Molded brine tank

• US 6,458,272 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2001
• Issued: 10/01/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donald B. Peddicord
• Original Assignee: Donald B. Peddicord
• Inventors: Peddicord, Donald B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Barry, Chester T.
• Application Number:
  US09/962,634
• Publication Number:
  US 20020008067A1
• Time in Patent Office: 372 Days
• Field of Search: 210/205, 210/190
• US Class Current: 210/190
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 49/75 of water softeners
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 5/00 Softening water; Preventing scale; Adding scale preventatives or scale removers to water, e.g. adding sequestering agents softening using ion-exchange C02F1/42

Abstract

A well (12) outside of a brine tank (10) is provided which provides better accessibility to the brine refill valve (112) or other components within the well. Also, apertures (42-48) of differing elevations above the bottom of the brine tank can communicate between the brine tank and the well (12). Selected ones of the apertures can be plugged to select the quantity of water which can be removed and refilled in the brine tank.

Claims

1. A molded brine tank having a volume therein for supporting salt on a salt grid, the grid supported on a plurality of vertically extending salt platform members in the brine tank.

2. The molded brine tank of claim 1 wherein the salt platform includes a vertical center pipe with a top cap and a bottom cap, a plurality of pipe sections and elbows, the pipe sections and elbows connecting with the center pipe to support the salt grid.

3. The molded brine tank of claim 1 wherein the vertically extending salt platform members are integrally molded with the molded brine tank.

4. The molded brine tank of claim 3 wherein the vertically extending salt platform members are arcuate and have top edges lying in a common plane to support a salt grid.

5. The molded brine tank of claim 4 wherein the vertically extending salt platform members have gaps therebetween below the top edges to define a holding space.

6. The molded brine tank of claim 3 wherein the vertically extending salt platform members are formed by a plurality of parallel vertical sections and at least one perpendicular vertical section, the sections having top edges lying in a common plane to support a salt grid.

7. The molded brine tank of claim 6 wherein the vertical sections have gaps formed therethrough to define a holding space.

8. The molded brine tank of claim 1 having an integrally formed ledge to support a salt grid.

9. The molded brine tank of claim 1 being molded of polyethylene.

10. The molded brine tank of claim 1 being molded of fiberglass.

11. The molded brine tank of claim 1 being rotationally molded.