Distributor for water conditioner
OwnerGeorge Fieldinventor
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Abstract
A conventional water conditioner includes a tank having a side wall, closed bottom and top ends, an opening in the top end, receiving and discharging material, a control valve assembly over said opening for introducing material into the tank and discharging material therefrom, a bed of particulate material for conditioning water and a dip tube extending downwardly from the assembly into the bed of particulate material. An umbrella-shaped distributor with a plurality of openings therein ensures that material entering the top of the tank around the dip tube is evenly distributed over the top surface of the bed. A bottom distributor defined by radially extending tubes ensures even distribution of liquid during the backwash cycle.
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The water conditioner of claim 7 including a plurality of spokes connected at one end to said ring and extending radially outwardly therefrom for supporting said body.
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A water conditioner comprising a tank having a side wall, a top end, a bottom end and an opening in the top end for receiving and discharging material;
- a bed of particulate material in the tank;
- a valve and control assembly closing the opening in the top end of the tank;
- a dip tube extending downwardly from said assembly into the bed of particulate material;
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- a distributor in said tank above said bed of particulate material for evenly distributing material entering the tank through said opening over a top surface of said bed, the distributor including
- a substantially umbrella-shaped body extending over a major portion of an interior of the tank above the bed of particulate material;
- a plurality of spaced apart holes in said body permitting the flow of liquid through the body, said holes being arranged in concentric circles, a hole in one circle being staggered with respect to holes in adjacent circles and the holes in alternating circles being radially aligned with each other;
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- a ring for mounting said body on the dip tube,
- whereby material entering the tank through said opening around the dip tube is evenly distributed over the top surface of the bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.