Salt platform
First Claim
1. A salt platform for supporting a load of salt in a water softener brine tank comprising:
- a plurality of vertically oriented members;
at least one horizontal bracing member secured between adjacent vertically oriented members to form a stable platform to support salt thereon; and
a salt grid supported on the plurality of vertically oriented members, salt being supported on the salt grid.
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Abstract
A salt platform (10, 50, 80) is disclosed which can be used in an ion exchange water softener to support the salt used in the water softening process. The salt platform will be typically placed in a tank containing a salt brine which wets the grid (34) and the area above the grid containing the dry salt which is drawn into the brine as the salt is depleted during the process. The platform includes a plurality of vertically oriented members (12-24) which are preferably formed of PVC plastic pipe. Bracing members (26, 28) are secured between adjacent vertically oriented cylinders to provide a stable platform. A grid (34) is supported atop the vertically oriented cylinders and the salt, in turn, is supported on the grid.
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19 Claims
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1. A salt platform for supporting a load of salt in a water softener brine tank comprising:
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a plurality of vertically oriented members; at least one horizontal bracing member secured between adjacent vertically oriented members to form a stable platform to support salt thereon; and a salt grid supported on the plurality of vertically oriented members, salt being supported on the salt grid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A salt platform for supporting a load of salt in a water softener brine tank, comprising:
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a center vertically oriented member formed of a section of PVC pipe; a plurality of radial vertically oriented members, each formed of a section of PVC pipe and positioned radially relative the elongated axis of the center vertically oriented member; and at least one horizontal bracing member formed of a section of PVC pipe interconnecting the center vertically oriented member with each of the radial vertically oriented members to define a stable platform to support salt thereon within the water softener brine tank;
a salt grid supported on the vertically oriented members, salt being supported on the salt grid. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of installing a salt platform for supporting a load of salt in a water softener brine tank, comprising the steps of:
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positioning a center vertically oriented member in a vertical orientation; positioning a plurality of radial vertically oriented members in a vertical orientation about the center vertically oriented member; attaching at least one horizontal bracing member between each of the radial vertically oriented members and the center vertically oriented member supporting a salt grid on the vertically oriented members, the salt being supported on the salt grid; and placing the vertically oriented members, horizontal bracing members and the salt grid within the water softener brine tank to support the salt in the water softener brine tank. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A salt platform for supporting a load of salt in a water softener, comprising:
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a plurality of vertically oriented sheets, each of said sheets having a plurality of apertures formed therethrough, defining surfaces, and upper edge; a plurality of horizontal tubes, each of said tubes being inserted through an aperture in each of said sheets, each of said tubes having a pair of holes formed therethrough immediately adjacent the surfaces of each of the sheets where the tube passes through the sheets, the holes being on opposite sides of the sheets; and a plurality of fasteners, a fastener being place in each of the holes in said plurality of tubes to space the sheets apart and to hold the platform together;
a salt grid supported on the upper edges of the sheets, salt being supported on the salt grid. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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