End adapter for railcar pneumatic outlet
CA 2090151 A1 · Owner: Acf Industries, Incorporated · Inventors: Dugge, Richard H.
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An adapter (10) is useful to prevent formation of a static electrical charge on an outlet valve (V) during discharge of lading from a railcar on which the valve is installed. A unitary member (12) has an inlet end (14) formed for attachment to the outlet valve, and an outlet end (16) formed for connection with a hose (H) into which discharged lading flows. A passage (28) is formed in the member and extends from the inlet end to the outlet end. The passageway is of an irregular shape at the inlet end of the adaptor. It is of a generally circular shape at its outlet end. The member is formed of an electrically non-conductive, resilient material so that it prevents the build-up of any static …
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- Filed February 23, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 23, 2013.
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