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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles Litvin, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
Lasko Holdings, Inc., West Chester, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2221851 ; 222469 ; 222509 ; 222518 ; 141352 ; 141364 ; 261 721 ;
Abstract
A reservoir tank for use with an apparatus to provide liquid thereto, which includes a cylindrical tank open at one end with an end cap removably engaged therewith, which has a spring urged arm with a stem and stopper which normally closes off an opening in the cap, the arm is depressed to allow liquid to enter the tank for filling, and the arm is engaged by an upstanding pin from the apparatus when the tank is inverted and placed in the liquid receiving portion to allow liquid to flow out to fill the apparatus.