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US 7,478,442 B2Granted
Dispensing apparatus
AssigneeKing Technology, Inc.
InventorJoseph A. King
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Abstract
A dispenser delivery system for a closed container that permits periodic dispensing of a dispersant into a fluid in the container without having to remove a cover over the container.
Claims20
A spa comprising:
- a container for holding a body of recreational water;
- a heater for heating and maintaining the proper temperature of said body of recreational water;
- a spa cover extendible over the container to maintain the body of recreational water in a protected condition;
- a dispenser secured to said spa cover, said dispenser having a chamber therein;
- a fluid delivery port in said dispenser;
- a fluid inlet in said dispenser;
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- a sealing member for closing said fluid inlet to said dispenser to prevent dispersant egress from a chamber in said dispenser, said sealing member operable from outside of said container to permit dispersing of a dispersant without the user having to remove the spa cover of the container, said sealing member having a through-the-cover push rod to permit manual activation of the dispenser from a position outside of the spa cover.
5 more elements
A spa comprising:
- a container for holding a body of recreational water;
- a heater for heating and maintaining the proper temperature of said body of recreational water;
- a spa cover extendible over the container to maintain the body of recreational water in a protected condition;
- a dispenser secured to said spa cover, said dispenser having a chamber therein;
- a fluid delivery port in said dispenser;
- a fluid inlet in said dispenser;
- a sealing member for closing said fluid inlet to said dispenser to prevent dispersant egress from a chamber in said dispenser, said sealing member operable from outside of said container to permit dispersing of a dispersant without the user having to remove the spa cover of the container, said sealing member having a through-the-cover push rod to permit manual activation of the dispenser from a position outside of the spa cover;
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- a compression spring to provide a bias force to hold the sealing member in a closed condition.
6 more elements
A spa comprising:
- a container for holding a body of recreational water;
- a heater for heating and maintaining the proper temperature of said body of recreational water;
- a spa cover extendible over the container to maintain the body of recreational water in a protected condition;
- a dispenser secured to said spa cover, said dispenser having a chamber therein;
- a fluid delivery port in said dispenser;
- a fluid inlet in said dispenser;
- a sealing member for closing said fluid inlet to said dispenser to prevent dispersant egress from a chamber in said dispenser, said sealing member operable from outside of said container to permit dispersing of a dispersant without the user having to remove the spa cover of the container, said sealing member having a through-the-cover push rod to permit manual activation of the dispenser from a position outside of the spa cover;
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- a latch for servicing the sealing member in an open condition.
6 more elements
A spa comprising:
- a container for holding a body of recreational water;
- a cover extendible over the container to maintain the body of recreational water in a protected condition;
- a dispenser secured to said cover, said dispenser having a chamber therein;
- a fluid delivery port in said dispenser;
- a fluid inlet in said dispenser;
- a sealing member for closing said fluid inlet to said dispenser to prevent dispersant egress from a chamber in said dispenser, said sealing member operable from outside of said container to permit dispersing of a dispersant without the user having to remove the cover of the container, said sealing member having a through-the-cover push rod to permit manual activation of the dispenser from a position outside of the cover;
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- an inlet supply tube extending through the cover to permit filling the dispenser with dispersant without the user having to remove the cover of the container.
5 more elements
A spa comprising:
- a container for holding a body of recreational water;
- a heater for heating and maintaining the proper temperature of said body of recreational water;
- a spa cover extendible over the container to maintain the body of recreational water in a protected condition;
- a dispenser secured to said spa cover, said dispenser having a chamber therein and said dispenser maintained in an air space above a body of recreational water in the container to permit the latent heat of the body of water to maintain the dispersant in a liquid state;
- a fluid delivery port in said dispenser;
- a fluid inlet in said dispenser;
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- a sealing member for closing said fluid inlet to said dispenser to prevent dispersant egress from a chamber in said dispenser, said sealing member operable from outside of said container to permit dispersing of a dispersant without the user having to remove the spa cover of the container, said sealing member having a through-the-cover push rod to permit manual activation of the dispenser from a position outside of the spa cover.
5 more elements
A spa dispenser delivery system comprising:
- a spa container for holding a body of recreational water that a person can immerse oneself therein;
- a heater for heating and maintaining the proper temperature of said body of recreational water;
- a spa cover extendible over said spa container to form an enclosure around the body of recreational water;
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- a dispenser located in the enclosure with the dispenser discharging a dispersant into the spa container when the spa cover and the spa container are in a closed condition.
2 more elements
A method of periodic delivery of a dispersant to a closed system comprising:
- forming a spa container for holding a body of recreational water that a person can immerse oneself therein;
- heating said body of recreational water;
- forming a spa cover for extending over the spa container to form a closed container;
- placing a dispenser in the closed container;
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- periodic dispensing the dispersant from the dispenser into the body of recreational water without removing the spa cover from the spa container.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.