Apparatus for dilution of liquid products
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorJohn E. Thomas
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Abstract
A system for diluting and dispensing concentrated liquid products is disclosed. The system's components are mounted upon a cart (12). A concentrate solution tube (14) is interconnected to a dilution assembly (61) containing an aspirator (26). A water supply assembly (69), containing a valve (73) and backflow preventer (74), is connected to the aspirator assembly (26) when dilution of the concentrated product (13) is desired. A discharge tube (68) carries the diluted product from the aspirator assembly (26) to a container (60). Also disclosed is a method for diluting and handling solutions.
Claims15
A dilution and dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a dilution assembly having a first inlet port for a first liquid and a second inlet port for a second liquid, said inlet ports being in fluid communication with a proportioning means, said proportioning means outletting to a flexible discharge tube, said dilution assembly being mounted upon a vertical barrier means;
- (b) a first inlet line for supplying said first liquid, said first inlet line being in fluid communication with a gun assembly which is removably interconnected to said first inlet port, said gun assembly having a flow actuator and a valve;
- (c) a second inlet line for supplying said second liquid, said second inlet line being removably interconnected to said second inlet port and to a source of said second liquid, wherein said barrier means includes an aperture for said discharge tube and an aperture for said second inlet line.
A dilution and dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a dilution assembly having a water inlet port and a second inlet port for a second liquid, said inlet ports being in fluid communication with an aspirator, said aspirator outletting to a discharge tube, said dilution assembly being mounted upon a plate;
- (b) a first inlet line for supplying said first liquid, said first inlet line being removably interconnected to said first inlet port and to a water source, wherein said first inlet line includes a gun assembly having a valve and a backflow preventer, wherein said valve is controlled by depression of an actuator on said gun assembly;
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- (c) a second inlet line for supplying said second liquid, said second inlet line being removably interconnected to said inlet port and to a source of said second liquid.
A dilution and dispensing system comprising:
- (a) a dilution assembly having a water inlet port, and a second inlet port, said inlet ports being in fluid communication with an aspirator and a flexible discharge tube, said assembly being mounted upon a vertical plate which is attachable to shelf means;
- (b) a gun assembly removably interconnected to said water inlet port, said gun assembly including a valve, a backflow preventer and a water flow actuator;
- (c) a concentrate inlet line for supplying a concentrate, said concentrate inlet line being removably interconnected to said second inlet port;
- (d) a concentrate container for storing the concentrate, said concentrate container being positioned on said shelf means;
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- (e) a use container including wheel means.
A method for diluting, storing and handline liquid solutions, comprising the steps of:
- (a) interconnecting a water inlet line to a water inlet port, said water inlet line having a flow actuator and valve which are proximate said water inlet port;
- (b) interconnecting a pick-up tube to a concentrate inlet port at one end and to a concentrate container at an opposite, second end of said pick-up tube, said water inlet port and said concentrate inlet port being in fluid communication with an aspirator;
- (c) activating water flow by depressing said flow actuator and thereby withdrawing concentrate from said concentrate container via said aspirator;
- (d) outletting diluted use solution to a use container;
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- (e) moving said use container to a point of usage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.