Fluid conducting elbow

• US 6,880,860 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2002
• Issued: 04/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Maria D. Atwood
• Original Assignee: Maria D. Atwood
• Inventors: Gonzales, James A., Cummins, Gladwyn W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bochna, David
• Application Number:
  US10/285,272
• Publication Number:
  US 20040084899A1
• Time in Patent Office: 901 Days
• Field of Search: 285/179, 285/183, 285/179.2, 285/179.1
• US Class Current: 285/179
• CPC Class Codes: F15D 1/02 in pipes or conduits
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 43/00 Bends; Siphons with cleaning apertures F16L45/00

Abstract

An elbow comprising a body including an inlet having a inlet cross-sectional area is disclosed. The elbow includes a first section having a first end in communication with the inlet and a second end. The second end has a first cross-sectional area larger than the inlet cross-sectional area. A second section having first end and a second end is also included. The first end is in communication with the second end of the first section. The second end has a second cross-sectional area. The elbow includes a transitional section having a first end being in communication with the second end of the second section. The transitional section has an exit surface. An outlet is provided having a first end in communication with the exit surface and an second end through which the fluid exits.

Claims

1. A hollow fluid conducting elbow comprising:

an inlet having a inlet cross-sectional area, the inlet for receiving fluid flow;

a first section having a first end and a second end, the first end being in communication with the inlet, the second end having a first cross-sectional area larger than the inlet cross-sectional area to retard the rate of flow of the fluid;

a second section having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second section being in communication with the second end of the first section, the second end of the second section having a second cross-sectional area, the second cross-sectional area having a different shape than the first cross-sectional area to change the direction of the flow of the fluid;

a transitional section having a first end in communication with the second end of the second section, the transitional section having an exit surface, the exit surface including an aperture disposed therethrough; and

an outlet having a first end and a second end through which the fluid exits from the elbow, the first end being in communication with at least a portion of the exit surface, the second end having an outlet cross-sectional area smaller than the exit surface aperture.

2. The elbow of claim 1 wherein the transitional section is semi-cylindrically shaped having a top surface, a side surface, and a bottom surface, wherein the fluid flow enters through a side surface and exists through the top surface.

3. The elbow of claim 1 further comprising a radius at an intersection of the outlet and the exit surface.

4. The elbow of claim 1 wherein the transitional section further includes a projection extending from a bottom surface into the elbow.

5. The elbow of claim 1 wherein the first end of the first section has a round cross-sectional area and the second end of the first section has a quadrilateral-shaped cross-sectional area.

6. The elbow of claim 1 wherein the first end of the first section is generally round and the second end of the first section is generally square.

7. The elbow of claim 6 wherein the first end of the second section is generally square and the second end of the second section is generally rectangular.

8. The elbow of claim 7 wherein the transitional section is cylindrically shaped having a top end, a bottom end, and a side end wherein the second section communicates with the transitional section through a side end.

9. The elbow of claim 8 further comprising a projection extending from a bottom surface end of the transitional section into the elbow.

10. The elbow of claim 1 wherein the elbow is made by rotationally molding plastic.

11. The elbow of claim 1 wherein the elbow is injection molded.

12. The elbow of claim 1 wherein the elbow is blow molded.

13. The elbow of claim 1 wherein the elbow is manufactured out of plastic.

14. The elbow of claim 1 wherein the elbow is manufactured out of metal.

15. A fluid conducting elbow comprising:

a hollow body having an inlet having an inlet cross-sectional area;

a first transitional section having a first end and a second end, the second end having a first cross-sectional area that is larger than the inlet cross-sectional area;

a second section having a first end and a second end and having a length, wherein the shape of the second section changes along the length of the section; and

an outlet section having an initial section in communication with the second section and an exit surface having an aperture, the outlet section including an outlet having a cross-sectional area smaller than the exit surface aperture.

16. The elbow of claim 15 wherein the outlet section is a modified cylindrically shaped section having a top surface, a lower surface and a side surface, wherein the second section communicates with the outlet section through the side surface and the exit surface is the top surface.

17. The elbow of claim 16 further comprising a projection extending into the elbow from the bottom surface.

18. A fluid conducting elbow comprising:

a hollow body having an inlet with an inlet cross-sectional area;

a transitional round to quadrilateral segment having a round to quadrilateral cross-sectional area larger than the inlet cross-sectional area;

a quadrilateral segment having a length and an aspect ratio that changes along the length of the segment;

a modified cylindrically shaped end segment having an open side in communication with the quadrilateral segment and an exit surface having an aperture therethrough with an aperture cross-sectional area; and

an outlet extending from the exit surface, the outlet having an outlet cross-sectional area smaller than the aperture cross-sectional area.

19. The elbow of claim 18 wherein the modified cylindrically shaped end segment has a top surface and the elbow further comprises a projection extending into the elbow from the bottom surface.

20. The elbow of claim 18 wherein the elbow is manufactured of plastic.

21. A hollow fluid conducting elbow, comprising:

an inlet having a inlet cross-sectional area, the inlet for receiving fluid flow;

a first section having a first end and a second end, the first end being in communication with the inlet and having a generally round cross-sectional area, the second end having a first cross-sectional area generally quadrilaterally shaped and larger than the inlet cross-sectional area to retard the rate of flow of the fluid;

a second section having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second section being in communication with the second end of the first section, the second end of the second section having a second cross-sectional area, the second cross-sectional area having a different shape than the first cross-sectional area to change the direction of the flow of the fluid;

a transitional section having a first end in communication with the second end of the second section, the transitional section having an exit surface; and

an outlet having a first end and a second end through which the fluid exits from the elbow, the first end being in communication with at least a portion of the exit surface, the second end having an outlet cross-sectional area smaller than the exit surface.