DEAD-END SAP LINE CONNECTOR AND SAP COLLECTION SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID DEAD-END SAP LINE CONNECTOR

• Main Authors: GOULET, Jean-François, LAPIERRE, Carl
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.08.2022
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BLASTING; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPSOR SEAWEED; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FISHING; FORESTRY; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRAPPING; WATERING; WEAPONS

A dead-end sap line connector for a sap collection system is provided. The dead-end sap line connector comprises a fluid transfer body having interconnected walls defining a hollow inner chamber being in fluid communication with a plurality of fittings each extending from one of said walls; a first fitting being engageable with the drop line; and a second fitting extending in a direction orthogonal to the first fitting and being engageable with the lateral line. The dead-end sap line connector further comprises a sealing member extending from one of said walls in a direction opposite to said first fitting, and a plugged fitting extending from one of said walls in a direction opposite to said second fitting. A sap collection system comprising said dead-end sap line connector is also provided. Moreover, an alternative dead-end sap line connector (and a system comprising said dead-end sap line connector) is also provided.