PICK UP TUBE ASSEMBLY USEFUL FOR FLUID TRANSFER INCLUDING LIQUID TRANSFER IN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BREWING OPERATIONS

摘要

The present invention relates to a plumbing connection useful in the field of fluid transfer, including in many stages of beer brewing operations, to connect to a fluid inlet or outlet in which the plumbing connection includes a threaded, compressible bushing that compressibly grips a tube when tightened to make a plumbing connection.

主权项

1. A brew kettle system, comprising:
(a) a kettle comprising
(i) an interior volume(ii) a boundary between the interior volume and an exterior region; and(iii) a conduit fluidly coupling the interior volume to the exterior region, wherein the conduit comprises a female-threaded portion threadably accessible from the interior volume and a second portion accessible from the exterior region; and (b) a pick up tube assembly, comprising
(i) a compressible bushing, comprising:
a compressible body comprising male threads on at least a portion of an exterior surface of the compressible body, wherein the male threads of the compressible body are threadably engaged with the female threads of the female-threaded portion of the conduit; anda through bore extending from a first end of the body to a second end;(ii) a tube having a first port at a first end that opens toward the interior volume of the kettle and a second port at a second end that opens toward the exterior region, wherein at least a portion of the tube is positioned in the through bore of the compressible bushing, and wherein the compressible body is configured in a manner such that the threadable engagement between the conduit and the compressible bushing compresses the bushing body to cause the compressible body to compressibly and sealingly engage the tube portion that is positioned in the through bore.