Patent ID: 9181960
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: F04D,F16L

Abstract:
1. A fitting to install and remove a pump to an outlet pipe of a wet well system having at least one guide rail defining a vertical channel, the fitting comprising: a body having a first and a second surface, the first and second surfaces arranged to be substantially perpendicular to each other; a flanged opening, located in the first surface, the flanged opening sized and adapted for attaching the body to a corresponding outlet flange of the pump; a means for engaging the at least one guide rail, comprising a pair of “U” shaped indentations formed in the second surface, each indentation arranged to serve as a female component for mating with a corresponding male component on the guide rails, such that the body slides in the vertical channel; and a pair of sleeves, each sleeve fitted into one of the “U” shaped indentations, covering the surface of the indentation that would be in contact with one of the guide rails.