Patent ID: 7547046

Claim:
A component of a transport line for pneumatically conveying bulk materials, comprising: a first conduit having an open end; a second conduit, connected to said first conduit at an angle relative thereto having the interior thereof communicating with the interior of said first conduit to provide a material flow passageway therethrough; and a readily removable cap member detachably mounted on said first conduit, closing said open end thereof, wherein said open end of said first conduit is disposed in alignment with a length of the interior of said first conduit to provide ready access to said interior upon removal of said cap member to facilitate the removal of material settling therein, and said cap member includes a section extendable into said first conduit when said cap member is mounted on said first conduit, having a peripheral side wall formed of an impermeable material and an end wall formed of a permeable material and an inlet for injecting a fluidizing gas into said extendable section.