GB2351279A - Draining vessel - Google Patents

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GB2351279A
GB2351279A GB9914449A GB9914449A GB2351279A GB 2351279 A GB2351279 A GB 2351279A GB 9914449 A GB9914449 A GB 9914449A GB 9914449 A GB9914449 A GB 9914449A GB 2351279 A GB2351279 A GB 2351279A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B67D7/00—Apparatus or devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers or reservoirs into vehicles or into portable containers, e.g. for retail sale purposes
    • B67D7/06—Details or accessories
    • B67D7/061—Means for transferring liquids from a chosen level of a storage container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D21/00—Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation
    • B01D21/0003—Making of sedimentation devices, structural details thereof, e.g. prefabricated parts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D21/00—Separation of suspended solid particles from liquids by sedimentation
    • B01D21/24—Feed or discharge mechanisms for settling tanks
    • B01D21/2444—Discharge mechanisms for the classified liquid
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/06—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents with closable apertures at bottom

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Abstract

A vessel for use in removing a liquid from a sediment has a hole 3 with a grommet 4 in its base to allow a rigid tube 5 to be passed down as liquid is drained off the sediment into a receptacle below, taking the liquid from just below the surface and avoiding disturbance of the sediment. Stops 6 prevent the rigid tube from being pushed or pulled right through the grommet. An indicator 8 assists the user to gauge where the top of the rigid tube is at any time. A flexible extension tube and tap may be attached to the lower end of the rigid tube to facilitate the filling of smaller bottles. A stopper 7 may be inserted in the upper end of the tube 5 during filling of the vessel.

Description

2351279 DRAINING VESSEL This invention relates to a draining vessel.
There are various methods of drawing a liquid off a sediment. These may involve a pump or otherwise applying suction to a syphon tube, as the intention is to avoid disturbing the sediment.
According to the present invention there is provided a draining vessel comprising a vessel in which a small hole in the base allows passage of a rigid drainage tube through a grommet. The rigid drainage tube is assembled in its upper position and may be pulled down as drainage progresses. In this way there is minimal disturbance of the sediment and no requirement to introduce a suction metho4 which might not be aseptic.
Attached to the lower end of the rigid tube is an indicator, showing the current level of the upper aperture of the tube. When draining off opaque liquids this assists with gauging when the required quantity has been drained off. To facilitate drainage intoanother vessel, a flexible tube extension with a tap may be pushed ontothe lower end of the rigid tube.
A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:- Figure 1 shows in perspective, the vessel with the rigid tube in its upper position, and the vessel filled with liquid and sediment.
Figure 2 shows the vessel with the rigid tube in its lowest position when the liquid has been drawn off, leaving the sediment-.
Figure 3 shows the attachment of the extension tube during drainage.
2 Referring to the drawing the draining vessel comprises a vessel 2 and a lid 1. In the base of the vessel 2 is a hole 3 fitted with a grommet 4, through which a rigid tube 5 passes. At both ends of the rigid tube are fitted stops to prevent the rigid tube passing too high or too low through the grommet 4. A stopper 7 is pushed into the upper aperture of the rigid tube to exclude liquid fizm entering %e rigid tube as the d- raining vessel 2 is filled.-:- -The indicator 8 is attached to the rigid tube and moves up and down with it showing the level of the upper aperture of the rigid tube.
In order to drain the liquid off the sediment, once this has been allowed to drop, the drainage vessel 2 is placed above the receptacle into which the liquid is to be drained, with sufficient height to allow the extension tube 10 and tap 11 to be attached to the lower aperture of the rigid tube, and for the rigid tube to be d-rawn down through the grommet to its lowest level.
As shown in Figure 2, the stopper 7 is removed from the upper aperture of the rigid tube via the open top of the draining vessel, and the vessel lid 1 is loosely placed over the vessel. The liquid is drained by slowly drawing the rigid tube down through the gro t with the tap 11 open conveying the liquid into the receptacle.
When thcrequired quantity has been drawn off, the tap 11 is closed, and the rigid tube 5 may be pushed back up into the draining vessel to prevent further drainage.
CLAWIS A dxaining vessel comprising a drainage tube which may be moved up or clown in relation to the surface of the liquid contained.
2 A draining vessel as claimed in claim 1 wherein stops prevent the drainage tube being pushed too far into the container, or pulled down into the sediment.
3 A draining vessel as claimed in claim 1 with an indicator to show the level from which an opaque liquid is currently being drawn.
4 A d-raining vessel as claimed in claim 1 with an extension tube and tap which is detachable.
A draining vessel substantially as described herein with reference to Figures 1 - 3 of the accompanying drawings.
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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB370072A (en) * 1931-01-14 1932-04-07 Whitehead & Poole Improvements in or relating to floating outlets for drawing off supernatant liquid
GB423416A (en) * 1933-06-16 1935-01-31 Bamag Meguin Ag Improvements relating to plant for the mechanical clarification of domestic or industrial waste water
GB807006A (en) * 1957-03-14 1959-01-07 Thomas Adam Clayton Removing latex cream from top surface in creaming tank
GB1380992A (en) * 1972-02-08 1975-01-22 Whessoe Ltd Liquid skimming device
US5879464A (en) * 1995-05-12 1999-03-09 Steag Microtech Gmbh Method and device for wet-processing substrates in a vessel

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB370072A (en) * 1931-01-14 1932-04-07 Whitehead & Poole Improvements in or relating to floating outlets for drawing off supernatant liquid
GB423416A (en) * 1933-06-16 1935-01-31 Bamag Meguin Ag Improvements relating to plant for the mechanical clarification of domestic or industrial waste water
GB807006A (en) * 1957-03-14 1959-01-07 Thomas Adam Clayton Removing latex cream from top surface in creaming tank
GB1380992A (en) * 1972-02-08 1975-01-22 Whessoe Ltd Liquid skimming device
US5879464A (en) * 1995-05-12 1999-03-09 Steag Microtech Gmbh Method and device for wet-processing substrates in a vessel

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