Protection device for tubular conduits of a sap collecting system
CA 2308726 A1 · Owner: Fournier, Alain · Inventors: Fournier, Alain; Chabot, Jean-Marie
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A device for protecting the connection of a tubular conduit to a main tube of a maple sap collecting system wherein sap collected from maple trees are directed under vacuum to a pumping station of a sap processing center. The device comprises a band having a first end adapted to be mounted to the main tube and an opposite end adapted to be mounted externally onto the tubular conduit at a given distance from the main tube. This distance is greater than the distance between the first and opposite ends of the band so that accidental impact on the tubular conduit resulting from falling objects and tension applied to the attachment of the conduit to the main tube are taken by the band to thereby …
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- Filed May 16, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 16, 2020.
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