1. A tap and draining device for a filter cartridge comprising:
a generally cylindrical handle assembly removably coupled to an exterior of said filter cartridge and comprising a magnetic ring disposed along an upper horizontal edge for providing a magnetic attraction to said filter cartridge exterior;
a sealing layer applied to a top surface of said magnetic ring for providing a fluid restricting seal between said handle assembly and said filter cartridge;
a lower conduit removably connected to said handle assembly;
a tapping nozzle protruding from an upper end of said handle assembly for penetrating said filter cartridge exterior and coming into fluid communication with a fluid filled interior of said filter cartridge, said tapping nozzle having an outwardly flanged lower end and an opposing beveled upper end terminating in a point for puncturing said filter cartridge exterior and removably connected and compressively mated to and in fluid communication with an upper end of said lower conduit by a union nut;
a drain port disposed within said handle assembly, said drain port having an inlet end in fluid communication with a lower end of said lower conduit and an outlet end exiting said exterior of said handle assembly;
a valve removably connected to and in fluid communication with said drain port outlet end for providing control of a fluid flow from said drain port;
a flexible drain hose removably connected to and in fluid communication with said valve opposite said drain port outlet end; and,
an impact plate affixed to a bottom surface of said handle assembly;
wherein striking said impact plate imparts a force to drive said tapping nozzle into said filter cartridge interior.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein said handle assembly further comprises an upper cavity disposed within said upper end thereof for accessing said tapping nozzle and said lower conduit.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein said magnetic ring is affixed to said handle assembly upper horizontal edge by an adhesive layer between a top surface of said handle assembly upper horizontal edge and a bottom surface of said magnetic ring.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein said handle assembly further comprises a plurality of finger relief grooves extending around a perimeter of an exterior surface for providing an ergonomic grip.
5. The device of claim 4, wherein said handle assembly is approximately between five and seven inches long.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein said sealing layer is formed of a thin layer of medium density rubber material.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein said union nut further comprises a central aperture disposed in a top surface for receiving said tapping nozzle and an internally threaded lower end removably connected to said lower conduit upper end;
wherein said tapping nozzle flanged lower end is secured between said union nut top surface and said lower conduit upper end.
8. A tap and draining device for a filter cartridge comprising:
a handle assembly removably coupled to an exterior of said filter cartridge, said handle assembly further comprising an upper cavity disposed within an upper end thereof and a generally L shaped drain port disposed therethrough, said drain port having an inlet end with interior threading centrally disposed within said upper cavity and an outlet end with interior threading exiting a side wall of said handle assembly;
a lower conduit disposed within said upper cavity having an upper end with exterior threading and a lower end with exterior threading adapted to threadingly mate with said drain port inlet end;
a tapping nozzle having an outwardly flanged lower end and a beveled upper end terminating in a point for penetrating said filter cartridge exterior and coming into fluid communication with a fluid filled interior of said filter cartridge, said tapping nozzle is securely mated to and in fluid communication with said lower conduit upper end;
a union nut having a central aperture disposed in a top surface for receiving said tapping nozzle and a lower end with internal threading adapted to threadingly mate with said lower conduit upper end and compressively mate said tapping nozzle to said lower conduit upper end;
a valve threadingly connected to and in fluid communication with said drain port outlet end for providing control of a fluid flow from said drain port;
a flexible drain hose removably connected to and in fluid communication with said valve opposite said drain port outlet end;
an impact plate affixed to a bottom surface of said handle assembly; and,
a magnetic ring affixed to an upper horizontal edge of said handle assembly between said handle assembly side wall and said upper cavity;
wherein striking said impact plate imparts a force to drive said tapping nozzle into said filter cartridge interior.
9. The device of claim 8, wherein said handle assembly further comprises a plurality of finger relief grooves extending around a perimeter of an exterior surface for providing an ergonomic grip.
10. The device of claim 9, wherein said magnetic ring is affixed to said handle assembly upper horizontal end by an adhesive layer between a top surface of said handle assembly upper horizontal edge and a bottom surface of said magnetic ring.
11. The device of claim 10, further comprising a sealing layer applied to a top surface of said magnetic ring for providing a fluid restricting seal between said handle assembly and said filter cartridge.
12. The device of claim 11, wherein said sealing layer is formed of a thin layer of medium density rubber material.
13. The device of claim 8, further comprising a sealing layer applied to a top surface of said magnetic ring for providing a fluid restricting seal between said handle assembly and said filter cartridge.
14. The device of claim 13, wherein said magnetic ring is affixed to said handle assembly upper horizontal end by an adhesive layer between a top surface of said handle assembly upper horizontal edge and a bottom surface of said magnetic ring.
