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Dip tube connectors and pump systems using the same

US9387500B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

WestRock Dispensing Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert J. Good · Lee's Summit, US
Dennis J. Kelly · Lee's Summit, US
Joseph K. Dodd · Lee's Summit, US
Joseph R. Krestine · Leawood, US
David L. Dejong · Ogden, US
Steven L. Sweeton · Lake Winnebago, US
Eric C. Scheier · Lee's Summit, US
Lluis Costa Quintas · La Puente, US
Alejandro Espinoza · Walnut, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 2014
Grant date	Jul 12, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB05B11/0037
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube.

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