Patent ID: 9598665
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: C12C,C12G,F16L

Claim:
1. A racking arm tank outlet, comprising in combination: a housing having a substantially cylindrical hollow inside; said housing having at least one flange at an end thereof, said at least one flange coupled to a side wall of a tank; a racking shaft extending through said hollow inside of said housing, said racking shaft itself having a hollow interior extending between an inside end and an outside end, said inside end closer to a center of the tank than said outside end, said racking shaft rotatable relative to said housing about a rotational axis of said racking shaft; an inlet pipe coupled to said inside end of said racking shaft, said inlet pipe having an entrance offset from said rotational axis of said racking shaft; and a clearance groove adjacent said racking shaft and at least partially within said at least one flange of said housing, said clearance groove defining an open space outside of and adjacent to said racking shaft.