Patent ID: 9562839
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: F16L,G01N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A sample scoop mountable to a pipeline for receiving flow from said pipeline, said pipeline being operable for transmitting at least one of liquid oil, oil, gas, or petroleum products, said sample scoop comprising: a tubular comprising a first tubular portion adjacent a scoop end, said scoop end being insertable into said pipeline to receive a sample of said at least one of liquid oil, oil, gas, or petroleum products from said pipeline; and a bend on an endmost surface of said scoop end and a corresponding centerline of said tubular to form a scoop opening at said scoop end, said bend comprising a bend radius with a range between two times and four times a diameter of said first tubular portion, said opening in said scoop end forms a scoop face, said scoop face comprising at least a scoop face portion that is coaxial with a straight portion of said first tubular portion, said scoop face is elliptical in shape.