Metered windshield washer fluid dispensing system

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1998-03-16

1999-09-28

Kashnikow, Andres

Dispensing

Processes of dispensing

222 2, 222 14, B67B 700

Patent

active

059573295

ABSTRACT:
A coin and credit card activated windshield washer solution dispensing system for use at car washes, convenience stores, and gas stations by the public through which an operator can neatly transfer a metered amount of windshield washer solution directly into a motor vehicle's windshield washer fluid reservoir without the use of a funnel. The system can be housed as a independent, stand-alone unit or combined in a housing with other automotive-related service systems, such as air/vacuum service units. The present invention can comprise an air compressor to help provide even fluid flow, or in the alternative it can be gravity-fed. The compressor-driven embodiment comprises a fluid tank, a pump, a pressure regulator, a regulator gauge, an adjustable timer, a solenoid, access to a remote power supply, a step-down transformer, and an elongated dispensing nozzle with a shut-off control that is easily operable by customers to prevent overfill. Through use of the variable timer and pressure regulator, the person maintaining the system can precisely calibrate a maximum amount of fluid to be dispensed per unit cost and the speed of such dispensing. Applications of the system may also include, but are not limited to, use in large garages and car rental facilities for rapid spill-free filling of vehicle windshield washer fluid reservoirs.

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patent: 5349980 (1994-09-01), Spiegel
patent: 5497914 (1996-03-01), Maltsis

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