Patent ID: 7137568

Claim:
A flow diverter adapted to divert an initial flow stream of pressurized fluid from a source of pressurized fluid, said flow diverter comprising: a housing, said housing comprising: an upstream end; an inlet opening in said upstream end; a downstream end generally opposed to said upstream end; a top plate extending between the upstream end and the downstream end; a bottom plate generally opposed to the top plate, said bottom plate extending between the upstream end and the downstream end; a pair of generally opposed lateral sides extending between the upstream end, the downstream end, the top plate and the bottom plate; wherein each lateral side includes a discharge opening therein; wherein the upstream end of the housing is adapted to be attached to the source of pressurized fluid; the inlet opening in the upstream end of the housing is adapted to receive the initial flow stream of pressurized fluid from the source of pressurized fluid; the downstream end of the housing diverts the initial flow stream of pressurized fluid toward the pair of generally opposed lateral sides; the pair of generally opposed lateral sides permit the initial flow stream of pressurized fluid to exit the housing through the discharge openings in a pair of generally opposed diverted flow streams of pressurized fluid that are substantially perpendicular to the initial flow stream of pressurized fluid; and the pair of generally opposed lateral sides permit the measurement of the initial flow stream of pressurized fluid.