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Apparatus for removing liquid contents of a container having a key activated sliding lock and method therefore

  • US 10,416,181 B2
  • Filed: 11/17/2017
  • Issued: 09/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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