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US 5,053,205 AGranted
Solar propelled chemical dispenser
OwnerDonald R. Taylor, Mark W. Kinzleinventors
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Abstract
A solar powered floatable chlorinating apparatus consisting of a floatable chamber which receives and contains the chlorine medium and dispenses solubilized chlorine into water entering into and dispersing from the chamber. A solar powered motor, operably associated with the floatable chamber, drives the floatable chamber randomly about the surface of the body of water.
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A dispenser for releasing soluble chemicals into a body of water, comprising:
- a floatable body;
- a container member having a plurality of apertures passing therethrough, said container being operably associated with said floatable body and defining an interior chemical receiving chamber within said container;
- active propulsion drive means, operably coupled to said floatable body, for imparting horizontal motion to said floatable body on the surface of the body of water;
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- solar power means, electrically coupled to said drive means, for receiving solar energy, converting said received solar energy to electrical energy, and supplying said electrical energy to said drive means.
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A chemical dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- a floatable body comprising an annular ring-shaped container defining a central opening, an internal chamber within said container and a buoyant material provided within said internal chamber;
- a container member comprising an envelope member coupled to and depending from said floatable body, said envelope member having a plurality of openings therein and defining an interior chemical receiving chamber therein, and a floatable sealing member coaxially positioned in said interior chemical receiving chamber, such that when the apparatus is withdrawn from a body of water, said floatable sealing member seals said plurality of openings in said envelope member;
- active propulsion drive means, operably coupled to said floatable body, for imparting lateral motion to said floatable body with respect to a surface of a body of water;
- and
- solar power means, electrically coupled to said drive means, for receiving solar energy, converting said received solar energy to electrical energy, and supplying said electrical energy to said drive means.
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A dispenser for releasing soluble chemicals into a body of water, comprising:
- a floatable body;
- a container member having a plurality of apertures passing therethrough, said container being operably associated with said floatable body and defining an interior chemical receiving chamber within said container;
- active propulsion drive means, operably coupled to said floatable body, for imparting horizontal motion to said floatable body on the surface of the body of water, comprising a drive motor disposed within said floatable body, a drive shaft operably coupled to said drive motor and extending external to said floatable body and a propeller blade coupled to said drive shaft;
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- solar power means, electrically coupled to said drive means, for receiving solar energy, converting said received solar energy to electrical energy, and supplying said electrical energy to said drive means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.