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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2005
Applicants:
John J. Fling, Little River, CA (US);
William F. Fling, Little River, CA (US);
Inventors:
John J. Fling, Little River, CA (US);
William F. Fling, Little River, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A float is arranged in a tubular frame to be unlocked to float in a liquid when the lower end of the frame contacts a bottom surface of a container containing the liquid. A float lock guide and a float lock actuator are mounted in the passage to move the float laterally in the frame as the lower end of the frame is moved away from the bottom surface of the container to lock the float in frictional engagement with the frame.