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Pressure plate for pump and reservoir enclosure

  • US 5,567,136 A
  • Filed: 06/02/1995
  • Issued: 10/22/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A pressure plate for use with a pump comprising:

  • body construction including;

    a top surface configured for receipt of a tube, the top surface including two longitudinal edges, and two side edges extending between the two longitudinal edges, the tube having a section extending in a direction generally parallel to the two longitudinal edges;

    a bottom surface with a first portion facing in an opposite direction to the top surface, the bottom surface including a three sided ridge configuration in a U-shape projecting outwardly from the first portion, the U-shape including first and second arms joined by a connecting section, the connecting section being a longitudinal surface extending in a direction generally parallel to the two longitudinal edges, and the first and second arms being two side surfaces extending from opposite ends of the longitudinal surface transverse to the longitudinal surface, andwherein the longitudinal surface and the first portion intersect forming a continuous, angled interface.

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