IP Library Granted Patent US 7,637,002
Granted Patent B2
US 7,637,002 · App. 11/153,671 · Granted Dec 29, 2009

Assembly for removing a device from a boiler

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Patent No.
US 7,637,002
App. No.
11/153,671
Granted
Dec 29, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly and a method for removing a removable device from a wall box are provided. The removable device forms a substantially fluid-tight wall box seal with a wall box opening when the removable device is in a first position. The assembly for removing the removable device includes a sealing assembly located adjacent to the wall box opening and forming a substantially fluid-tight seal with a sealing portion of the removable device when the removable device is in a second position with respect to the wall box.

Claims (28)

1. An assembly for removing a water cannon assembly from a wall box, the wall box having a wall box opening and being coupled with a combustion device having an interior volume defined by a wall, the water cannon assembly including:

a steering tube having a steering tube conduit and an aspirating opening extending through the wall;

a supply tube located within the steering tube and defining a supply tube conduit configured to supply a cleaning fluid to the combustion device interior volume; and

a pivot joint connected to the steering tube, the pivot joint forming a substantially fluid-tight wall box seal with the wall box opening when the water cannon assembly is in a first position with respect to the wall box;

the assembly comprising:

an aspirating device coupled with the steering tube in order to form a substantially fluid-tight aspirating seal between the aspirating device and the steering tube, wherein the aspirating device is configured to supply an aspirating fluid flow through the aspirating opening of the steering tube and into the steering tube conduit; and

a sealing assembly located adjacent to the wall box opening, the sealing assembly and a sealing portion of the removable device forming a substantially fluid-tight seal when the removable device is in a second position with respect to the wall box.

2. The assembly in claim 1 , wherein the sealing assembly includes a sealing collar assembly coupled to the wall box and the sealing collar assembly is configured to selectively form the seal when the water cannon assembly is in the second position.

3. The assembly in claim 2 , wherein the sealing portion of the water cannon assembly includes an adaptor having an outer surface configured to form the seal with the sealing collar assembly.

4. The assembly in claim 1 , wherein the sealing assembly further includes a sealing panel assembly configured to selectively form a substantially fluid-tight sealing panel seal when the water cannon assembly is in the second position.

5. The assembly in of claim 4 , wherein the sealing panel assembly includes a sealing panel base portion and the sealing panel base portion forms a substantially fluid-tight base portion seal with the wall box.

6. The assembly in of claim 5 , wherein the sealing panel assembly includes a movable panel configured to form the sealing panel seal when the water cannon assembly is in the second position.

7. The assembly in claim 1 , further comprising an extracting assembly for moving the water cannon assembly from the first position to the second position.

8. The assembly in claim 7 , wherein the extracting assembly includes a threaded screw, a rotatable threaded collar configured to receive the threaded screw, and an anti-rotation device configured to substantially prevent rotation of the threaded screw.

9. The assembly in of claim 1 , wherein the aspirating device includes an inner surface defining a cavity, wherein the cavity is in fluid connection with the aspirating opening of the steering tube.

10. The assembly in of claim 9 , wherein the aspirating fluid flow has a velocity sufficient to substantially prevent gases from exiting the combustion device interior volume via the wall box opening.

11. The assembly in of claim 1 , wherein the combustion device is a positive pressure boiler.

12. An assembly for removing a removable device from a wall box, the wall box having a wall box opening and being coupled with a combustion device having an interior volume defined by a wall, wherein the wall box opening and the removable device are configured to form a substantially fluid-tight wall box seal, the removable device including a sleeve having an aspirating opening and a telescoping portion received within the sleeve, the assembly comprising:

an aspirating device coupled with the sleeve order to form a substantially fluid-tight aspirating seal between the aspirating device and the sleeve, wherein the aspirating device is configured to supply an aspirating fluid flow through the aspirating opening of the sleeve.

13. The assembly in claim 12 , wherein the interior volume of the combustible device includes interior fluids, and the aspirating fluid flow has an aspirating fluid velocity sufficient to substantially prevent the interior fluids from entering the sleeve.

14. The assembly in claim 12 , wherein the aspirating device includes an inner surface defining a cavity, wherein the cavity is in fluid connection with the aspirating opening of the sleeve.

15. The assembly in claim 14 , wherein the removable device includes a water cannon assembly, the sleeve includes a steering tube, and the telescoping portion includes a supply tube configured to supply a cleaning fluid to the interior volume of the combustion device.

16. An assembly for removing a water cannon assembly from a wall box, the wall box having a wall box opening and being coupled with a combustion device having an interior volume defined by a wall, the assembly comprising:

a sealing box at least partially defining a sealing chamber encompassing at least a portion of the water cannon assembly, wherein the sealing chamber is configured to be substantially fluidly sealed from ambient air; and

an access assembly configured to provide access to the portion of the water cannon assembly while the sealing chamber is substantially fluidly sealed from the ambient air.

17. The assembly in claim 16 , wherein the sealing box is removably coupled with the wall box.

18. The assembly in claim 16 , wherein the access assembly includes an access opening extending through the sealing box and a protective sleeve forming a substantially fluid tight sleeve seal with the sealing box.

19. The assembly in claim 16 , further comprising a plug configured to be received within the wall box opening after the portion of the water cannon assembly has been removed from the wall box opening.

Assignments (18)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2025
From: B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.
To: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 072884/0735 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2025
From: GLAS TRUST COMPANY LLC
To: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 071935/0541 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2025
From: PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
To: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 071935/0942 →
PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Aug 1, 2025
From: AXOS BANK
To: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 072299/0414 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX CANADA CORP.; BABCOCK & WILCOX FPS INC.
To: B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 072053/0943 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2025
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX CANADA CORP.; BABCOCK & WILCOX FPS INC.
To: GLAS TRUST COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 071371/0835 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2025
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX CANADA CORP.; BABCOCK & WILCOX FPS INC.
To: PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070380/0647 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2024
From: MSD PCOF PARTNERS XLV, LLC
To: THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; AMERICON LLC
Reel/Frame 069017/0362 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2024
From: BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX CANADA CORP.; BABCOCK & WILCOX FPS INC.
To: AXOS BANK, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 066354/0765 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2021
From: THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY (F/K/A BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC.); BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNOLOGY, LLC; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC (F/K/A DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
To: MSD PCOF PARTNERS XLV, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 056962/0486 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2021
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC (F/K/A DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.); MEGTEC TURBOSONIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY (F/K/A BABCOCK & WILCOX POWER GENERATION GROUP, INC.); BABCOCK & WILCOX SPIG, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNOLOGY, LLC (F/K/A MCDERMOTT TECHNOLOGY, INC.); SOFCO-EFS HOLDINGS LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX MEGTEC, LLC
Reel/Frame 057337/0823 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2018
From: LIGHTSHIP CAPITAL LLC
To: BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.; THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX MEGTEC, LLC; MEGTEC TURBOSONIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX UNIVERSAL, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 046182/0829 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 14, 2018
From: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 045583/0916 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2017
From: THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY; DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, LLC; BABCOCK & WILCOX MEGTEC, LLC; MEGTEC TURBOSONIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX UNIVERSAL, INC.; BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: LIGHTSHIP CAPITAL LLC
Reel/Frame 043515/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 27, 2015
From: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 036188/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2014
From: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Sep 29, 2010
From: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2005
From: SHOVER, STEPHEN L.; BROWN, CLINTON A.
To: DIAMOND POWER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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