Measuring and dispensing system for solid dry flowable materials
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1. An apparatus for measuring and dispensing solid dry flowable material, comprising:
- a supply container for holding material, said supply container comprising a shut-off valve;
a reserve hopper;
means for connecting said supply container to said reserve hopper, said connecting means comprising a flexible, compressible conduit, an output transfer valve, and an input transfer valve, said compressible conduit being attached to the shut-off valve at one end and to an inlet on said output transfer valve at the other end, said output transfer valve capable of attachment to the input transfer valve, said input transfer valve connected to said reserve hopper;
means for weighing said reserve hopper;
means for dispensing material from said reserve hopper; and
means for regulating the weight of material dispensed from said reserve hopper.
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Abstract
An apparatus for measuring and dispensing solid dry flowable materials, comprising a supply container (10), a reserve hopper (18), a means for connecting said supply container (10) to said reserve hopper (18), a means for weighing said reserve hopper (18) and a means for regulating the weight of said material dispensed from said reserve hopper (18).
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1. An apparatus for measuring and dispensing solid dry flowable material, comprising:
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a supply container for holding material, said supply container comprising a shut-off valve; a reserve hopper; means for connecting said supply container to said reserve hopper, said connecting means comprising a flexible, compressible conduit, an output transfer valve, and an input transfer valve, said compressible conduit being attached to the shut-off valve at one end and to an inlet on said output transfer valve at the other end, said output transfer valve capable of attachment to the input transfer valve, said input transfer valve connected to said reserve hopper; means for weighing said reserve hopper; means for dispensing material from said reserve hopper; and means for regulating the weight of material dispensed from said reserve hopper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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