Dispensing system for transferring chemical into a strainer basket assembly

US11696591B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ECOLAB USA INC. · US

Inventors

• Kenneth Thomas Dobizl · Mounds View, US
• Emily Gaynor · Oronoco, US
• Tracy Graham · Cleveland, US
• Amber Langley · Cedar Grove, US
• Gina McDowell · Greensboro, US
• Elaine Money · Oak Ridge, US
• Shravan Prasad · Greensboro, US
• Benjamin Schaefer · Haßloch, DE
• Daniel Wald · Burnsville, US
• Daniel D. Anderson · Eagan, US
• Daniel August Gentilini · Lino Lakes, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 29, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 11, 2023
• Expiry date: Mar 27, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D06F39/022
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A strainer basket system may include a reservoir in which a strainer basket is positioned and a chemical dispensing docking station. The chemical dispensing docking station may have a cavity that receives a container of chemical to be dispensed and a retention mechanism that is configured to mechanically engage and retain the container of chemical, when inserted into the cavity. The docking station may also include a piercing member positioned to pierce the container of chemical as the container of chemical is inserted into the cavity, thereby releasing chemical into the reservoir and/or strainer basket.