Patent ID: 9260329
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B01F,B01J,C02F

Claim Text:
1. A chemical feeder comprising: (a) a housing having a housing base and at least one housing sidewall that together define a housing chamber within said housing; (b) a support plate comprising a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, said support plate residing within said housing chamber and being positioned above an inner surface of said housing base, said support plate being adapted to support a solid chemical material above said upper surface of said base plate, said support plate further comprising, (c) at least one inlet in said housing through which liquid is introduced into said housing, (d) a nozzle that is in fluid communication with said inlet, said nozzle comprising a distributor head comprising at least one distributor head sidewall and a dome having at least one dome hole, said distributor head sidewall comprising a plurality of distributor head apertures; and (e) at least one outlet in said housing through which a treated liquid comprising dissolved chemical material is removed from said housing, wherein said distributor head extends through said support plate aperture, said distributor head apertures being positioned above said upper surface of said base plate, said distributor head distributing a first portion of liquid passing through said distributor head horizontally through said distributor head apertures, and said distributor head distributing a second portion of liquid passing through said distributor head vertically through said dome hole.