Patent ID: 7389792

Claim:
An apparatus for sampling or feeding a flowable material, comprising: a vessel or conduit having a wall; a body mounted to the wall of the vessel or conduit; a primary collection chamber formed in said body; a secondary collection chamber formed in said body; a primary drain passage, said primary drain passage having an opening operatively connected to said primary collection chamber; a secondary drain passage, said secondary drain passage having an opening operatively connected to said secondary collection chamber; a primary inlet passage for receiving flowable material therethrough, said primary inlet passage having an opening in communication with said primary collection chamber; a secondary inlet passage for receiving flowable material therethrough, said secondary inlet passage having an opening in communication with said secondary collection chamber; an orifice formed in said body and in communication with said primary collection chamber, said orifice being located generally adjacent said opening of said primary drain passage; and a sealing device, said sealing device being mounted to said body to seal and unseal said orifice, wherein at least a portion of said opening of said primary drain passage is located flush with or inside of the vessel or conduit.