IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0470908
(2006-09-07)
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등록번호 |
US-7798177
(2010-10-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Blair, Gregory W.
- Beltz, Shawn M.
- Rowles, Timothy W.
- Embrey, Charles
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Superior Tire & Rubber Corporation
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
12 |
초록
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A transition sleeve is inserted into a transition tube of a vacuum system of a vacuum sweeper. The transition sleeve extends the useful life of the transition tube by sacrificially wearing instead of the transition tube. Such wear arises from abrasive grit and other materials swept up by the vacuum
A transition sleeve is inserted into a transition tube of a vacuum system of a vacuum sweeper. The transition sleeve extends the useful life of the transition tube by sacrificially wearing instead of the transition tube. Such wear arises from abrasive grit and other materials swept up by the vacuum sweeper. The transition sleeve is desirably formed using wear-resistant materials. The transition sleeve can include a flange at one end to allow the transition sleeve to be held in the transition tube without using fasteners or bonding agents. A first portion of an interconnection structure is provided at the other end of the transition sleeve and engages with a second portion of the interconnection structure provided at a first end of an extension sleeve to connect the extension sleeve to the transition sleeve. The extension sleeve allows the transition sleeve to be used with transition tubes of varying lengths.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A transition sleeve securable within a transition tube of a vacuum sweeper, a first end of the transition tube connectable to a first portion of the vacuum sweeper, the transition sleeve comprising: a sleeve body; and a flange located at a first end of the sleeve body a
The invention claimed is: 1. A transition sleeve securable within a transition tube of a vacuum sweeper, a first end of the transition tube connectable to a first portion of the vacuum sweeper, the transition sleeve comprising: a sleeve body; and a flange located at a first end of the sleeve body and extending outwardly from the sleeve body, wherein: when the transition sleeve is inserted into the first end of the transition tube, the sleeve body extends within the transition tube while the flange remains outside of and radially adjacent to the first end of the transition tube such that the flange is securable within the transition tube when the first end of the transition tube is connected to the first portion of the vacuum sweeper. 2. The transition sleeve of claim 1, wherein the sleeve body is formed from at least one of rubber, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, nylon, and acrylic with embedded fibers. 3. The transition sleeve of claim 1, wherein the sleeve body comprises at least one of nylon 6, nylon 6-6 and nylon 11. 4. The transition sleeve of claim 1, wherein the sleeve body comprises ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. 5. The transition sleeve of claim 1, wherein the flange comprises at least one of rubber, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, nylon, acrylic and acrylic with embedded fibers. 6. The transition sleeve of claim 1, wherein the flange comprises at least one of nylon 6, nylon 6-6 and nylon 11. 7. The transition sleeve of claim 1, wherein the flange comprises ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. 8. The transition sleeve of claim 1, further comprising an extension sleeve connectable to a second end of the sleeve body. 9. The transition sleeve of claim 8, wherein the extension sleeve comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of rubber, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, nylon, acrylic and acrylic with embedded fibers. 10. The transition sleeve of claim 8, wherein the extension sleeve comprises at least one nylon selected from the group consisting of nylon 6, nylon 6-6 and nylon 11. 11. The transition sleeve of claim 8, wherein: a first end of the extension sleeve is connectable to the second end of the sleeve body; the second end of the sleeve body includes a first portion of an interconnection structure; the first end of the extension sleeve includes a second portion of the interconnection structure; and the first end of the extension sleeve is connectable to the second end of the sleeve body by engaging the first and second portions of the interconnection structure. 12. The transition sleeve of claim 11, wherein: the interconnection structure is a tongue and groove structure, where the first portion of the interconnection structure is one of a tongue portion and a groove portion and the second portion of the interconnection structure is the other of the tongue portion and the groove portion; and the first end of the extension sleeve is connectable to the second end of the sleeve body by engaging the tongue portion into the groove portion. 