Softener eductor with embedded check valve
First Claim
1. An eductor for use in a water treatment system, comprising:
- an eductor body having an inlet end and an opposite outlet end, said body defining an interior with a nozzle chamber and a flared conical portion;
a jet nozzle dimensioned for location in said nozzle chamber, defining an internal passage in fluid communication with said interior;
a duckbill valve located in said internal passage and including a base from which project a pair of inherently biased, complementary flaps, free ends of said flaps oriented to open towards said outlet end; and
a mesh cap with a porous exterior wall defining a cavity in fluid communication with said interior, said cap having an open end engageable in said inlet end of said eductor body so that upon attachment of said mesh cap to said inlet end, said duckbill valve is held in position in said internal passage of said jet nozzle.
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Abstract
An eductor for a water treatment system, including an eductor body having an inlet end and an opposite outlet end, the body defining an interior with a nozzle chamber and a flared conical portion. A jet nozzle is provided that is dimensioned for location in the nozzle chamber, defining an internal passage in fluid communication with the interior. A duckbill valve located in the jet nozzle includes a base from which project a pair of inherently biased, complementary flaps, free ends of the flaps oriented to open towards the outlet end. A mesh cap has a porous exterior wall defining a cavity in fluid communication with the interior, the cap having an open end engageable in the inlet end of the eductor body so that upon attachment of the mesh cap to the inlet end, the duckbill valve is held in position in the internal passage of the jet nozzle.
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15 Claims
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1. An eductor for use in a water treatment system, comprising:
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an eductor body having an inlet end and an opposite outlet end, said body defining an interior with a nozzle chamber and a flared conical portion; a jet nozzle dimensioned for location in said nozzle chamber, defining an internal passage in fluid communication with said interior; a duckbill valve located in said internal passage and including a base from which project a pair of inherently biased, complementary flaps, free ends of said flaps oriented to open towards said outlet end; and a mesh cap with a porous exterior wall defining a cavity in fluid communication with said interior, said cap having an open end engageable in said inlet end of said eductor body so that upon attachment of said mesh cap to said inlet end, said duckbill valve is held in position in said internal passage of said jet nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An eductor for use in a water treatment system, comprising:
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an eductor body having an inlet end and an opposite outlet end;
said body defining an interior with a nozzle chamber and a flared conical portion;a jet nozzle dimensioned for location in said nozzle chamber, defining an internal passage in fluid communication with said interior, said internal passage defining an annular shoulder; a duckbill valve located in said internal passage and including a base from which project a pair of inherently biased, complementary flaps, free ends of said flaps oriented to open towards said outlet end, said base engaging said shoulder; a mesh cap with a porous exterior wall defining a cavity in fluid communication with said interior, said cap having an open end engageable in said inlet end of said eductor body so that upon attachment of said mesh cap to said inlet end, said duckbill valve is held in position in said internal passage of said jet nozzle; and a compression ring disposed between said base of said duckbill valve and ends of internal ribs in said mesh cap, said ring constructed and arranged so that as said mesh cap is engaged on said inlet end of said eductor body, clamping force is exerted on said base of said duckbill valve. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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