METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING COMPONENTS OF A FILTRATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of manipulating components of a filtration system, comprising:
- moving two adjacent arms of a tool away from one another to a non-grasping position, each of the arms having a respective gripping portion located along the arm;
positioning the gripping portions of each of the arms of the tool into alignment about a coupling member of at least one filtration component;
moving the two adjacent arms of the tool toward one another to a grasping position such that the respective gripping portions of each of the arms engages with the coupling member of the at least one filtration component; and
lifting the tool and the at least one filtration component, via the two adjacent arms engaged with the coupling member, from a substrate.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a tool and methods of using the tool to physically manipulate one or more filtration components, such as filter packs including stacked filtration discs. The tool may include two arms pivotally coupled to another, and may also have respective gripping portions configured to grasp an appropriate region of a filtration component. The arms may be movable toward and away from one another between grasping and non-grasping positions. When in the grasping position, the gripping portions may engage with a complementary coupling member of the filtration component(s). To separate one filtration component from another, the tool may be manipulated so as to decouple and lift the filtration component from a substrate.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of manipulating components of a filtration system, comprising:
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moving two adjacent arms of a tool away from one another to a non-grasping position, each of the arms having a respective gripping portion located along the arm; positioning the gripping portions of each of the arms of the tool into alignment about a coupling member of at least one filtration component; moving the two adjacent arms of the tool toward one another to a grasping position such that the respective gripping portions of each of the arms engages with the coupling member of the at least one filtration component; and lifting the tool and the at least one filtration component, via the two adjacent arms engaged with the coupling member, from a substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15)
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19. A filtration system, comprising:
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a first filter pack having a first plurality of stacked filtration discs and a first coupling member located at an upper region of the first filter pack; a second filter pack having a second plurality of stacked filtration discs and a second coupling member located at an upper region of the second filter pack, the second coupling member constructed and arranged to engage with a lower region of the first filter pack; and a tool having adjacent arms constructed and arranged to engage with the first coupling member of the first filter pack, for lifting and separating the first filter pack from the second filter pack. - View Dependent Claims (20, 26, 27, 30, 31)
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35. A tool for manipulating components of a filtration system, comprising:
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a first arm having a first gripping portion; and a second arm having a second gripping portion, the first and second arms pivotally coupled to one another such that the first and second gripping portions are movable away from one another to a non-grasping position and movable toward one another to a grasping position, wherein the first and second arms are constructed and arranged to engage with a coupling member of at least one filtration component upon reaching the grasping position, for decoupling and lifting of the at least one filtration component from a substrate. - View Dependent Claims (36, 38, 39)
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