Prepackaged, self-contained fluid circuit module
First Claim
1. A prepackaged, self-contained fluid circuit module selectively movable by an operator into and out of operative association with a pump rotor, said module comprisingflexible first conduit means and flexible first auxiliary conduit means each defining a fluid pathway adapted for communication with a source of fluid, andhousing means having sidewalls peripherally defining a hollow interior and including means on said sidewalls for supporting a portion of each of said conduit means within the confines of said hollow interior and for supporting another portion of each of said conduit means, when said module is out of operative association with the pump rotor, in a predetermined arcuate configuration outwardly bowed from one of said sidewalls and resiliently biased toward an upright freestanding position generally perpendicular to said one sidewall with said outwardly bowed portion of one of said conduit means concentrically positioned closely adjacent to said outwardly bowed portion of the other of said conduit means to accommodate simultaneous operative contact with the pump rotor when said module is moved into operative association therewith.
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Abstract
A prepackaged, self-contained fluid circuit module is selectively movable by an operator into and out of operative association with one or more pump rotors. The module includes a housing which supports two or more flexible conduits, which together define a prearranged fluid circuit. Portions of the flexible fluid conduits are outwardly disposed from the housing in upright, freestanding positions, even when the module is out of operative association with the pump rotors. The upright portions are purposely arranged relative to each other to facilitate only a particular operative relationship between the fluid circuit and the pump rotors when the module is subsequently moved into operative association therewith.
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1. A prepackaged, self-contained fluid circuit module selectively movable by an operator into and out of operative association with a pump rotor, said module comprising
flexible first conduit means and flexible first auxiliary conduit means each defining a fluid pathway adapted for communication with a source of fluid, and housing means having sidewalls peripherally defining a hollow interior and including means on said sidewalls for supporting a portion of each of said conduit means within the confines of said hollow interior and for supporting another portion of each of said conduit means, when said module is out of operative association with the pump rotor, in a predetermined arcuate configuration outwardly bowed from one of said sidewalls and resiliently biased toward an upright freestanding position generally perpendicular to said one sidewall with said outwardly bowed portion of one of said conduit means concentrically positioned closely adjacent to said outwardly bowed portion of the other of said conduit means to accommodate simultaneous operative contact with the pump rotor when said module is moved into operative association therewith.
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4. A prepackaged, self-contained fluid circuit module selectively movable by an operator into and out of operative association with spaced pump rotors, said module comprising
flexible first and second conduit means each defining a fluid pathway adapted for communication with a source of fluid, and housing means having sidewalls peripherally defining a hollow interior and including means on said sidewalls for supporting a portion of each of said conduit means within the confines of said hollow interior and for supporting another portion of each of said conduit means, when said module is out of operative association with the pump rotors, in a predetermined arcuate configuration outwardly bowed from one of said sidewalls and resiliently biased toward an upright freestanding position generally perpendicular to said one sidewall with said outwardly bowed portions of said first and second conduit means positioned in a spaced, noncontiguous relationship along said one sidewall to accommodate separate operative contact with the spaced pump rotors when said module is moved into operative association therewith.
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26. A prepackaged, self-contained fluid circuit module selectively movable by an operator into and out of operative association with spaced pump rotors, said module comprising
first and second fluid receiving receptacles, flexible first conduit means having an inlet portion adapted for communication with a source of fluid and an outlet portion joined in flow communication with said fluid receiving receptacle, flexible second conduit means having an inlet portion joined in flow communication with said first fluid receiving receptacle and an outlet portion joined in flow communication with said second fluid receiving receptacle, and housing means having sidewalls peripherally defining a hollow interior and including means on said sidewalls for supporting a portion of each of said first and second conduit means intermediate said respective inlet and outlet portions thereof within the confines of said hollow interior and for supporting another portion of each of said conduit means, when said module is out of operative association with the pump rotors, intermediate said respective inlet and outlet portions thereof in a predetermined arcuate configuration outwardly bowed from one of said sidewalls and resiliently biased toward an upright freestanding position generally perpendicular to said one sidewall with said outwardly bowed portions of said first and second conduit means positioned in a spaced, noncontinguous relationship along said one sidewall to accommodate separate operative contact with the spaced pump rotors when said module is moved into operative association therewith.
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