Patent ID: 9562800
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B23P,G01F

Claim:
1. A float gauge assembly for a storage tank having a threaded port with an opening, said float gauge assembly comprising: a body having a threaded portion for threaded attachment to the port of the storage tank and at least one bore; a gauge mountable to said body, said gauge having a gauge face for indicating a level of material present in the storage tank; a float mechanism mounted to said body and cooperating with said gauge, said float mechanism including a float movable relative to said body in an operating position, said float being sized so that said float is unable to be inserted into the storage tank though the opening in the port and a tube coupled to said float and having a dimension sized for inserting through the opening in the port and a float arm connected to said float and pivotally connected to said tube such that said float arm pivots about a pivot axis relative to said tube when raised or lowered; a connector at one end of said tube; a collar secured to said connector; and at least one alignment element protruding from said collar and received in said at least one bore and configured to rotationally fix said tube to said body when said float is in the operating position so that said gauge face accurately indicates the level of material in the storage tank when mounted to said body.