Patent · US Expired

Gravimetric cup

US5983708A · kind A · utility

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13References
6Claims
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Filing dateAug 3, 1998
Grant dateNov 16, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N5/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A gravimetric cup for containing a liquid sample to be measured for moisture or vapor transmission loss therefrom, such gravimetric cup having a lower cup body and a cover, the cover having an outer edge rim alignable with an upper edge rim of the cup for mounting a film membrane thereacross, and the cover having radial, upwardly curved ribs extending between the outer edge rim and a center hub region so as to provide an evenly distributed clamping force upon the membrane. The cup body has a pair of upwardly projecting posts, each having an engagement channel. A clamping bar has slotted ends for engaging against the respective post engagement channels, and a center threaded hole for receiving the threaded shank of a tightening knob that applies downward force to the cover.

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