15. The device of claim 14, wherein said handle assembly further comprises a plurality of finger relief grooves extending around a perimeter of an exterior surface for providing an ergonomic grip.
16. A method of draining fluid from a fluid filled interior of a filter cartridge, said method comprising the steps of:
providing said filter cartridge having at least an exterior body for housing said fluid filled interior;
providing a tap and draining device for a filter cartridge comprising a handle assembly removably coupled to an exterior of said filter cartridge, said handle assembly further comprising an upper cavity disposed within an upper end thereof and a generally L shaped drain port disposed therethrough, said drain port having an inlet end with interior threading centrally disposed within said upper cavity and an outlet end with interior threading exiting a side wall of said handle assembly; a lower conduit disposed within said upper cavity having an upper end with exterior threading and a lower end with exterior threading adapted to threadingly mate with said drain port inlet end; a tapping nozzle having an outwardly flanged lower end and a beveled upper end terminating in a point for penetrating said filter cartridge exterior and coming into fluid communication with an interior of said filter cartridge, said tapping nozzle is securely mated to and in fluid communication with said lower conduit upper end; a union nut having a central aperture disposed in a top surface for receiving said tapping nozzle and a lower end with internal threading adapted to threadingly mate with said lower conduit upper end and compressively mate said tapping nozzle to said lower conduit upper end; a valve threadingly connected to and in fluid communication with said drain port outlet end for providing control of a fluid flow from said drain port; a flexible drain hose removably connected to and in fluid communication with said valve opposite said drain port outlet end; an impact plate affixed to a bottom surface of said handle assembly; and, a magnetic ring affixed to an upper horizontal edge of said handle assembly between said handle assembly side wall and said upper cavity;
positioning said valve in a closed position, if in an open position;
placing said beveled upper end of said tapping nozzle in contact with a bottom or side surface of said cartridge filter exterior body;
striking said impact plate, imparting a force to drive said tapping nozzle to penetrate said cartridge filter;
inserting said tapping nozzle into said fluid filled interior;
placing said magnetic ring in contact with said cartridge filter exterior body; routing said drain hose to a fluid receiving container into which said fluid is to be drained; and,
positioning said valve in said open position to allow said fluid to be evacuated from said fluid filled interior.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of measuring torque, said method comprising:
providing a first rotating disk, said first rotating disk having a target pattern,
providing a second rotating disk, said second rotating disk having a target pattern,
providing a first set of at least three sensors, said first set comprised of a first disk first sensor, a first disk second sensor, a first disk third sensor, said first set of at least three sensors for sensing said first rotating disk target pattern, said first set of at least three sensors fixed around and encompassing said first rotating disk,
providing a second set of at least three sensors, said second set comprised of a second disk first sensor, a second disk second sensor, a second disk third sensor said second set of at least three sensors for sensing said second rotating disk target pattern, said second set of at least three sensors fixed around and encompassing said second rotating disk, measuring an apparent twist of said first rotating disk relative to said second rotating disk with said first set of at least three sensors and said second set of at least three sensors, determining an actual twist angle \u03b8twist from said measured apparent twist, said method including providing a sensor cradle for fixing the position of said first set of at least three sensors and said second set of at least three sensors, with said first disk first sensor positioned adjacent said second disk first sensor, said first disk second sensor positioned adjacent said second disk second sensor, and said first disk third sensor positioned adjacent said second disk third sensor.
2. A method of measuring torque, said method comprising:
providing a first rotating disk, said first rotating disk having a target pattern,
providing a second rotating disk, said second rotating disk having a target pattern,
providing a first set of at least three sensors, said first set comprised of a first disk first sensor, a first disk second sensor, a first disk third sensor, said first set of at least three sensors for sensing said first rotating disk target pattern, said first set of at least three sensors fixed around and encompassing said first rotating disk,
providing a second set of at least three sensors, said second set comprised of a second disk first sensor, a second disk second sensor, a second disk third sensor said second set of at least three sensors for sensing said second rotating disk target pattern, said second set of at least three sensors fixed around and encompassing said second rotating disk, measuring an apparent twist of said first rotating disk relative to said second rotating disk with said first set of at least three sensors and said second set of at least three sensors, determining an actual twist angle \u03b8twist from said measured apparent twist, wherein providing said first rotating disk includes providing said first rotating disk with a first rotating shaft and providing said second rotating disk includes providing said second rotating disk with a second rotating shaft with said first rotating shaft and said second rotating shaft coupled together with a center of rotation between said first rotating disk and said second rotating disk, and said method includes determining an angular misalignment between said first rotating shaft and said second rotating shaft.
