Brine generator

Claim 1

A SOLUTION GENERATOR, COMPRISING: TANK MEANS; PLATFORM MEANS FOR SUPPORTING BLOCKS OF SOLUBLE MATERIAL AT A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM THE BOTTOM OF SAID TANK MEANS, SAID PLATFORM MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF MEMBERS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO SAID BLOCKS AT LEAST AT THREE SPACED ZONES OF SMALL AREA DISPOSED IN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL PLANE; AND FLOAT VALVE MEANS FOR LIMITING THE DEPTH OF LIQUID IN SAID TANK TO A LEVEL SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE TOP OF SAID PLATFORM MEANS, SAID FLOAT VALVE MEANS INCLUDING A TUBULAR HOUSING SECURED TO THE INSIDE OF SAID TANK MEANS, A BODY PORTION HAVING A BASE PROVIDED WITH A PERIPHERAL FLANG ERECIVING SAID TUBULAR HOUSING AND ALSO INCLUDING A CENTRAL STRUCTURE FORMING A CHAMBER HAVING INLET MEANS AND A THRADED OPENING IN THE TOP OF SAID CHAMBER, SAID VALVE MEANS ALSO INCLUDING A THREADED CLOSURE MEMBER FOR SAID OPENING HAVING AN AXIAL BORE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHAMBER AND A SMALLER BORE COAXIAL THEREWITH AND CONTINUING UPWARD THEREFROM, SAID CLOSURE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF HOLES EXTENDING FROM SAID FIRST-NAMED BORE TO THE EXTERIOR OF SAID HAVING FLOAT MEANS ADJACENT ONE END AND AN UPWARDLY CONVERGING CONICAL MEMBER TERMINATING IN A SHOULDER OF RESILENT MATERIAL SECURED TO THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF, SAID ROD BEING SLIDABLY RECEIVED IN SAID SECOND-NAMED BORE, AND SAID CONICAL MEMBER BEING FREELY AXIALLY RECEIVABLE IN SAID FIRST-NAMED BORE LIMITED BY THE ENGAGEMENT OF SAID SHOULDER WITH CLOSURE MEMBER BELOW SAID HOLES.