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Steam trap

  • US 5,628,339 A
  • Filed: 12/23/1994
  • Issued: 05/13/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/18/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An offset steam trap for removing condensed water from a horizontal steam pipe having an interior and an end to which the trap is connected, said trap comprisinga hollow body having an inlet adapted to be joined to said pipe end,a primary outlet offset downwardly from said inlet and parallel thereto, andan orifice installed in said primary outlet for permitting limited water flow out of said pipe through the orifice,said orifice having an axis below the bottom of the pipe interior, so that water may escape from the bottom of the pipe interior.

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