Patent ID: 8082680

Claim:
A shoe device secured to a syphon which is used for removing condensate from an internal surface of a rotating cylinder, said shoe device comprising: a shoe portion disposed adjacent to the internal surface of the rotating cylinder, said shoe portion defining a passageway having an upstream and a downstream end, said passageway permitting a flow there through of the condensate from the internal surface of the rotating cylinder, through said upstream end of said passageway to said downstream end of said passageway, said shoe portion having a first and a second side, a surface extending between said first and second sides of said shoe portion, said surface being disposed adjacent to the internal surface of the cylinder, a leading and a trailing end and a face extending between said leading and trailing ends of said shoe portion; a clamp secured to a distal end of the syphon and connected to said shoe portion for clamping said shoe portion to the syphon; an anchor plate secured to said clamp and disposed between said shoe portion and said clamp for anchoring said shoe portion so that in use of said shoe device, the condensate flows through said passageway through an aperture defined by said anchor plate and through said clamp into the syphon; said shoe portion being fabricated from a material that is softer than the internal surface of the rotating cylinder for inhibiting any wear damage to the internal surface of the rotating cylinder that could otherwise be caused by frictional contact between said shoe portion and the internal surface of the rotating cylinder; and said first and second side of said shoe portion defining a first and second channel respectively, said channels extending between said leading and said trailing ends of said shoe portion, said first and second channels being disposed adjacent to said anchor plate for connecting said shoe portion to said anchor plate.