Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Machined pop up seal
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Application No.: US16065528Application Date: 2017-02-28
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Publication No.: US11311980B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Nicholas K. Studt , Bryce J. Gapinski , Brandon K. Falkenberg , John W. Turner
- Applicant: Graco Minnesota Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
- Current Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Kinney & Lange, P.A.
- International Application: PCT/US2017/019820 WO 20170228
- International Announcement: WO2017/151541 WO 20170908
- Main IPC: B24C7/00
- IPC: B24C7/00 ; F16K1/36 ; F16K1/30 ; F16K25/00

Abstract:
A vapor blast system includes a pressure pot with an upper end and a main body, a fill inlet attached to the upper end of the pressure pot, and a seal assembly disposed in the pressure pot. The seal assembly is configured to control a flow of a fluid between the pressure pot and the fill inlet. The seal assembly includes a pop-up seal, a pipe, and a spring. The pop-up seal comprises an upper surface, a lower surface disposed opposite the upper surface, a blind hole disposed in the upper surface, a bore disposed in the lower surface, and a centerline axis disposed through a center of the pop-up seal. The pipe is attached to a lower surface of the pop-up seal, wherein a portion of the pipe is received by the bore. The spring is disposed in the bore and engaged with the pipe.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210205957A1 MACHINED POP UP SEAL Public/Granted day:2021-07-08
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