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US 6,854,494 B2Granted
Cup and probe assembly for use in a valve system for transferring a liquid between two sources
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsRalph L. Piccinino, Jr., Clyde L. Fetterman, Kevin H. Blakely, Martin L. Slade
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Abstract
A cup and probe assembly for use in a system for transferring a liquid between two sources in a photographic processor. The probe having body portion having a threaded section that mates with a threaded inlet provided on said cup.
Claims10
A cup and probe assembly for use in a system for transferring a liquid between two sources in a photographic processor, comprising:
- a cup member having an opening and an outlet section having a first threaded inlet section and an outlet portion for connection to one of said sources, said inlet section and outlet section being in fluid communication by a first passageway;
- a probe assembly that is one part of a two part valve assembly, said probe assembly having body portion having a second threaded section for mating with said first threaded inlet section, said probe assembly and said cup member forming an access opening there between, said body portion having a second passageway which fluidly communicates with a plurality of inlet passages and said first passageway in said cup, wherein said probe assembly further comprises a cap member that is slidably mounted to said body portion and a spring for biasing said cap member to cover said inlet passages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.