Metering means

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING METERED AMOUNTS OF FLUID MATERIALS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, (A) TANK MEANS FOR STORING A SUPPLY OF FLUID MATERIAL, (B) A TOP WALL FOR CLOSING THE TANK MEANS, (C) SUPPORT MEANS SECURED TO THE TOP WALL AND PROJECTED DOWNWARDLY INTO THE TANK MEANS, (D) MEANS IN SAID TANK MEANS FOR SUSPENDING THE MATERIAL IN A MOVING BODY OF AIR, (E) A METERING UNIT POSITIONED IN THE TANK MEANS BELOW THE TOP OF THE FLUID MATERIAL FOR CONVEYING SAID FLUID MATERIAL FROM SAID TANK MEANS, SAID METERING UNIT INCLUDING (1) A FIRST MEMBER HAVING A FLAT SURFACE AND AT LEAST ONE PASSAGE OPEN TO SAID SURFACE, (2) A SECOND MEMBER HAVING A FLAT SURFACE AND AT LEAST ONE PASSAGE OPEN TO SAID SURFACE AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PASSAGE IN THE FIRST MEMBER, (3) DISC MEANS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE FIRST MEMBER AND THE SECOND MEMBER AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE FLAT SURFACES THEREOF, SAID DISC MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF HOLES FOR COLLECTING FLUID MATERIAL, SAID HOLES ARRANGED IN AT LEAST ONE CIRCLE THAT PASSES BETWEEN THE ALIGNED PASSAGES IN THE FIRST MEMBER AND THE SECOND MEMBER, (4) DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DISC MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS, (F) MEANS SECURING ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE METERING UNIT TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SUPPORT MEANS, (G) MEANS SUPPORTING THE DRIVE MEANS ON THE TOP WALL, (H) MEANS FOR CONDUCTING A SUPPLY OF AIR TO THE PASSAGE IN SAID SECOND MEMBER, AND (I) MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING THE MIXTURE OF AIR AND FLUID MATERIAL FROM THE PASSAGES IN THE FIRST MEMBER.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING METERED AMOUNTS OF FLUID MATERIALS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, (A) TANK MEANS FOR STORING A SUPPLY OF FLUID MATERIAL, (B) A TOP WALL FOR CLOSING THE TANK MEANS, (C) SUPPORT MEANS SECURED TO THE TOP WALL AND PROJECTED DOWNWARDLY INTO THE TANK MEANS, (D) MEANS IN SAID TANK MEANS FOR SUSPENDING THE MATERIAL IN A MOVING BODY OF AIR, (E) A METERING UNIT POSITIONED IN THE TANK MEANS BELOW THE TOP OF THE FLUID MATERIAL FOR CONVEYING SAID FLUID MATERIAL FROM SAID TANK MEANS, SAID METERING UNIT INCLUDING (1) A FIRST MEMBER HAVING A FLAT SURFACE AND AT LEAST ONE PASSAGE OPEN TO SAID SURFACE, (2) A SECOND MEMBER HAVING A FLAT SURFACE AND AT LEAST ONE PASSAGE OPEN TO SAID SURFACE AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PASSAGE IN THE FIRST MEMBER, (3) DISC MEANS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE FIRST MEMBER AND THE SECOND MEMBER AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE FLAT SURFACES THEREOF, SAID DISC MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF HOLES FOR COLLECTING FLUID MATERIAL, SAID HOLES ARRANGED IN AT LEAST ONE CIRCLE THAT PASSES BETWEEN THE ALIGNED PASSAGES IN THE FIRST MEMBER AND THE SECOND MEMBER, (4) DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DISC MEANS RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS, (F) MEANS SECURING ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE METERING UNIT TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SUPPORT MEANS, (G) MEANS SUPPORTING THE DRIVE MEANS ON THE TOP WALL, (H) MEANS FOR CONDUCTING A SUPPLY OF AIR TO THE PASSAGE IN SAID SECOND MEMBER, AND (I) MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING THE MIXTURE OF AIR AND FLUID MATERIAL FROM THE PASSAGES IN THE FIRST MEMBER.