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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
May. 06, 1997
John A Boticki, Racine, WI (US);
James H Lohr, Village of Uion Grove, WI (US);
Charles E Seaman, Jr, Kenosha, WI (US);
S. C. Johnson Commercial Markets, Inc., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a non-educting device (10) for preventing back flow of contaminated water into a potable water system. The device (10) includes first and second nozzles (33, 35) in series flow relationship to one another, an air gap (49) between the first and second nozzles (33, 35) and a water inlet (27). In the improvement, the inlet (27) is the sole liquid inlet of the device (10) and the first nozzle (33) is between the air gap (49) and the inlet (27). Such nozzle (33) includes a tapered portion having an axial length (AL) and a circular discharge opening (59). The ratio of the axial length (AL) to the diameter of the opening (59) is in the range of 0.7 to 1.1. Other features involve a unique containment bowl (21) and a secondary air gap (19) in liquid flow relationship to the containment bowl (21).