Apparatus and method for taking liquid samples
AssigneeWaterway Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsJames J. Breil, Alice J. Warren
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Abstract
An application for a liquid sampling device includes an elongated shaft with a handle at a first end of the elongated shaft and a sample container removably affixed to a distal end. A trigger is pivotally affixed to the handle and a flapper is pivotally affixed to the elongated shaft. The flapper is urged towards an opening in the sample bottle, thereby covering the opening in the sample container in a default position and the trigger is linked to the flapper, wherein operation of the trigger results in opening of the flapper.
Claims20
A liquid sampling device comprising:
- an elongated shaft;
- a handle at a first end of the elongated shaft;
- a trigger pivotally affixed to the handle;
- a sample container removably affixed to a distal end of the elongated shaft;
- and
- a flapper pivotally affixed to the elongated shaft, the flapper urged towards an opening in the sample container, thereby covering the opening in the sample container;
- and
- a linkage between the trigger and the flapper, wherein operation of the trigger results in opening of the flapper.
A method of obtaining a liquid sample comprising
- providing a liquid sampling device comprising:
- an elongated shaft;
- a handle at a first end of the elongated shaft;
- a trigger pivotally affixed to the handle;
- a sample container removably affixed to a distal end of the elongated shaft;
- and
- a flapper pivotally affixed to the elongated shaft, the flapper urged towards an opening in the sample container, thereby covering the opening in the sample container;
- a linkage between the trigger and the flapper, wherein operation of the trigger results in opening of the flapper;
- inserting the distal end of the elongated shaft and the sample container at a desired depth into the liquid;
- squeezing the trigger, thereby opening the flapper and allowing the liquid to enter the sample container;
- releasing the trigger, thereby sealing the sample container;
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- removing the distal end of the elongated shaft and the sample container from the liquid whereas the liquid in the sample container is available for testing.
A liquid sampling device comprising:
- an elongated shaft;
- a handle at a first end of the elongated shaft;
- a sample container removably affixed to a distal end of the elongated shaft;
- and
- a means for selectively sealing the sample container the means for selectively sealing affixed to the elongated shaft, the means for selectively sealing urged towards an opening in the sample container, thereby selectively covering the opening in the sample container;
- and
- a means for remotely opening the means for selectively sealing the sample container, the means for remotely opening the means for selectively sealing the sample container affixed to the handle and the means for remotely opening the means for selectively sealing the sample container is linked to the means for selectively sealing the sample container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.