[54] LIQUID SUPPLY MEASURING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS
[75] Inventor: William D. Henderson, deceased, late of Winnipeg, Canada, by Kenneth Milton McLean, executor
[73] Assignee: Murray Jack Braunstein, Winnipeg, Canada
[21] Appl. No.: 819,680
[22] Filed: Jul. 27,1977
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data
Jul. 27, 1976 [CA] Canada 257877
[51] Int. CI.2 B65B 3/04
[52] U.S. CI 141/18; 141/231;
141/303; 141/305; 222/469; 222/482; 222/510;
141/370
[58] Field of Search 222/442, 469, 482, 510;
141/18-29, 346-362, 382-389, 392, 231, 369-382, 291-294, 301-310
[56] References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
1,042,899 10/1912 Evans 222/510
2,289,539 7/1942 Cuno 222/510
2,820,580 1/1958 Figge 222/510
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
562585 12/1957 Belgium 222/510
101133 9/1923 Switzerland 222/510
Primary Examiner—Houston S. Bell, Jr.
A device for the accurate measuring and for holding a discharge of liquid quantities is described as well as apparatus for charging liquid into the device from bulk storage. The measuring and dispensing device includes a liquid compartment, a dispensing nozzle, a carrying handle and a nozzle operating means adjacent the carrying handle. The compartment includes a vent which is open and closed by the nozzle operating means with a float included in the vent to shut the vent when filling the device and when liquid in the device reaches a chosen level. A coupling nozzle is engageable with the first-mentioned nozzle for charging liquid into the device and includes a stem and a sliding sleeve which cooperate with the first nozzle to allow liquid flow from the coupling nozzle through the first nozzle and into the compartment for charging the compartment. A bulk liquid transporting and delivering apparatus is also described for charging the liquid measuring and dispensing device which includes a cart for supporting a liquid container, pipe supporting means on the cart .which carries the discharge nozzle and an inclined platform on the cart with hook means for retaining the bulk container on the cart. The cart includes ground engaging wheels and arcuate legs extending from the wheels to the back of the platform to permit the cart to be rocked to bring the platform to upright position for loading and unloading the bulk container on the cart.
9 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures
