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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1981
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
William V Koeneker, St. Louis, MO (US);
Franklin D Newkirk, Florissant, MO (US);
Assignee:
UMC Industries, Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222108 ; 137312 ;
Abstract
Flood control apparatus for a beverage vendor of the type comprising a cabinet and a water supply system including a line for bringing water into the cabinet to provide water for beverages and a valve in the line, the apparatus comprising a pan located beneath components of the water supply system within the cabinet for collecting water discharged upon a failure of any of the components, the pan having a portion free to move down under the weight of water collected in the pan and a switch actuated by said portion of the pan when it moves down for closing the valve to cut off the supply of water.