Patent ID: 9593471
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: E03B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A sanitary hydrant, comprising: a pipe having a first end and a second end; a head interconnected to the first end of the pipe; a fluid reservoir associated with the second end of the pipe a venturi positioned within the reservoir and interconnected to the second end of the pipe, the venturi comprised of a first end, which is interconnected to the pipe, and a second end associated with a fluid inlet valve with a throat between the first end and the second end of the venturi; a bypass tube having a first end interconnected to a location adjacent to the first end of the venturi and a second end interconnected to a bypass valve, the bypass valve also associated with the second end of the venturi; wherein when the bypass valve is opened, fluid flows from the inlet valve, through the bypass tube, through the pipe, and out the head; and wherein when the bypass valve is closed, fluid flows through the venturi.