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Self-adjusting surface fluid extraction nozzle

US5989414A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 13, 1998
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 13, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D17/0214
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A self-adjusting extraction nozzle for extracting a surface disposed over a base fluid includes a suction tube having at least one slot extending therethrough. A nozzle channel extends outwardly from the at least one slot. The nozzle channel is slidably coupled to the exterior of the suction tube and to a float to support the nozzle channel at a level of the surface fluid.

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