Portable, free-standing exhaust system
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1. A system for exhausting gases from one or more generators or engines, comprising:
- a plurality of metal exhaust stack sections, slidably joined and in fluid communication, one to another, to form a continuous hollow column having an upper end with an opening and a lower end with an opening;
a metal stand comprising a housing having a top, a bottom, an interior channel connecting an opening on the top to an opening on the bottom, the top opening configured to receive internally the lower end of the continuous hollow column and support the column in an upright vertical position, and three or more legs attached to the exterior of the housing that support the housing;
a hanger bracket fixed to and extending below the bottom opening of the housing; and
a metal connector tube having a first end adapted to collect exhaust gases from one or more exhaust pipes on the one or more generators or engines, and a second end releasably secured to the hanger bracket and forming a separation space between the second end and the opening on the bottom of the housing;
wherein the system is configured so the exhaust gases from the one or more exhaust pipes flow into and through the connector tube and into and through the separation space and into the bottom opening of the housing in such a manner as to form a vacuum drawing ambient air into the separation space to mix with and cool the exhaust gases flowing through the channel and into and through the continuous hollow column for cooling and exhaustion from the upper end of the continuous hollow column; and
each metal exhaust stack section has an outer surface that is grooved, serrated, ribbed, fluted/scalloped, or notched to increase the outer circumferential surface area of each exhaust stack section to displace heat.
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Devices, systems, and methods for portable, free-standing exhaust systems for exhausting gases from internal combustion type engines, including portable generators. Portable, free-standing exhaust system comprising a plurality of metal exhaust stack sections, forming a continuous hollow column; a housing stand with legs holding the column; a hanger bracket connecting the housing stand and a connector tube, including a separation space, which is connected to an exhaust pipe for exhausting gases.
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1. A system for exhausting gases from one or more generators or engines, comprising:
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a plurality of metal exhaust stack sections, slidably joined and in fluid communication, one to another, to form a continuous hollow column having an upper end with an opening and a lower end with an opening; a metal stand comprising a housing having a top, a bottom, an interior channel connecting an opening on the top to an opening on the bottom, the top opening configured to receive internally the lower end of the continuous hollow column and support the column in an upright vertical position, and three or more legs attached to the exterior of the housing that support the housing; a hanger bracket fixed to and extending below the bottom opening of the housing; and a metal connector tube having a first end adapted to collect exhaust gases from one or more exhaust pipes on the one or more generators or engines, and a second end releasably secured to the hanger bracket and forming a separation space between the second end and the opening on the bottom of the housing; wherein the system is configured so the exhaust gases from the one or more exhaust pipes flow into and through the connector tube and into and through the separation space and into the bottom opening of the housing in such a manner as to form a vacuum drawing ambient air into the separation space to mix with and cool the exhaust gases flowing through the channel and into and through the continuous hollow column for cooling and exhaustion from the upper end of the continuous hollow column; and each metal exhaust stack section has an outer surface that is grooved, serrated, ribbed, fluted/scalloped, or notched to increase the outer circumferential surface area of each exhaust stack section to displace heat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for exhausting gases from one or more generators or engines, comprising:
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one or more stack sections forming a continuous hollow column having an upper end with an opening and a lower end with an opening; a metal stand comprising a housing having a top, a bottom, an interior channel connecting an opening on the top to an opening on the bottom, the top opening configured to receive internally the lower end of the continuous hollow column and support the column in an upright vertical position, and a plurality of legs attached to the exterior of the housing; a hanger bracket fixed to and extending below the lower end of the lowermost stack section; a metal connector tube having a first end adapted to collect exhaust gases from one or more exhaust pipes on one or more generators or engines, and a second end secured to the hanger bracket and forming a separation space between the second end and the opening on the lower end of the column; wherein the system is configured so the exhaust gases from the one or more exhaust pipes flow into and through the connector tube and into and through the separation space and into the opening on the lower end of the column in such a manner as to form a vacuum drawing ambient air into the separation space to mix with and cool the exhaust gases as they flow through the continuous hollow column for cooling and exhaustion from the upper end of the continuous hollow column; and each exhaust stack section has an outer surface that is smooth, grooved, serrated, ribbed, fluted/scalloped, or notched to increase the outer circumferential surface area of each exhaust stack section to displace heat.
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19. A method of exhausting gases from one or more generators or engines, comprising:
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attaching a plurality of exhaust stack sections to each other so the stack sections are slidably joined and in fluid communication, one to another, to form a continuous hollow exhaust column having an upper end with an opening and a lower end with an opening; attaching the continuous hollow exhaust column to a metal stand having a housing with a top, a bottom, an interior channel connecting an opening on the top to an opening on the bottom, and three or more legs attached to the exterior of the housing that support the housing in an upright vertical position, wherein the lower end of the continuous hollow exhaust column is inserted into the top opening of the housing and supported by the housing in an upright vertical position; attaching a metal connector tube to a hanger bracket fixed to the housing and extending below the bottom opening of the housing in such a manner to form a separation space between the connector tube and the bottom opening of the housing; attaching the other end of the metal connector tube to an exhaust pipe from one or more generators or engines; and venting exhaust gases from the exhaust pipe into and through the connector tube, the separation space, the housing, and the stack sections, whereby the exhaust gases flowing through the separation space and into the bottom opening of the housing form a vacuum drawing ambient air into the separation space to mix with and cool the exhaust gases flowing through the channel and into and through the continuous hollow column for cooling and exhaustion from the upper end of the continuous hollow column. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of exhausting gases from one or more generators or engines, comprising:
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attaching a plurality of exhaust stack sections to each other so the stack sections are slidably joined and in fluid communication, one to another, to form a continuous hollow exhaust column having an upper end with an opening and a lower end with an opening; attaching a coupler tube to the lower end of the continuous hollow exhaust column in such a manner as to form a separation space between the coupler tube and the opening on the lower end of the continuous hollow exhaust column; attaching the continuous hollow exhaust column to a metal stand having a housing with a top, a bottom, an interior channel connecting an opening on the top to an opening on the bottom, and three or more legs attached to the exterior of the housing that support the housing in an upright vertical position, wherein the lower end of the continuous hollow exhaust column having the coupler tube attached thereto is inserted into the top opening of the housing and slid through the channel and extends from the bottom opening of the housing and the remainder of the continuous hollow exhaust column is supported by the housing in an upright vertical position; attaching a metal connector tube to other end of the coupler tube; attaching the other end of the metal connector tube to an exhaust pipe from one or more generators or engines; and venting exhaust gases from the exhaust pipe into and through the connector tube, the coupler tube, the separation space, the housing, and the stack sections, whereby the exhaust gases flowing through the separation space and into the bottom opening of the continuous hollow exhaust column form a vacuum drawing ambient air into the separation space to mix with and cool the exhaust gases flowing through the continuous hollow column for cooling and exhaustion from the upper end of the continuous hollow column. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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