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Automatic liquid dispenser

US5542605A · kind A · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 7, 1994
Grant dateAug 6, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01G27/001
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automatic liquid dispensing apparatus including a container for holding a dispensable liquid, a flow regulator which permits liquid to flow out of the container at a controlled rate which is independent of the quantity of liquid within the container, and a timing and dispensing assembly. The timing and dispensing assembly accumulates a quantity of the liquid from the flow regulator, and periodically dispenses a constant volume of the liquid.

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