Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – Filling means with receiver or receiver coacting means – Funnel type
Reexamination Certificate
2003-01-31
2004-02-10
Maust, Timothy L. (Department: 3751)
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
Filling means with receiver or receiver coacting means
Funnel type
C141S331000, C141S337000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06688347
ABSTRACT:
FIELD
The present invention concerns a funnel, which may be self-supporting or adjustable, or both.
BACKGROUND
The filling of storage drums such as 55-gallon drums, for example, with test coil samples, can be problematic. Even with a standard funnel, which can improve efficiency to a degree, as is known, problems in spillage during the filling can occur, often as stabilization of known funnels can require one hand, which leaves only one hand to pour from an often unwieldy vessel.
It would be desirable to ameliorate or overcome such problems.
SUMMARY
The present invention provides a self-supporting and/or adjustable funnel device comprising a funnel to which is attached or has integrally therewith a support for holding the device in place. As an alternative or in addition, the device may be adjustable, for instance, by having a contrivance added to or incorporated with the support to make it able to have its orientation vary from a first orientation.
The invention is useful in liquid transfer.
Significantly, by the invention, problems in the art are ameliorated if not overcome. Liquids can be transferred by a single operator in a “hands-free” operation as concerns the funnel. The funnel may be adjusted to various orientations to suit particular circumstances of storage space, storage vessels, and pouring vessels. The invention is simple in manufacture and use. Numerous further advantages attend the invention.
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patent: 3211195 (1965-10-01), Porter
patent: 4054184 (1977-10-01), Marcinko
patent: 4245666 (1981-01-01), Norris
Maust Timothy L.
Rudy Christopher John
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