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Liquid measuring dispenser
Assignee: LUCIANI DORIAN E
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Filing: 1986-11-19
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Granted: 1988-04-12
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Expires: 2006-11-19
Abstract
Abstract A dispenser for conductive liquids which includes appropriate circuit elements to measure the volume of liquid dispensed therethrough, and particularly useful in the bar and restaurant trade. The dispenser also includes circuitry to record the number of times it is removed from a container. Probes are provided for actuating a display and for remote recording and reading.
Inventors
- 👤 Dorian E. Luciani
- 👤 William A. Ryan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:12
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F13/00; G01F13/008; B; B65; B65D; B65D51/00; B65D51/24; B65D51/248; B67; B67D; B67D3/00; B67D3/0003; B67D3/0041; B67D3/0058; B67D3/0077; G01F13/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
229 words
A liquid measuring dispenser for determining and recording the volume of a conductive liquid poured from a container through the dispenser, including: a housing having an inlet and an outlet spout, attachment means for securing the housing onto the container, a pourer tube interconnecting the inlet and the spout, the inlet communicating with the interior of the container, a first electrical sensor mounted adjacent the outlet spout, a second electrical sensor mounted in the pourer tube and spaced from the first sensor, the sensors being electrically connected to each other through the liquid, when the liquid is being poured from the container, a tilt switch in the housing which is closed upon tilting of the container for pouring, a removal switch in the housing which is closed when the housing is not attached to the container, the circuit including a battery, counting and recording means for recording the length of time the tilt switch is closed and the sensors are connected and thereby to record the volume of liquid poured, and for recording the number of times the housing is detached from the container, display means for displaying the recorded information, actuation switch means for activating the display means, and an electrical circuit within the housing connecting the sensors, the tilt switch, and the removal switch, the battery, the counting and recording means, the display means, and actuation switch.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
229 words
A liquid measuring dispenser for determining and recording the volume of a conductive liquid poured from a container through the dispenser, including: a housing having an inlet and an outlet spout, attachment means for securing the housing onto the container, a pourer tube interconnecting the inlet and the spout, the inlet communicating with the interior of the container, a first electrical sensor mounted adjacent the outlet spout, a second electrical sensor mounted in the pourer tube and spaced from the first sensor, the sensors being electrically connected to each other through the liquid, when the liquid is being poured from the container, a tilt switch in the housing which is closed upon tilting of the container for pouring, a removal switch in the housing which is closed when the housing is not attached to the container, the circuit including a battery, counting and recording means for recording the length of time the tilt switch is closed and the sensors are connected and thereby to record the volume of liquid poured, and for recording the number of times the housing is detached from the container, display means for displaying the recorded information, actuation switch means for activating the display means, and an electrical circuit within the housing connecting the sensors, the tilt switch, and the removal switch, the battery, the counting and recording means, the display means, and actuation switch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein the volume of liquid dispensed counting and recording means resets to zero when the removal switch is opened.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein the circuit includes a low battery detecting and indicating means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein the counting means is adjustable as to rate whereby the count may be adjusted for viscosity of the liquid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
The invention of claim 1 including probe means, remote recording and display means, and probe receptor means mounted in the housing, whereby the probe means may be interconnected with the receptor means to transmit the data recorded in the counting and recording means to the remote recording means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The invention of claim 5 wherein the probe means includes an infrared detector and probe.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein the actuation switch means includes: a mechanical probe, a mechanical probe receptor, a probe circuit means within the probe and receptor for activating the display means when the probe is inserted into the receptor, and reset switch means within the receptor for resetting the counting and recording means upon manipulation of the probe.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention of claim 7 including a remote recording and reading means connected to the probe.
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