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Abstract

A ball trap screen for use with “T” type ball traps having a ball trap extension in which the ball trap screen includes a cone shaped inlet; an elbow, at least a portion of which includes a substantially planer solid area; a first screen section extending between the cone shaped inlet and the elbow; and a second screen section extending from the elbow into the ball trap extension; wherein at least a portion of the cone shaped inlet includes a solid cone blocking element, the first screen section includes a solid first screen blocking element and the second screen section includes a solid second screen blocking element. Also described are a ball trap for collecting cleaning balls, blocking elements for a ball trap screen and a method of enhancing the movement of the cleaning ball through the ball trap of a closed fluid flow system by blocking portions of a ball trap screen deployed within a ball trap housing so as to modify the fluid flow through the ball trap.

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