir, with a discharge screw directed through the pressure nut, wherein the discharge screw includes a central conduit cooperative with and in fluid communication with a through-extending head conduit arranged orthogonally relative to the through-extending conduit to direct fluid from the reservoir exteriorly thereof. The discharge screw includes a conical head to be received within a conical seat formed within the pressure nut. The pressure nut may include a boss directed exteriorly of the pressure nut and integral therewith to receive a tube thereabout to permit directing of discharge fluid through an associated flexible tube to be received within an associated container.

Inventors

  • 👤 George D. Stofko, Sr.

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 05:42
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K1/00; A47K1/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 243 words
A drain plug apparatus in combination with a fluid reservoir, the fluid reservoir including a bottom surface, and an internally threaded pressure nut fixedly mounted to the bottom surface, the internally threaded pressure nut defined by a coaxially aligned internally threaded conduit, and an externally threaded discharge screw threadedly received within the conduit, and the discharge screw including an elongate longitudinally aligned shank, the shank including a shank conduit coextensive with and directed through the shank, and the discharge screw further including a conical member, the head member including a head conduit through-extending the head in fluid communication with the shank conduit, and wherein the shank conduit is orthogonally oriented relative to the head conduit, and wherein the pressure nut includes a boss member extending beyond the pressure nut and integrally formed thereto, the boss member coaxially aligned with the pressure nut and the conduit, and wherein the boss member includes a conical recess coaxially aligned with the conduit formed within a forward end of the boss member of a complementary configuration defined by that of the conical head of the discharge screw, and wherein the head conduit is seated within the conical cavity in a first position and spaced from the conical cavity in a second position to expose the head conduit, and wherein the conical head of the discharge screw includes a diametrically aligned slot oriented to receive a blade member for removal of the discharge screw from the pressure nut.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 243 words
A drain plug apparatus in combination with a fluid reservoir, the fluid reservoir including a bottom surface, and an internally threaded pressure nut fixedly mounted to the bottom surface, the internally threaded pressure nut defined by a coaxially aligned internally threaded conduit, and an externally threaded discharge screw threadedly received within the conduit, and the discharge screw including an elongate longitudinally aligned shank, the shank including a shank conduit coextensive with and directed through the shank, and the discharge screw further including a conical member, the head member including a head conduit through-extending the head in fluid communication with the shank conduit, and wherein the shank conduit is orthogonally oriented relative to the head conduit, and wherein the pressure nut includes a boss member extending beyond the pressure nut and integrally formed thereto, the boss member coaxially aligned with the pressure nut and the conduit, and wherein the boss member includes a conical recess coaxially aligned with the conduit formed within a forward end of the boss member of a complementary configuration defined by that of the conical head of the discharge screw, and wherein the head conduit is seated within the conical cavity in a first position and spaced from the conical cavity in a second position to expose the head conduit, and wherein the conical head of the discharge screw includes a diametrically aligned slot oriented to receive a blade member for removal of the discharge screw from the pressure nut.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the boss member is defined by a boss member diameter, and the conical head is defined by a conical head diameter, wherein the boss member diameter is greater than that defined by the conical head diameter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 46 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 further including a flexible tube securable about the boss member to direct fluid from the fluid reservoir through the discharge screw and through the flexible tube to permit selective directing of the tube to an associated receiving container.

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