Pouring apparatus for filtering operations

Claim 1

POURING APPARATUS COMPRISING A FUNNEL RACK HAVING OPENINGS TO RECEIVE FUNNELS, A TILTABLE FRAME HAVING PROVISION FOR HOLDING BEAKERS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SEVERAL OPENINGS OF THE FUNNEL RACK, MEANS FOR TILTING THE FRAME TO TURN THE BEAKERS INTO POURING POSITION, PLURALITY OF POURING AND RETAINING RODS TO ALIGN WITH THE LIPS OF THE INDIVIDUAL BEAKERS, A SINGLE ROD-SUPPORTING MEMBER ON WHICH ALL OF THE RODS ARE MOUNTED AT THEIR ENDS, SAID ROD-SUPPORTING MEMBER EXTENDING ACROSS THE FRAME ABOVE AND IN BACK OF THE BEAKERS SO THAT THE RODS EXTEND DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY TO ENGAGE ONLY THE LIP PORTIONS OF THE BEAKERS, MANUAL MEANS FOR ROTATING THE RODSUPPORTING MEMBER INDEPENDENTLY OF THE TILTABLE FRAME TO CAUSE GANG-SWINGING OF THE RODS TOWARD OR AWAY FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BEAKERS, AND A LOCKING DEVICE FOR THE ROD-SUPPORTING MEMBER TO HOLD THE RODS IN BEAKER-RETAINING POSITION, THE RODS AND ROD-SUPPORTING MEMBER BEING MOVABLE WITH THE FRAME WHEN THE FRAME IS TILTED, WHEREBY THE RELATIONSHIP OF ANY ROD WITH RESPECT TO A BEAKER IS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE TILTING MOVEMENT.