Apparatus for removing liquid contents of a container having a key activated sliding lock and method therefore
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a bottom and an open top, the housing to receive a container having liquid;
a probe extending upward from the bottom toward the open top, the probe to drain the liquid from the container when the probe is inserted into the container;
a sliding lock slidably disposed within the housing, the sliding lock including;
an engagement surface;
an opening in the engagement surface to receive the probe therethrough when the sliding lock is moved from a first position in which the engagement surface is above a tip of the probe to a second position in which the engagement surface is below the tip of the probe; and
a key slot in the engagement surface; and
means for preventing movement of the sliding lock in the housing until a container key is inserted into the key slot of the sliding lock.
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Abstract
Cradles for draining liquid from containers are described herein. An example apparatus includes a housing having a bottom wall, a side wall and an open top. The housing is to receive a container having liquid. The example apparatus includes a probe extending upward from the bottom wall toward the open top and is to drain the liquid from the container when the probe is inserted into the container. The example apparatus also includes a sliding lock slidably disposed within the housing that receives a cap or top of the container when the container is inserted into the housing. The sliding lock includes a key slot. The sliding lock is movable when a cap or top of the container has a matching key that engages the key slot, which enables the sliding lock to move downward to expose the probe and drain the liquid from the container.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a bottom and an open top, the housing to receive a container having liquid; a probe extending upward from the bottom toward the open top, the probe to drain the liquid from the container when the probe is inserted into the container; a sliding lock slidably disposed within the housing, the sliding lock including; an engagement surface; an opening in the engagement surface to receive the probe therethrough when the sliding lock is moved from a first position in which the engagement surface is above a tip of the probe to a second position in which the engagement surface is below the tip of the probe; and a key slot in the engagement surface; and means for preventing movement of the sliding lock in the housing until a container key is inserted into the key slot of the sliding lock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a bottom wall, a side wall and an open top, the housing to receive a container having liquid; a probe extending from the bottom wall toward the open top; and a sliding lock slidably disposed within the housing, the sliding lock operable between a locked state in which movement of the sliding lock is prevented and an unlocked state in which the sliding lock is movable toward the bottom wall of the housing to enable the probe to be inserted into a cap of the container, the sliding lock further including a key slot, the sliding lock operable in the unlocked state when a key on the cap having a shape that corresponds to the key slot is inserted into the key slot. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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