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US 4,181,142 AGranted
Siphon apparatus
OwnerJohn A. Georgeinventor
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Abstract
A siphon apparatus is provided which includes a liquid storage reservoir in which is mounted a conchoidial-shaped siphon having an inlet end and an outlet end. A trigger device is provided and is connected to the siphon and is operable for actuating the siphon action of the siphon when a predetermined level of liquid is reached in the reservoir. The apparatus requires no moving parts for the operation thereof.
Claims15
A siphon liquid discharge apparatus including:
- (a) a tank means defining a liquid storage reservoir;
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- (b) a first tubular member forming a first flow path, said first tubular member having an inlet in flow communication with the reservoir and an outlet opening exteriorly of said tank with the first flow path extending between said inlet and outlet, said first tubular member being configured to form a generally conchoidally-shaped flow path portion, said first tubular member having a plurality of legs and a plurality of traps, said legs including a first leg and a second leg and said legs including a first liquid trap connecting the first leg and second leg in flow communication, said legs further including a third leg forming a portion of the first flow path between the inlet and a first air trap, said first air trap connecting the third leg and first leg in flow communication and a fourth leg connected in flow communication to the second leg and forming a portion of the first flow path between the second leg and the outlet, said first, second, third and fourth legs are generally parallel, said second leg and a portion of the fourth leg are positioned generally between said first leg and third leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.