Header plate-tank connection
US4651815A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F9/0226
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tank-header connection including a groove extending about the periphery of a header plate and having a bottom wall surrounded by an upstanding wall with spaced apertures therein. A compressible gasket is located in the groove and a plastic tank having an opening surrounded by a rim is provided. The rim has a series of outwardly projecting lugs and is otherwise sized and configured to fit within the groove with the lugs extending through and being captured in aligned ones of the apertures.
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