Float assembly checking system
OwnerLouis J. Jannottainventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for checking the workability of a float assembly used to determine the level of liquid in a vessel is disclosed and comprises: a float extension associated with the float of the float assembly and movable when the float assembly is in working order in response to the movement of the float caused by changing the level of liquid in the vessel; a sensor located in spaced relation to the float extension and acting to provide a signal when the float extension is in a predetermined position; and a checking system capable of being activated to move the foat extension into the predetermined position without regard to the level of liquid in the vessel when the float assembly is workable.
Claims19
An apparatus for checking the workability of a float assembly used to determine the level of liquid in a vessel comprising:
- extension means associated with the float of said float assembly and being movable when said float assembly is in working order in response to the movement of said float caused by changing the level of liquid in said vessel;
- sensor means located in spaced relation to said extension means and acting to provide a signal when said extension means is in a predetermined position;
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- checking means capable of being activated to move said extension means into said predetermined position without regard to the level of liquid in said vessel when said float assembly is workable.
An apparatus for checking the workability of a plurality of float assemblies used to determine the level of liquid in a vessel comprising:
- a plurality of extension means each one of which is associated with the float of a different one of said float assemblies and is movable when said float assembly is in working order in response to the movement of said float caused by changing the level of liquid in said vessel;
- a plurality of sensor means each one of which is located in spaced relation to one of said extension means and acts to provide a signal when said extension means is in a predetermined position;
- a plurality of checking means each one of which is capable of being activated to move said extension means into said predetermined position without regard to the level of liquid in said vessel when said float assembly is workable;
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- control means associated with said plurality of checking means and is capable of automatically activating each of said checking means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.