Patent ID: 6652332
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
A reverse gate comprising:a housing having a front opening and comprising first and second flow-reversing passages arranged on opposing sides thereof, each of said first and second flow-reversing passages having an inlet and a discharge opening, and a lateral steering passage located in a rear portion of said housing, said lateral steering passage having discharge openings at opposite ends thereof; and a deflector body arranged inside said housing, said deflector body comprising a straight vertical wall and first and second curved vertical walls, each of said vertical walls being connected to a juncture, said straight vertical wall extending forward from said juncture, and said first and second curved vertical walls extending rearward and laterally outward from said junction, said first and second curved vertical walls extending along arcs on opposite sides of a plane which is generally co-planar with said straight vertical wall, the concave sides of said curved vertical walls generally facing said front opening and the convex sides of said curved vertical walls generally facing said lateral steering passage.