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Liquid sampling device

US4512203A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 19, 1982
Grant dateApr 23, 1985
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2001/2078
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a liquid sampling device of the type having at least one hollow needle mounted on an end fitting, which is itself disposed on a support having a supply pipe and a discharge pipe of the liquid to be sampled and between which there is an intermediate tank. The device has a drainage duct connecting the lower part of the intermediate tank to the supply pipe, whilst the lower part of the end fitting is in the form of a sleeve, immersed in the intermediate tank and open at its lower end. The invention is useful for the sampling of radioactive liquids in the nuclear industry.

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