Leak detector apparatus and method
OwnerWilson Foremaninventor
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Abstract
A leak detector apparatus and method includes, in containers holding large amounts of fluid, an extension. A support platform is connected to the extension and a compressible dye container with dye is connected to the support platform. A movable compression arm is connected to the support platform. A remote compression arm activator is connected to the compression arm. In another aspect of the invention, a compression brace is connected to the extension as well.
Claims19
In containers holding large amounts of fluid, a leak detector apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a) an extension;
- b) a support platform connected to said extension;
- c) a compressible dye container with dye connected to said support platform;
- d) a movable compression arm connected to said support platform;
- e) a remote compression arm activator connected to said compression arm;
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- f) a container receiver in said support platform wherein said container receiver is a threaded female receiver conformed to receive a threaded male end of said compressible dye container.
In swimming pools containing water, a leak detector apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a) an elongated handle;
- b) a support platform, with a cylinder receiver in the support platform, attached to the handle wherein the cylinder receiver is a threaded female receiver conformed to receive a threaded male end of the compressible dye cylinder;
- c) a compressible dye cylinder, with dye, attached to the cylinder receiver;
- d) a movable compression arm attached to the support platform;
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- e) a length of line with one end attached to the compression arm and one free end.
In swimming pools containing water, a leak detection method, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing an elongated handle;
- b) attaching a support platform to the handle, the support platform including a threaded female receiver;
- c) attaching a compressible dye cylinder, containing red dye, with a threaded male end to the threaded female receiver in the support platform;
- d) attaching a movable compression arm to the support platform;
- e) attaching one end of a length of line to the movable compression arm;
- f) using the handle to place the compressible dye cylinder in the water next to a crack in the swimming pool;
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- g) pulling the other end of the length of line thereby squirting red dye out of the compressible dye cylinder in the area of the crack.
In containers holding large amounts of fluid, a leak detector apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a) an extension;
- b) a support platform connected to said extension;
- c) a compressible dye container with dye connected to said support platform;
- d) a movable compression arm connected to said support platform wherein said movable compression arm is slidably connected to said support platform;
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- e) a remote compression arm activator connected to said compression arm.
In containers holding large amounts of fluid, a leak detector apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a) an extension;
- b) a support platform connected to said extension;
- c) a compressible dye container with dye connected to said support platform;
- d) a movable compression arm connected to said support platform wherein said movable compression arm is connected to said support platform by a hinge;
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- e) a remote compression arm activator connected to said compression arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.