Easy use valved fluid container assembly and valve system for same
OwnerJames F. L. Blairinventor
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Abstract
The valved container assembly comprises a container positionable on an adjustable stand. The container incorporates an outlet tube adjacent the bottom of the container, the outlet tube incorporating an inline flow control valve and an end valve which stops flow through the tube when flow into a receptacle for fluid from the container reaches a height below overflow.
Claims14
A valved container assembly comprising a container for a fluid, the container incorporating an inlet thereto and an outlet therefrom adjacent a bottom of the container, the outlet incorporating an outlet tube, the outlet tube incorporating an inline valve for controlling flow of the fluid through the tube, and the outlet tube further incorporating an overflow control end valve which is maintained normally closed by a biasing spring which maintains a seal element within a cooperating valve seat with the valve and acts to stop flow of the fluid through the outlet tube before the fluid exiting the outlet tube can cause an overflow from an item into which the fluid from the container is flowing.
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