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US 11,084,586 B2Granted
Intermittent fluid delivery system
AssigneeAero Specialties, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Sheehan, Derek Rose, Paul Streufert, Robert Byars
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Abstract
An intermittent fluid delivery system includes a fill tank and a batch tank which is connected to the fill tank via a first pump and a first hose. The fill tank holds a first quantity of fluid. The batch tank holds a second quantity of fluid, which is lesser than the first quantity. The first pump delivers fluid from the fill tank to the batch tank. A second pump delivers fluid from the batch tank to a receiving tank.
Claims17
A mobile aircraft lavatory filling system, comprising:
- a fill tank sized to hold a first quantity of fluid;
- and
- a batch tank coupled to the fill tank via a first pump and a first hose;
- wherein the batch tank is sized to hold a second quantity of fluid that is less than the first quantity and is intermittently delivered from the batch tank to an aircraft lavatory system onboard an aircraft;
- and
- wherein the batch tank includes an overfill hose for draining back to the fill tank any fluid overfilling the batch tank.
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A mobile aircraft lavatory filling system, comprising:
- a fill tank sized to hold a first quantity of fluid;
- the fill tank connected to a first pump and a selector valve and a first hose;
- a first batch tank connected to the selector valve and a second hose;
- a second batch tank connected to the selector valve and a third hose;
- and
- wherein the first batch tank and the second batch tank is each sized to hold a second quantity of fluid, the second quantity is limited in volume less than the first quantity;
- and
- wherein the first batch tank and the second batch tank each includes a respective overfill hose.
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A mobile intermittent fluid delivery system, comprising:
- a fill tank sized to hold a first quantity of fluid;
- a batch tank coupled to the fill tank via a first pump and a first hose;
- and
- wherein the batch tank is sized to hold a second quantity of fluid that is less than the first quantity and configured for a limit of a lavatory tank of an aircraft, and wherein a second pump and a second hose are coupled to the batch tank for intermittently delivering the second quantity of fluid from the batch tank to the lavatory tank of the aircraft;
- and
- wherein the batch tank includes an overfill hose for draining back to the fill tank any fluid overfilling the batch tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.