Patent ID: 7686041
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: F15B,F16K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A drop down bridge fitting, the fitting comprising: a first elbow fitting comprising a first port for fluid communication with an alignable port of a first flow path to a fluid component on a first level, said first port of said first elbow fitting lying in a first plane, said first elbow fitting comprising a first internal fluid passageway connected to a first port of a second elbow fitting; said second elbow fitting comprising a second internal fluid passageway that provides fluid communication between said first port of said second elbow fitting and a second port of said second elbow fitting for fluid communication with an alignable port of a second flow path of a second level, said second port of said second elbow fitting lying in a second plane that is parallel to and spaced from said first plane of said first port of said first elbow fitting, said second port of said second elbow fitting and said first port of said first elbow fitting being non-coaxial with respect to each other, said second port of said second elbow fitting facing opposite said first port of said first elbow fitting, said first port of said first elbow fitting and said second port of said second elbow fitting each being surrounded by a compression seal surface, said first internal fluid passageway and said second internal fluid passageway allowing fluid flow from said first port of said first elbow fitting to said second port of said second elbow fitting so that when assembled into a modular flow system fluid flow may be directed between said first level and said second level.