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(11) EP 0 537 128 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.07.1993 Bulletin 1993/28

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.04.1993 Bulletin 1993/15

(21) Application number: 92850211.1

(22) Date of filing: 09.09.1992
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: F04D 1/00, F04D 29/20, F04D 17/16, F04D 29/26
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 09.10.1991 US 773513
01.04.1992 US 861457

(71) Applicant: ERICSON SAFETY PUMP CORPORATION
New York, New York 10021 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ericson, Steve
    Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689 (US)
  • Ericson, Wallace W.
    Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689 (US)

(74) Representative: Onn, Thorsten et al
AB STOCKHOLMS PATENTBYRA, Zacco & Bruhn, Box 23101
104 35 Stockholm
104 35 Stockholm (SE)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Pump


    (57) A centrifugal pump having an impeller (38) which is associated with a motor and a drive shaft (16,14) and that is enclosed within a housing (28). The housing (28) is mounted in surrounding, spaced and non-contacting relationship, with respect to the impeller (38) and drive shaft (14) contains fluid inlet (26,26') through which fluids are directed by the impeller (28) to an outlet from the housing (28). Also provided is a pump which operates from remote locations.






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