IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0848504
(2004-05-19)
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우선권정보 |
NL-1023469(2003-05-19) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
- Van Aspert,Joan Jozef Antonius Maria
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Askove Kunststof Industries B.V.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
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초록
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The invention relates to a container for receiving fuel from a fuel outlet of an aircraft, which container comprises means of attachment for effecting a detachable, liquid-tight coupling with the fuel outlet. In the coupled condition, the container extends at least partially perpendicularly to the d
The invention relates to a container for receiving fuel from a fuel outlet of an aircraft, which container comprises means of attachment for effecting a detachable, liquid-tight coupling with the fuel outlet. In the coupled condition, the container extends at least partially perpendicularly to the direction of outflow of the fuel from the fuel outlet of the aircraft. The invention furthermore provides a method for receiving and discharging fuel from a fuel outlet of an aircraft, comprising the steps of coupling a container for receiving fuel to a fuel outlet of an aircraft, draining the fuel outlet, disconnecting the container from the fuel outlet, and transporting the fuel in the container to a storage location for discharged fuel.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A container for receiving fuel from a fuel outlet of an aircraft, the container comprising: means of attachment for effecting a detachable, liquid-tight coupling with the fuel outlet; and a reservoir configured to store fuel, wherein a flowpath of fuel from the aircraft
The invention claimed is: 1. A container for receiving fuel from a fuel outlet of an aircraft, the container comprising: means of attachment for effecting a detachable, liquid-tight coupling with the fuel outlet; and a reservoir configured to store fuel, wherein a flowpath of fuel from the aircraft to the container in the vicinity of the fuel outlet is substantially vertical, and wherein the fuel flowpath at an entrance to the reservoir is substantially non-vertical. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein said means of attachment comprises a clamp coupling. 3. The container according to claim 1, further comprising: an overflow outlet. 4. A container for receiving fuel from a fuel outlet of an aircraft, the container comprising: means of attachment for effecting a detachable, liquid-tight coupling with the fuel outlet; and an overlow outlet, wherein the container extends at least partially perpendicularly to the direction of outflow of the fuel from the fuel outlet of the aircraft when the container is coupled to the fuel outlet of the aircraft, and wherein the overflow outlet is positioned at an upper side of the container both when the container is coupled to the fuel outlet of the aircraft in a substantially horizontal orientation and when the container is not coupled to the fuel outlet and is in a substantially vertical orientation. 5. The container according to claim 1, further comprising: indicating means that are visible when the container is coupled to the fuel outlet of the aircraft. 6. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container is substantially made of an antistatic material. 7. The container according to claim 6, wherein the container is substantially made of a plastic material. 8. A method for receiving and discharging fuel from a fuel outlet of an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of: (a) coupling the container according to claim 1 to a fuel outlet of an aircraft before an engine of the aircraft is turned off; (b) draining fuel from the fuel outlet into the container; (c) disconnecting the container from the fuel outlet; and (d) transporting the fuel in the container to a storage location for discharged fuel. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the method further comprises the step of: (e) emptying the container. 10. A container for receiving fuel from a fuel outlet of an aircraft, the container comprising: a reservoir; a clamp configured to engage a fuel outlet of an aircraft in a liquid-tight manner; and a coupling piece connecting the reservoir and the clamp, wherein the coupling piece comprises a fuel flowpath, wherein the fuel flowpath in the vicinity of the clamp is substantially vertical, and wherein the fuel flowpath in the vicinity of the reservoir is substantially non-vertical. 11. The container according to claim 10, wherein the fuel flowpath in the vicinity of the reservoir is substantially horizontal when the container is coupled to the fuel outlet of the aircraft. 12. The container according to claim 10, further comprising: an inlet, wherein the clamp comprises: a rotatable union; a pressure ring configured to move, by means of a rotation of the union, substantially vertically upward and/or downward, when the container is engaged with the fuel outlet of the aircraft; and a rubber ring in contact with the pressure ring, wherein the rubber ring is configured to expand around the inlet, when the pressure ring is moved substantially vertically upward by the union, and wherein the rubber ring is provided below the inlet when the pressure ring is moved substantially vertically downward by the union. 13. The container according to claim 10, further comprising: an overflow outlet. 14. The container according to claim 13, wherein the overflow outlet is positioned at an upper side of the container both when the container is coupled to the fuel outlet of the aircraft in a substantially horizontal orientation and when the container is not coupled to the fuel outlet and is in a substantially vertical orientation. 15. The container according to claim 10, further comprising: an indicating means that is visible when the container is coupled to the fuel outlet of the aircraft. 16. The container according to claim 15, wherein the indicating means is a ribbon. 17. The container according to claim 10, wherein the container is substantially made of an antistatic material. 18. The container according to claim 17, wherein the container is substantially made of a plastic material. 19. A method for receiving and discharging fuel from a fuel outlet of an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of: (a) coupling a container, which includes a reservoir, to a fuel outlet of an aircraft before an engine of the aircraft is turned off; (b) draining fuel from the fuel outlet into the container initially in a substantially vertical direction and subsequently into the reservoir in a substantially non-vertical direction; and (c) disconnecting the container from the fuel outlet. 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the coupling of the container to the fuel outlet is substantially liquid-tight. 21. The method according to claim 19, wherein the substantially non-vertical direction is a substantially horizontal direction. 22. The method according to claim 19, further comprising the step of: (d) transporting the fuel in the container to a storage location for discharged fuel. 23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising the step of: (e) providing visible confirmation that the container is coupled to the fuel outlet of the aircraft. 24. The method according to claim 19, further comprising the step of: (d) providing visible confirmation that the container is coupled to the fuel outlet of the aircraft.
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