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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:
Sep. 10, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Herbert W Hoeptner, III, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B / ; E03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137281 ; 137301 ;
Abstract
A freeze-resistant water supply system comprising a drinking water outlet having an ON-OFF control; a water supply line to the outlet and having a section subjected to cold temperature, and a drain line associated with the outlet to receive discharge water supplied via the outlet; and, apparatus operatively coupled with the water supply line and drain line for periodically effecting evacuation of water from the supply line section for ultimate flow to the drain line, as a function of the operation of the ON-OFF control.