Bellows installation and retention method

US10344751B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-10344751-B2
Application numberUS-201615381782-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 16, 2016
Priority dateDec 18, 2015
Publication dateJul 9, 2019
Grant dateJul 9, 2019

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Abstract

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A reciprocating pump includes a housing, a rod, a sleeve, a bellows, and a nut. The housing includes a bellows chamber and a working chamber. The rod extends into the reciprocating pump such that the rod extends through the bellows chamber and partly into the working chamber. The rod includes a shoulder. The sleeve is connected to the rod such that the sleeve surrounds a portion of the rod. The bellows is connected to the sleeve such that the bellows surrounds a portion of the sleeve. The nut is attached to a bottom end of the sleeve such that the nut clamps an end of the bellows to the bottom end of the sleeve.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A reciprocating pump comprising: a housing with a bellows chamber and a working chamber; a rod extending into the reciprocating pump such that the rod extends through the bellows chamber and partly into the working chamber, the rod with a shoulder; a sleeve connected to the rod such that the sleeve surrounds a portion of the rod; a bellows connected to the sleeve such that the bellows surrounds a portion of the sleeve; a nut attached to a botto…

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  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F04B53/144Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US10344751B2 cover?
A reciprocating pump includes a housing, a rod, a sleeve, a bellows, and a nut. The housing includes a bellows chamber and a working chamber. The rod extends into the reciprocating pump such that the rod extends through the bellows chamber and partly into the working chamber. The rod includes a shoulder. The sleeve is connected to the rod such that the sleeve surrounds a portion of the rod. The…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Graco Minnesota Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F04B53/144. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 09 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).