Water hammer arrester

• US 6,539,976 B1
• Filed: 03/15/2002
• Issued: 04/01/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: MI-FAB Manufacturing, LLC
• Original Assignee: Mifab Incorporated
• Inventors: Whiteside, Michael J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brinson, Patrick
• Application Number:
  US10/099,419
• Time in Patent Office: 382 Days
• Field of Search: 138/31, 138/26, 138/30
• US Class Current: 138/31
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 55/053 the gas in the reservoir being separated from the fluid in the pipe

Abstract

A water hammer arrestor having an insert molded plastic body with a metal attachment at one end to install to the supply line. A piston disposed inside the bore of the plastic body includes a flexible skirt that faces the water supply. The skirt includes a sharp edge that provides a scraping/cleaning action.

Claims

1. A water hammer arrester, comprising:

a hollow plastic body having a first end with a first opening and a second closed end, the second end disposed opposite from the first end;

a metal fitting having a pipe stub and having an opening disposed in the center of the pipe stub, the fitting attached to the first end such that the opening in the fitting is in registry with the first opening in the plastic body, the plastic body being insert molded to the metal fitting;

a piston having a first end and a second end and being slidable within the body;

wherein a sealed chamber is formed between the second end of the piston and the second closed end of the body.

2. A water hammer arrester, comprising:

a hollow plastic body having a first end with a first opening and a second end with a second opening, the second end disposed opposite from the first end;

a metal fitting having a pipe stub with threads disposed thereon and having an opening disposed in the center of the pipe stub, the fitting attached to the first end such that the opening in the fitting is in registry with the first opening in the plastic body;

a piston having a first end and a second end and being slidable within the body, the piston having a flexible skirt disposed at the first end, the skirt having a sharp edge capable of scraping an inner wall of the plastic body;

an end cap removably attached to the second end of the plastic body; and

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wherein a sealed chamber is formed between the second end of the piston and the end cap.

3. A water hammer arrester, comprising:

a hollow plastic body having a first end with a first opening and a second end with a second opening, the second end disposed opposite from the first end;

a metal fitting having a pipe stub with thread disposed thereon and having an opening disposed in the center of the pipe stub, the fitting attached to the first end such that the opening in the fitting is in registry with the first opening in the plastic body, wherein the fitting has at least one annular ring disposed thereon for engagement with the plastic body during molding;

a piston having a first end and a second end and being slidable within the body;

an end cap removably attached to the second end of the plastic body; and

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wherein a sealed chamber is formed between the second end of the piston and the end cap.

4. A water hammer arrestor, comprising:

a hollow plastic cylindrical body having a first end with a first opening and a second end with a second opening, the second end disposed opposite from the first end;

a metal fitting having a pipe stub with threads disposed thereon and having an opening disposed in the center of the pipe stub;

the fitting attached to the first end such that the opening in the fitting is in registry with the first opening in the plastic body;

a piston having a first end and a second end and being slidable within the body, the piston having a flexible skirt disposed at the first end, the flexible skirt have a sharp edge capable of scraping an inside wall of the plastic body;

an end cap removably attached to the second end of the plastic body; and

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wherein a sealed chamber is formed between the second end of the piston and the end cap.

5. The water hammer arrestor of claim 4, wherein the plastic body is molded around the metal fitting.

6. The water hammer arrestor of claim 4, wherein the fitting further comprises a set of wrench flats.

7. The water hammer arrestor of claim 4, wherein the plastic body has a set of external threads adjacent the second end.

8. The water hammer arrestor of claim 7, wherein the end cap has a set of internal threads capable of engaging with the threads at the second end of the plastic body.

9. The water hammer arrestor of claim 4, wherein the fitting has at least one annular ring disposed thereon for engagement with the plastic body during molding.

10. The water hammer arrestor of claim 4, wherein the piston carries at least one O-ring for sealing engagement with an inside wall of the plastic body.

11. The water hammer arrestor of claim 4, wherein the end cap further comprises an upstanding cylindrical member.

12. A water hammer arrestor, comprising:

a hollow plastic cylindrical body having a first end with a first opening and a second end with a second opening, the second end disposed opposite from the first end, the cylindrical body having an inner wall and an outer wall, the outer wall having a set of threads disposed thereon and positioned adjacent the second end of the body;

a metal fitting having a pipe stub with threads disposed thereon and having an opening disposed in the center of the pipe stub;

the fitting attached to the first end such that the opening in the fitting is in registry with the first opening in the plastic body, the fitting having at least one annular ring disposed thereon for engagement with the plastic body during molding of the body around the fitting;

a piston having a first end and a second end and being slidable within the body, the piston having a flexible skirt disposed at the first end, the flexible skirt have a sharp edge capable of scraping an inside wall of the plastic body, the piston having at least one groove on an outer surface capable of receiving an O-ring for sealing engagement between the O-ring and an inner wall of the plastic body;

an end cap removably attached to the second end of the plastic body, the end cap capable of being sealingly attached to the second end of the plastic body by means of a gasket and having a passageway defined therein for receiving a reaction force medium; and

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wherein a sealed chamber is formed between the second end of the piston and the end cap.

13. A water hammer arrester, comprising:

a hollow body having a first end with a first opening and a second closed end, the second end disposed opposite from the first end;

a piston having a first end and a second end and being slidable within the body, the piston having a flexible skirt disposed at the first end, the skirt having a sharp edge capable of scraping an inner wall of the body; and

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a pipe stub disposed around the first opening on the hollow body.

14. A water hammer arrester, comprising:

a hollow plastic body having a first end with a first opening and a second closed end, the second end disposed opposite from the first end;

a metal fitting having a pipe stub and having an opening disposed in the center of the pipe stub, the fitting attached to the first end such that the opening in the fitting is in registry with the first opening in the plastic body;

a piston having a first end and a second end and being slidable within the body, the piston having a flexible skirt disposed at the first end, the skirt having a sharp edge capable of scraping an inner wall of the plastic body;

wherein a sealed chamber is formed between the second end of the piston and the end cap.

15. A water hammer arrester, comprising:

a hollow plastic body having a first end with a first opening and a second closed end, the second end disposed opposite from the first end;

a metal fitting having a pipe stub and having an opening disposed in the center of the pipe stub, the fitting attached to the first end such that the opening in the fitting is in registry with the first opening in the plastic body, wherein the fitting has at least one annular ring disposed thereon for engagement with the plastic body during molding;

a piston having a first end and a second end and being slidable within the body;

wherein a sealed chamber is formed between the second end of the piston and the end cap.