Device and Method for Cycling Liquid Contents of a Drum

• US 20190309503A1
• Filed: 04/09/2018
• Published: 10/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2018
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Caleb F. Tucker
• Original Assignee: Caleb F. Tucker
• Inventors: Tucker, Caleb F.
• Application Number:
  US15/948,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20190309503A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: E03B 11/02 for domestic or like local water supply
• CPC Class Codes: E03B 3/03 Special vessels for collecting or storing rain-water for use in the household, e.g. water-butts containers for storage, in general, B65D
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 15/006 with straight threads
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 19/02 Pipe ends provided with collars or flanges, integral with the pipe or not, pressed together by a screwed member

Abstract

A system for controlling refreshing of contents of a liquid container, e.g. a barrel, having an inlet component with a body, a horizontal conduit, and a vertical conduit, for connecting to a fresh liquid supply hose, including a pressure reducer in the first body component, and a barrel bunghole attachment means, such that, when installed in a barrel bunghole, pressurized fluid received from a fresh liquid supply hose is conducted through the horizontal conduit to the vertical conduit, through the pressure reducer and is directed towards an interior volume of liquid container to force contents in the liquid container out of an outlet bunghole. Optionally, the system includes an outlet component also having a body, a vertical conduit and a horizontal conduit with a connection means to a drain hose is provided, wherein fluid resistance of the outlet component is less than that of the pressure reducer.

Claims

1. A system for controlling refreshing of contents of a liquid container comprising:

an inlet component having a first body;

a first horizontal conduit in fluid communication to a first vertical conduit, wherein the first horizontal conduit is configured to connect to a fresh liquid supply hose, and wherein the first vertical conduit is in fluid communication through the first body;

a pressure reducer disposed in the first body; and

a first bunghole attachment means mechanically affixed to the first body, such that fluid received from a fresh liquid supply hose is conducted through the first horizontal conduit to the first vertical component, through the pressure reducer and is directed towards an interior volume of liquid container to force contents in the liquid container out of an outlet bunghole, wherein the inlet component avoids structure which extends into the interior volume of the liquid container.

2. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the configuration to connect to a fresh liquid supply hose comprises a garden hose connection.

3. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the garden hose connection comprises a female threaded connection.

4. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein the garden hose connection comprises a male threaded connection.

5. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first bunghole attachment means comprises a two-inch national pipe straight (NPS).

6. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first bunghole attachment means comprises a standard 2.53″

×

0.1875″

buttress thread on a 2.5 inch core.

7. The system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

an outlet component having a second body;

a second vertical conduit in fluid communication through the second body, and a second horizontal conduit in fluid communication with the second vertical conduit, wherein the second horizontal conduit is configured to connect to an liquid drain hose, and wherein a fluid communication path through the second body to the second vertical conduit to the second horizontal conduit presents less fluid flow resistance than resistance of the pressure reducer; and

a second bunghole attachment means mechanically affixed to the second body, such that fluid pressured from within a liquid container is conducted through the second vertical conduit to the second horizontal conduit to a connected liquid drain hose.

8. The system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the configuration to connect to a liquid drain hose comprises a garden hose connection.

9. The system as set forth in claim 8 wherein the garden hose connection comprises a female threaded connection.

10. The system as set forth in claim 8 wherein the garden hose connection comprises a male threaded connection.

11. The system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the second bunghole attachment means comprises a two-inch national pipe straight (NPS).

12. The system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the second bunghole attachment means comprises a standard 2.53″

×

0.1875″

buttress thread on a 2.5 inch core.

13. The system as set forth in 1 wherein the body further comprises a knurling disposed around a periphery of the body.

14. The system as set forth in 7 wherein the body further comprises a knurling disposed around a periphery of the body.

15. The system as set forth in 1 wherein the body further comprises a slot for engaging a leveraging tool.

16. The system as set forth in 7 wherein the body further comprises a slot for engaging a leveraging tool.