13. The transition sleeve of claim 11, wherein: the interconnection structure is a thread structure, where the first portion of the interconnection structure is one of an internal threaded portion having at least one set of internal threads and an external threaded portion having at least one set of external threads and the second portion of the interconnection structure is the other of the internal threaded portion having at least one set of internal threads and the external threaded portion having at least one set of external threads; and the extension sleeve is connectable to the sleeve body by screwing together the first end of the extension sleeve and the second end of the sleeve body using the at least one sets of internal and external threads. 14. The transition sleeve of claim 11, further comprising a second extension sleeve connectable to a second end of the first extension sleeve, wherein: a first end of the second extension sleeve is connectable to a second end of the first extension sleeve; the second end of the first extension sleeve includes one of the first portion and the second portion of the interconnection structure; the first end of the second extension sleeve includes the other of the first portion and the second portion of the interconnection structure; and the first end of the second extension sleeve is connectable to the second end of the first extension sleeve by engaging the first and second portions of the interconnection structure. 15. The transition sleeve of claim 14, wherein: the interconnection structure is a tongue and groove structure, where the first portion of the interconnection structure is one of a tongue portion and a groove portion and the second portion of the interconnection structure is the other of the tongue portion and the groove portion; and the first end of the second extension sleeve is connectable to the second end of the first extension sleeve by engaging the tongue portion into the groove portion. 16. The transition sleeve of claim 14, wherein: the interconnection structure is a thread structure, where the first portion of the interconnection structure is one of an internal threaded portion having at least one set of internal threads and an external threaded portion having at least one set of external threads and the second portion of the interconnection structure is the other of the internal threaded portion having at least one set of internal threads and the external threaded portion having at least one set of external threads; and the second extension sleeve is connectable to the first extension sleeve by screwing together the first end of the second extension sleeve and the second end of the first extension sleeve using the at least one sets of internal and external threads. 17. A transition sleeve assembly securable within a transition tube of a vacuum sweeper, comprising: a sleeve body; a flange located at a first end of the sleeve body and extending outwardly from the sleeve body, wherein, when the transition sleeve is inserted into the first end of the transition tube, the sleeve body extends within the transition tube while the flange remains outside of and radially adjacent to the first end of the transition tube; and an extension sleeve, a first end of the extension sleeve connectable to a second end of the sleeve body. 18. The transition sleeve assembly of claim 17, wherein: the second end of the sleeve body includes a first portion of an interconnection structure; the first end of the extension sleeve includes a second portion of the interconnection structure; and the first end of the extension sleeve is connectable to the second end of the sleeve body by engaging the first and second portions of the interconnection structure. 19. The transition sleeve assembly of claim 18, wherein: the interconnection structure is a tongue and groove structure, where the first portion of the interconnection structure is one of a tongue portion and a groove portion and the second portion of the interconnection structure is the other of the tongue portion and the groove portion; and the first end of the extension sleeve is connectable to the second end of the sleeve body by engaging the tongue portion into the groove portion. 20. The transition sleeve assembly of claim 18, wherein: the interconnection structure is a thread structure, where the first portion of the interconnection structure is one of an internal threaded portion having at least one set of internal threads and an external threaded portion having at least one set of external threads and the second portion of the interconnection structure is the other of the internal threaded portion having at least one set of internal threads and the external threaded portion having at least one set of external threads; and the extension sleeve is connectable to the sleeve body by screwing together the first end of the extension sleeve and the second end of the sleeve body using the at least one sets of internal and external threads. 21. The transition sleeve assembly of claim 18, further comprising a second extension sleeve connectable to a second end of the first extension sleeve, wherein: a first end of the second extension sleeve is connectable to a second end of the first extension sleeve; the second end of the first extension sleeve includes one of the first portion and the second portion of the interconnection structure; the first end of the second extension sleeve includes the other of the first portion and the second portion of the interconnection structure; and the first end of the second extension sleeve is connectable to the second end of the first extension sleeve by engaging the first and second portions of the interconnection structure.
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