Patent ID: 6557591
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: F17C

Abstract:
An apparatus for delivering a purified gaseous product, comprising:a substantially horizontal container adapted to contain a supply of a fluid, said container having a substantially horizontal longitudinal axis, at least one inner wall, a first end, a second end opposite said first end, an outlet port adjacent said first end, an inlet port spaced apart from said outlet port, and an open interior for containing said fluid between said at least one inner wall and said first and second ends, at least part of said open interior being a vapor space; an elongated hollow tube disposed in said open interior of said horizontal container, said elongated hollow tube having a first opening, a second opening spaced apart from said first opening, and an internal axis between the first and second openings, said first opening being in fluid communication with said outlet port and said second opening being in fluid communication with said vapor space, wherein a portion of said internal axis adjacent said second opening is at an angle greater than zero degrees relative to said substantially horizontal longitudinal axis; a purifying medium disposed in at least a portion of said elongated hollow tube between said first opening and said second opening; inlet control means in fluid communication with said inlet port and adapted to control delivery of said fluid to said inlet port; and outlet control means in fluid communication with said outlet port and adapted to control delivery of said gaseous product from said outlet port.