Hand-operated pump with a free floating sleeve piston
US6471097B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B11/1023
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A hand-operated pump for fluid distribution comprising a pump body defining a pump chamber, a hollow control rod traveling in the pump body between a rest position and a depressed, lower position, a free floating piston assembled in a sliding manner on the control rod, the piston and the rod serving to define an outlet valve, characterized in that the outlet valve exhibits a cylindrical tight sealing contact adapted to open by sliding the piston towards the top on the rod at a determined height and the rod includes a surface engaged by the piston and widening in a vertical direction towards the top.
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