Fluid transfer apparatus

Claim 1

A fluid transfer device for transferring volatile liquids or liquids which may easily become contaminated by exposure to the atmosphere into a receiver comprising first and second openings fitted with first and second plugs, said device comprising a container having a body portion and a neck portion, said neck portion being constructed and arranged to receive a stopper in fluid tight relation; a stopper having a body including a top and a side wall engaged in said neck portion of said container and extending beyond said neck portion and being constructed and arranged to form a nozzle adapted to be received by one of said first and second openings of said receiver when one of said first and second plugs is removed, said stopper having two separate passages extending through said stopper, the first of said passages extending through said stopper in a straight line and exiting through said top and the second of said passages extending partly through said stopper and tHereafter forming a right angle bend to exit through a side wall of said stopper; a tube forming an extension of said second passage, the outer end of said tube being curved toward a side wall of said container; a third plug removably received in said nozzle and a fourth plug removably received in said second passage, said transfer device being constructed and arranged whereby fluid in said body portion of said container will flow through said first passage and into said receiver when said third plug is removed from said nozzle, and said nozzle is received by one of said first and second openings of said receiver and the other of said first and second plugs is removed from the other of said first and second openings in said receiver, and air will enter said body portion through said second passage when said fourth plug is removed.