Patent ID: 7141099

Claim:
A flare tank apparatus for separating combustible gases from a mixture of said gases and a liquid comprising: (a) a degasser for receiving said gases and liquid, said degasser having an inlet port, a liquid outlet port and a gas outlet port; (b) a holding tank operatively connected to said liquid outlet port of said degasser for receiving from said degasser said liquid at least partly separated from said gases; (c) a flare stack for conveying said gases from said gas outlet port to a burner, and (d) an inlet conduit operatively connected at one end thereof to said inlet port of said degasser and adapted to be connected at a second end thereof to a flare line, said conduit comprising at least two connectors which permit components of said inlet conduit to swivel relative to each other, said connectors being capable of being loosened to permit such swivelling without disassembling said inlet conduit and capable of being tightened to prevent such swivelling and secure said inlet conduit in a fixed position.