Liquid storage and delivery system
OwnerDung B. Nguyeninventor
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Abstract
A liquid storage and delivery system includes a reservoir and a storage container. The storage container has a main body with a hollow interior, and is configured to hold a reserve volume of the water. The main body has an upper wall and a lower wall. The hollow interior is disposed between the upper wall and the lower wall. A refill conduit is in communication with the hollow interior of the storage container. An air conduit is in communication with the hollow interior of the storage container and the reservoir. A liquid passage is in communication with the hollow interior of the storage container and the reservoir. The liquid passage is configured to deliver the water from the storage container to the reservoir. The liquid storage and delivery system is particularly useful for the watering of plants and animals.
Claims18
A liquid storage and delivery system, comprising:
- a reservoir configured to hold liquid, an upper edge of the reservoir disposed above a plane defined by an upper surface of the liquid where held in the reservoir;
- a storage container having a main body with a hollow interior that is configured to hold a reserve volume of the liquid, the main body having an upper wall and a lower wall, the hollow interior disposed between the upper wall and the lower wall;
- a refill conduit in communication with the hollow interior of the storage container, the refill conduit having a first end that is in communication with an outside of the storage container and a second end that is in communication with the hollow interior and disposed adjacent the lower wall of the storage container, the second end having an opening located at the plane and laterally spaced apart from the reservoir;
- an air conduit in communication with the hollow interior of the storage container and the reservoir, the air conduit having a first end that is in communication with the hollow interior and disposed adjacent the upper wall of the storage container, and a second end that is in communication with the reservoir;
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- a liquid passage in communication with the hollow interior of the storage container and the reservoir, the liquid passage configured to deliver the liquid from the storage container to the reservoir,
- wherein the liquid passage is defined by a siphon conduit having a first end and a second end, the first end of the siphon conduit open to the hollow interior of the storage container and the second end of the siphon conduit open to the reservoir, and the second end of the siphon conduit is disposed in the reservoir below the plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.