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US 11,535,430 B1Granted
Single draw container insert having two metered flow outlets
OwnerRodney Laibleinventor
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Abstract
A single draw container insert having two metered flow outlets is described. The valve of the single draw container includes a lower support member and a valve member rotatably positioned therein. The valve member has a central metering opening formed therein and a metering opening formed therein at the periphery thereof. The flow rates may be changed by changing the diameter of the central opening in the valve member or the opening in the periphery of the valve member. The opening at the periphery of the valve member may be controlled by the apparatus associated therewith.
Claims20
A valve for a single draw container insert having two metered flow outlets, comprising:
- a lower support member comprising:
- a) a horizontally disposed first bottom wall having an outer end, an inner end, an upper side and a lower side;
- b) a central opening formed at the inner end of said first bottom wall;
- c) a hollow cylindrical tube having an upper end and a lower end;
- d) said upper end of said hollow cylindrical tube being in communication with said central opening in said first bottom wall whereby said hollow cylindrical tube extends downwardly from said first bottom wall;
- e) said lower end of said first tube comprising at least two barbs diametrically opposed on each side of the hollow cylindrical tube;
- f) a vertically disposed first ring-shaped wall extending upwardly from the outer end of said first bottom wall to form a cavity;
- g) the first ring-shaped wall having an upper end and a lower end;
- h) the lower end of the first ring-shaped wall comprising a cylindrical recess on an exterior side of the first ring-shaped wall and adjacent the first bottom wall;
- a valve member configured to be mounted inside said cavity of said lower support member;
- said valve member comprising:
- a) a horizontally disposed second bottom wall having a first end, a second end, an upper surface and a lower surface;
- b) a vertically disposed second ring-shaped wall having an upper end, a lower end, an inside surface, and an outer surface;
- c) said second bottom wall being secured to the inside surface of said second ring-shaped wall at a position between the upper end and the lower end of said second ring-shaped wall;
- d) a centrally positioned tube having an interior surface and an exterior surface wherein the centrally positioned tube extends upwardly from said second bottom wall;
- e) said second bottom wall having a first liquid flow metering opening formed therein at a position inside the centrally positioned tube;
- f) said second bottom wall having a second liquid flow metering opening formed therein at a position interior to the ring-shaped wall and exterior from the centrally positioned tube;
- g) said first liquid flow metering opening and said tube creating a first flow outlet;
- and
- h) said second liquid flow metering opening, the inside surface of said second ring-shaped wall, and the exterior surface of said centrally positioned tube creating a second flow outlet;
- wherein the upper end of the first ring-shaped wall extends above the upper end of the second ring-shaped wall when the valve member is mounted inside the cavity of said lower support member.
18 more elements
A single draw container insert, comprising:
- a lower support member, comprising:
- a) a horizontally disposed first bottom wall having a central opening;
- b) a vertically disposed first ring-shaped wall having an upper end and a lower end;
- c) the first ring-shaped wall extending upward from an outer end of said first bottom wall to form a cavity;
- d) the lower end of the first ring-shaped wall comprising a cylindrical recess on an exterior side of the first ring-shaped wall and adjacent to the first bottom wall;
- e) a first tube having an upper end and a lower end;
- f) the upper end of said first tube being in communication with the central opening of said first bottom wall;
- and
- g) the first tube extending downward from said first bottom wall;
- a valve member, comprising:
- a) a horizontally disposed second bottom wall having a first liquid flow metering opening and a second liquid flow metering opening;
- b) the first liquid flow metering opening and the second liquid flow metering opening configured to control volume flow rate of a liquid;
- c) a vertically disposed second ring-shaped wall having an upper end and a lower end;
- d) the second ring-shaped wall positioned exterior to said second bottom wall;
- e) the second bottom wall positioned between the upper end and the lower end of said second ring-shaped wall;
- f) a second tube extending upward from said second bottom wall;
- g) the first liquid flow metering opening positioned inside the second tube;
- and
- h) the second liquid flow metering opening positioned interior to the ring-shaped wall and exterior from the second tube;
- wherein the valve member is configured to be mounted inside the cavity of said lower support member.
17 more elements
A single draw container insert, comprising:
- a lower support member, comprising:
- a) a first bottom wall having a central opening;
- b) a first ring-shaped wall;
- c) the first ring-shaped wall extending upward from an outer end of said first bottom wall to form a cavity;
- d) a first tube;
- and
- e) an upper end of said first tube being in communication with the central opening of said first bottom wall;
- a valve member, comprising:
- a) a second bottom wall having at least two liquid flow metering openings;
- b) the at least two liquid flow metering openings configured to control volume flow rate of a liquid;
- c) a second ring-shaped wall;
- d) the second ring-shaped wall positioned exterior to said second bottom wall;
- e) the second bottom wall positioned between an upper end and a lower end of said second ring-shaped wall;
- f) a second tube;
- g) a first liquid flow metering opening positioned inside the second tube;
- and
- h) a second liquid flow metering opening positioned interior to the ring-shaped wall and exterior from the second tube;
- wherein the valve member is configured to be mounted inside the cavity of said lower support member.
15 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.