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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter S Barrows, Yardley, PA (US);
Clyde D Watson, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141-2 ; 141 85 ; 141105 ; 141387 ; 137560 ; 137567 ; 137597 ;
Abstract
A closed transfer apparatus for transferring liquid from a container to a dilution tank in measured volume includes an actuator moveable to a first position that energizes an electric pump to pump liquid from the container into a transfer tank and moveable to a second position which energizes the pump to pump liquid from the transfer tank to the dilution tank; the actuator being biased to a center position in which the electric pump is de-energized and the tanks and the container are all isolated.