Patent ID: 6079439
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: E03B,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A housing device for a pipeline having valves extending from a horizontal segment joined to two vertical segments, the device comprising:(A) a generally rectangular base member comprised of a first half and a second half, each having a bottom, a side wall and two end walls, connected together to define an open interior to receive the valves of a pipeline having a horizontal segment joined by two vertical segments, where each said bottom includes a pair of pipe receiving channels to receive the two vertical segments of the pipeline;(B) pipe mounting means to connect said base member to the horizontal segment of the pipeline; and(C) a generally rectangular cover member, where said cover member and said base member in combination enclose the valves, and where said cover member is removable from said base member while said base member remains connected to the horizontal segment of the pipeline.