3. A torque measurement system, said system comprised of
a first rotating disk rotating about a first rotating disk center z-axis with the first disk oriented in an x-y plane, said first rotating disk having a target pattern,
a second rotating disk rotating about a second rotating disk center z-axis with the second disk oriented in an x-y plane, said second rotating disk having a target pattern,
a sensor cradle centered around a sensor cradle reference z-axis, said sensor cradle encompassing said first rotating disk and said second rotating disk with a first disk first sensor, a first disk second sensor, a first disk third sensor, said first disk first sensor, said first disk second sensor, and said first disk third sensor fixed around and encompassing said first rotating disk and positioned for sensing said first rotating disk target pattern, and said sensor cradle including a second disk first sensor, a second disk second sensor, a second disk third sensor, said second disk first sensor, said second disk second sensor, and said second disk third sensor fixed around and encompassing said second rotating disk and positioned for sensing said second rotating disk target pattern , said first disk first sensor positioned adjacent said second disk first sensor, said first disk second sensor positioned adjacent said second disk second sensor, and said first disk third sensor positioned adjacent said second disk third sensor with said sensors positioned to sense a \u0394x offset and a \u0394y offset of said first rotating disk center z-axis from said sensor cradle reference z-axis and a \u0394x offset and a \u0394y offset of said second rotating disk center z-axis from said sensor cradle reference z-axis to provide for determination of an actual twist angle \u03b8twist between said first rotating disk and said second rotating disk.
4. A system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said sensors are fixed in parallel alignment with said sensor cradle reference z-axis.
5. A system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said first rotating disk includes a first rotating shaft and said second rotating disk includes a second rotating shaft with said first rotating shaft and said second rotating shaft coupled together with a center of rotation between said first rotating disk and said second rotating disk.
6. A system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said first rotating disk target pattern comprises a perimeter target pattern
and said second rotating disk target pattern comprises a perimeter target pattern.
7. A system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said first disk first sensor, said second disk first sensor, said first disk second sensor, said second disk second sensor, said first disk third sensor and said second disk third sensor are variable reluctance sensors.
8. A system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said first disk first sensor, said second disk first sensor, said first disk second sensor, said second disk second sensor, said first disk third sensor and said second disk third sensor are optical sensors.
9. A method of measuring a twist angle, said method comprising: providing a first rotating disk, said first rotating disk having a target pattern, providing a second rotating disk, said second rotating disk having a target pattern, providing a first set of at least three sensors, said first set comprised of a first disk first sensor, a first disk second sensor, a first disk third sensor, said first set of at least three sensors for sensing said first rotating disk target pattern, said first set of at least three sensors fixed around and encompassing said first rotating disk, providing a second set of at least three sensors, said second set comprised of a second disk first sensor, a second disk second sensor, a second disk third sensor said second set of at least three sensors for sensing said second rotating disk target pattern, said second set of at least three sensors fixed around and encompassing said second rotating disk,
measuring an apparent twist of said first rotating disk relative to said second rotating disk with said first set of at least three sensors and said second set of at least three sensors,
determining an actual twist angle \u03b8twist from said measured apparent twist, said method including providing a sensor cradle for fixing the position of said first set of at least three sensors and said second set of at least three sensors, with said first disk first sensor positioned adjacent said second disk first sensor, said first disk second sensor positioned adjacent said second disk second sensor, and said first disk third sensor positioned adjacent said second disk third sensor.
10. A method of measuring a twist angle, said method comprising: providing a first rotating disk, said first rotating disk having a target pattern, providing a second rotating disk, said second rotating disk having a target pattern, providing a first set of at least three sensors, said first set comprised of a first disk first sensor, a first disk second sensor, a first disk third sensor, said first set of at least three sensors for sensing said first rotating disk target pattern, said first set of at least three sensors fixed around and encompassing said first rotating disk, providing a second set of at least three sensors, said second set comprised of a second disk first sensor, a second disk second sensor, a second disk third sensor said second set of at least three sensors for sensing said second rotating disk target pattern, said second set of at least three sensors fixed around and encompassing said second rotating disk,
measuring an apparent twist of said first rotating disk relative to said second rotating disk with said first set of at least three sensors and said second set of at least three sensors,
determining an actual twist angle \u03b8twist from said measured apparent twist, wherein providing said first rotating disk includes providing said first rotating disk with a first rotating shaft and providing said second rotating disk includes providing said second rotating disk with a second rotating shaft with said first rotating shaft and said second rotating shaft coupled together with a center of rotation between said first rotating disk and said second rotating disk, and said method includes determining an angular misalignment between said first rotating shaft and said second rotating shaft.