Patent ID: 6016839
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: B01F,C02F,F16K,Y02W,Y10T

Abstract:
A diffuser system comprising:a manifold having a plurality of openings;a fluid inlet fitting on said manifold; anda plurality of elastomeric check valves, each valve having a molded body, said body having a fluid outlet bill end, a fluid inlet end, and a body wall forming an internal cavity extending from said fluid inlet end to said fluid outlet bill end, said fluid inlet end connected to a corresponding opening on said manifold;wherein a fluid enters each elastomeric check valve through its fluid inlet end and exits through its fluid outlet bill end, with an increasing flow rate of said fluid exiting said fluid outlet bill end as fluid manifold pressure increase and a decreasing flow rate of fluid exiting said fluid outlet bill end as fluid manifold pressure decreases.