Fluent material handling – with receiver or receiver coacting mea – Automatic control of flow cutoff or diversion – Level or overflow responsive
Patent
1994-08-10
1995-04-18
Recla, Henry J.
Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea
Automatic control of flow cutoff or diversion
Level or overflow responsive
141291, 141303, 141307, 220662, 220663, 222566, B65B 130, B65B 328
Patent
active
054069947
ABSTRACT:
A pour spout for conducting a liquid, such as fuel, from a portable ventless container to a tank which includes a mechanism for enabling a user to readily determine when the tank is full and when fluid flow from the portable container into the tank has stopped. The mechanism includes a window in a wall of the container and a deflector connected to the pour spout which extends into the interior of the container for directing air bubbles entering the container through the pour spout toward the window. The window permits a user to visually determine when the displaced air bubbles stop flowing which is an indication that the tank is full and flow of the liquid has stopped. The window may be in the form of a translucent thin wall section, a transparent pane mounted in the wall, or the container itself may be translucent throughout so that the displaced air bubbles may be seen when directed to a location adjacent a wall. The container also includes a carrying handle and a pouring handle located in such a manner that the center of gravity of the container is located closely adjacent to a vertical line passing through the point of support of a user's hand on the pouring handle during a pouring operation.
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Mitchell Robert K.
Thiermann John H.
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Douglas Steven O.
Recla Henry J.
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