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Dispensing apparatus having a removable variable proportioning and metering device

US5344074A · kind A · utility

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32Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 11, 1993
Grant dateSep 6, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 11, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/87925
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A system for diluting and dispensing concentrated liquid products is disclosed. The system includes a dispensing device (10, 150) containing a removable proportioning means such as an aspirator assembly (40, 154). A concentrate pickup tube (114) attaches to the dispensing device and is in fluid communication with the aspirator assembly. The dispensing device can utilize a rigid outlet tube (20, 159) which is removably attached to nozzle tip (18, 158) for dispensing to large containers. Also disclosed is a method for diluting and dispensing chemical solutions using the dispensing device of the invention.

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