Liquid containing apparatus
OwnerMarthinus Petrus Conway, Alan James Roddisinventors
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Abstract
A liquid containing apparatus includes a first vessel for containing a main body of liquid and a second vessel, which is in fluid communication with, and located below, the first vessel. The second vessel has means for draining liquid therefrom and a vessel wall allowing the liquid within the vessel to be viewed. The liquid containing apparatus may be, for example, a support system for a mechanical seal in which a vessel contains a reservoir of a liquid, such as water, for providing a barrier or cooling fluid to the seal.
Claims20
A liquid containing apparatus, comprising:
- a first vessel for containing a main body of liquid;
- and,
- a second vessel, in fluid communication with, and located below, said first vessel, said second including means for draining liquid therefrom and a vessel wall allowing the liquid within said second vessel to be viewed.
A device for in combination with a liquid containing apparatus including a first vessel for containing a main body of liquid, said device comprising:
- a second vessel, in fluid communication with, and located below, said first vessel, said second vessel having means for draining liquid therefrom and a vessel wall allowing the liquid within said second vessel to be viewed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.