Patent ID: 8683878
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: B60P,F16K,G01N

Abstract:
1. A sampling device having a valve body comprising: an inlet for connecting to an unloading pipe of a container containing dry bulk product, the inlet being shaped to receive a flow of dry bulk product from the container; a first outlet having a removable lid which, when opened, discharges the dry bulk product that enters the valve body through the inlet while the inlet remains open; a second outlet having a valve which, when opened, discharges a sample of the dry bulk product while the inlet remains open, the second outlet having a cross-sectional area that is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the first outlet, wherein the first and second outlets are each angled with respect to the inlet, the valve being the only valve in the sampling device; and a flexible hose having a first end connected to the second outlet by a flanged fitting and having a second end connected to a transparent disc mounted concentrically around the hose via a central hole in the transparent disc, wherein the disc is entirely flat and planar.