Patent · US Expired

Easy use valved fluid container assembly and valve system for same

US7028727B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 20, 2003
Grant dateApr 18, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF17C2270/0745
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The valved container assembly comprises a container having a combined inlet/outlet incorporating an inlet valve, an outlet tube positionable over the inlet, the outlet tube incorporating an inline flow control valve and an end valve which stops flow through the tube when flow into a receptacle for fluid from the container reaches a height below overflow, the assembly allowing no vapor escape during filling or emptying of the container.

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