CPC F16L 5/14 (2013.01) [F16L 37/025 (2013.01); F16L 37/56 (2013.01); A01K 97/05 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A conduit system comprising:
a flexible conduit core having N independent lumens, where N is at least 3, each lumen fluidly connecting a first end of the core with a second end of the core and being substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the core, and the conduit core being configured to traverse a wall of a fluid reservoir through a pre-existing aperture therein;
a first fitting configured to releasably couple to the first end of the core on a first side of the wall and having N independent lumens configured to fluidly communicate with the N independent lumens of the core, respectively;
a first cap configured to couple to the first fitting and having N lumens configured to fluidly communicate with the N independent lumens of the first fitting, respectively;
a second fitting configured to be coupled to the second end of the core on a second side of the wall and having N apertures configured to fluidly communicate with the N independent lumens of the core, respectively, wherein the conduit core, the first fitting, the first cap, and the second fitting are configured to assemble together into a conduit assembly such that:
the N independent lumens of each are fluidly connected, respectively, to form N independent lumens through the conduit assembly, and
the conduit assembly releasably couples to the wall to provide fluid communication therethrough between an interior and an exterior of the fluid reservoir;
a first valve element disposed in a fluid path of a first at least one of the N independent lumens and configured to selectively restrict flow in a first direction along the fluid path;
a riser conduit disposed in the interior of the fluid reservoir and provided with an aperture at a distal end of the conduit relative to the conduit assembly, the aperture being fluidly connected to at least one of the N independent lumens; and,
a wall coupler configured to releasably couple the distal end of the riser conduit to the wall of the fluid reservoir.
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