Apparatus for the Control of a Flow of a Liquid
OwnerJason Richardsoninventor
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Abstract
Apparatus to automatically control the flow of a liquid between a source and an end use location such as a container which is being filled. The apparatus includes an inlet connectable to a source of said liquid passing to one or more outlets via which the liquid, when permitted, flows to the end use location, wherein the apparatus includes a valve assembly for the prevention of the flow of liquid from the apparatus when moved to a closed position under the influence of a movable body in a housing that moves in reaction to the level and/or pressure of the liquid which has entered the housing.
Claims16
Apparatus for use in the automatic control of a flow of a liquid from a liquid source into an end use location, said apparatus comprising:
- a cap portion with an inlet connectable to said liquid source,
- a housing attached to or provided as part of said cap portion and one or more outlets via which the liquid, when permitted, flows from the apparatus into said end use location wherein said housing includes a moveable body located therein, said housing including one or more ports which allow liquid from the end use location, when at and above the level of said one or more ports, to enter the housing and cause the moveable body to move linearly with said housing from an open position in which said liquid is permitted to flow through the said one or more outlets, towards a closing position in which the flow of said liquid through the said one or more outlets is prevented by a valve assembly in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.