Combined dry chemical dissolver and feeder

• US 2,802,724 A
• Filed: 04/05/1956
• Issued: 08/13/1957
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1956
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Tom R. Johnson
• Original Assignee: Tom R. Johnson
• Inventors: Johnson, Tom R.
• Application Number:
  US03/576,507
• Time in Patent Office: 495 Days
• US Class Current: 422/265
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/4436 in the form of a detergent solution made by gradually dissolving a powder detergent cake or a solid detergent block
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 21/15 comprising constructions for blocking or redispersing undissolved solids, e.g. sieves, separators or guiding constructions B01F21/221 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 21/20 using flow mixing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/4891 With holder for solid, flaky or pulverized material to be dissolved or entrained

Claims

1. A DEVICE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING A TANK HAVING A DISPLACEABLE COVER FOR LOADING THE TANK;

A WEIGHT DISC ASSEMBLY CONFORMED TO GENERALLY SPAN THE HORIZONTAL CROSS-SECTIONAL INTERIOR AREA OF SAID TANK BUT SUFFICIENTLY SMALLER THAN SAID AREA TO LEAVE A SPACE FOR FLUID FLOW BETWEEN THE PERIPHERY OF SAID ASSEMBLY AND THE ADJACENT SURFACE OF SAID TANK;

SAID TANK HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY IMPERFORATE BOTTOM AND SIDE PORTIONS ADAPTED TO RETAIN A BODY OF MATERIAL LOADED IN SAID TANK;

SAID ASSEMBLY BEING ADAPTED TO REST ON SAID BODY OF MATERIAL LOADED IN SAID TANK WHEREBY SAID BODY OF MATERIAL IS CONFINED BY AND IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH SAID ASSEMBLY, SAID BOTTOM PORTION, AND SAID SIDE PORTIONS;

AND CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED TO CONDUCT FLUID FROM A LOCATION EXTERIOR TO SAID TANK AND DELIVER SAID FLUID INTO SAID TANK FROM SAID ASSEMBLY AT A REGION BELOW THE TOP SURFACE OF SAID ASSEMBLY AGAINST ONLY THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID MATERIAL;

SAID TANK HAVING A DISCHARGE OPENING IN THE UPPER REGION THEREOF.