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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1981
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1980
William G Bevan, Birdsboro, PA (US);
General Battery Corporation, Reading, PA (US);
Abstract
A flow control device adapted for use with a vertically aligned array of storage battery formation tubs, for controlling the fluid level within a formation tub, the flow device comprising a hollow cylindrical member capable of extending vertically between the drain of the formation tub in which the fluid level is to be controlled, and a second formation tub placed thereon; a first sleeve concentric with and slidingly engaging the upper portions of the cylindrical member and adapted to engage the drain of the upper formation tub; and a second sleeve concentric with and slidingly engaging the lower portions of the cylindrical member; wherein the second sleeve includes a first slot extending through the sleeve and to its lower most edge, and is capable of variably engaging second slots extending through the central portions of the cylindrical member to permit adjustment of the fluid level in the formation tub.