Patents Assigned to EPG Companies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7500835
    Abstract: A sump draining apparatus having a pressure transducer engaged in a receptacle that is in turn engaged in an open-ended collar of a housing. The receptacle and thus the pressure transducer is slideable in the axial direction into and out of the open-ended collar. The housing is generally cylindrical and contains a pump and motor, each of which has a generally cylindrical shape and is axially stacked in the housing. A cord having a vent and electrical leads for the pressure transducer is releasably engaged via a cord restraint at one end portion of the housing and the pressure transducer is releasably engaged in the receptacle in the open-ended collar at the other end of the housing. The receptacle and sensor may be removed, serviced, and/or replaced without the housing being opened and without the pump and motor being removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: EPG Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: John S Hasslen, III, David M Gartner, Ronald C Case, Carl A Swanson, Jr., Amber L Overgard