Patent ID: 9494451
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G01F

Claim Text:
1. A pitot tube support and alignment system, comprising: a support strut spanning perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of a duct having a wall with an inside face and an outside face; a termination fitting supporting a first end of said support strut at a first location in said wall of said duct; an insertion fitting supporting a second end of said support strut at a second location in said wall of said duct; and a pitot tube having a supported portion and a measuring portion extending perpendicularly away from said supporting portion, said pitot tube extending through said wall of said duct at said second location, through said insertion fitting and onto said support strut, said support strut supporting said supported portion within said duct, said support strut maintaining on alignment of said measuring portion parallel to said longitudinal axis within said duct; wherein said insertion fitting comprises (1) a threaded portion extending through said wall of said duct and into said duct at said second location, said support strut being affixed to said threaded portion, said pitot tube being inserted through said threaded portion and onto said support strut, (2) a flange portion affixed to said threaded portion, said flange portion abutting said outside face of said duct at said second location, (3) a nut mating with said threaded portion, said nut abutting said inside face of said duct at said second position upon tightening said nut on said threaded portion, and (4) a seal between said flange portion and said pitot tube and between said threaded portion and said pitot tube.