Air induction bowl for use with a detergent dispenser
US5846499A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F21/22
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A chemical dispenser that uses an air induction bowl and the air induction bowl. The bowl is adapted to support an inverted container of solid cast chemical and has a jet for directing a spray of liquid on the solid cast chemical to generate a solution thereof. The chemical dispenser has a valve for control of the liquid supplied to the chemical dispenser, the valve being in flow communication with the jet. The bowl comprises a container receiver portion having an upwardly directed container opening defined therein for receiving an inverted container. The container receiver portion presents an inner surface for supporting the container in an inverted disposition. An accumulator portion of the bowl depends from and is in fluid communication with the container receiver portion. The jet is disposed in the accumulator portion of the bowl. A discharge portion depends from and is in fluid communication with the accumulator portion. The discharge portion has an air induction opening that is in fluid communication with the accumulator portion.
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