Chemical dissolver for feeding a solution

• US 3,416,897 A
• Filed: 10/19/1965
• Issued: 12/17/1968
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1965
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Alfred Long, Dyck Kenneth A Van, Edwin S. Roth, Phillip W. King
• Original Assignee: Alfred Long, Dyck Kenneth A Van, Edwin S. Roth, Phillip W. King
• Inventors: ALFRED LONG, Roth, Edwin S., King, Phillip W., DYCK KENNETH A VAN
• Application Number:
  US04/498,047
• Time in Patent Office: 1,155 Days
• US Class Current: 422/264
• 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 21/22 using additional holders in conduits, containers or pools for keeping the solid material in place, e.g. supports or receptacles
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/688 Devices in which the water progressively dissolves a solid compound
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/006 Cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/4891 With holder for solid, flaky or pulverized material to be dissolved or entrained

Claims

1. A FEEDER FOR PREPARING AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF WATERSOLUBLE SOLIDS AND DISPENSING SAID SOLUTIONS AT CONTROLLED RATES, SAID FEEDER COMPRISING IN COMBINATION:

(1) A VERTICALLY ELONGATED CONTAINER INLCUDING;

(A) A REMOVABLE CONTAINER TOP, A CONTAINER BOTTOM AND CONTANER SIDES;

(B) A FIRST OPENING IN SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM DEFINED BY A CHANNEL RECESSED IN AND EXTENDING RADIALLY ACROSS SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM, SAID CHANNEL HAVING AN INNER END INCLUDING THE CENTER LINE OF SAID FEEDER AND AN OUTER END NEAR THE PERIPHERY OF SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM;

A TUBULAR INLET COMMUNICCATING WITH SAID CHANNEL AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM;

A COVER ON SIAD TUBULAR OUTLET NEAR ITS INNER END;

A CAP TERMINATING AND OVERHANGING SAID OUTLET AND HAVING DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED OPENINGS IN ITS OVER HANGING PORTION;

(C) A SECOND OPENING IN SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM DEFINED BY A CIRCULAR PROJECTION EXTENDING ABOVE SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM;

(D) A FORAMINOUS PEDESTAL SUPPORTED ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE SAID FIRST AND SECOND OPENINGS;

(2) A SKIRT EXTENDING BELOW SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM;

A HORIZONTAL PARTITIAON IN SAID SKIRT IN CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE OF SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM;

A FIRST OPENING IN SAID PARTITION OT RECEIVE SAID RECESSED CHANNEL;

A SECOND OPENING IN SAID PARTITION DEFINED BY DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PROJECTION IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE PROJECTION EXTENDING ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER;

A VERTICALLY ARRANGED TUBULAR MEMBER MOUNTED FOR LIMITED VERTICAL MOVEMENT WITHIN SAID PROJECTIONS;

A HORIZONTALLY ARRANGED MANUALLY OPERATED SHAFT MOUNTED IN SAID SKIRT AND HAVING A PINION AT ONE END THEREOF;

A RACK ATTACHED TO SAID TUBULAR MEMBER AND OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID PINION WHEREBY THE ELEVATION OF SAID TUBULAR ELEMENT ABOVE SAID CONTAINER BOTTOM IS MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE AND (3) A CARTRIDGE DISPOSED IN SAID CONTAINER INCLUDING;

(A) A SOLID CATRIDGE TOP;

(B) A FORMANINOUS CARTRIDGE BOTTOM;

(C) FLEXIBLE, PERFORATED CARTRIDGE SIDES FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO THE PERIPHERIES OF SAID CARTRIDGE TOP AND SAID CARTRIDGE BOTTOM;

(D) SAID CARTRIDGE TOP OVERHANGING SAID CARTRIDGE BOTTOM AND SAID CARTRIDGE BOTTOM;

(E) PROJECTIONS NEAR THE TOP AND INTERIORLY OF THE CONTAINER SIDES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SAID CARTRIDGE.