Patent ID: 6145249
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
A drainage/feeder module suitable for respectively, fluid drainage and feeding from and to a vessel, the vessel having a wall defining an interior of the vessel, portions of the wall further defining a portal through the wall, the module comprising:(a) a base member having a first side and a second side, including portions defining a drainage hole and a feeder hole disposed between the first and second sides, wherein the drainage hole and feeder hole of the base member are adapted to be aligned with the portal of the vessel and the first side of the base member is adapted to be adhesively attached to the wall of the vessel;(b) a drainage channel member sealingly affixed to the base member, the drainage channel member having a first open end and a second open end wherein the second open end is a bottom end, and disposed to define a drainage channel, such that the first open end of the drainage channel member is in spatial communication with the drainage hole of the base member;(c) a feeder channel member sealingly affixed to the base member, the feeder channel member having a first open end and a second open end wherein the second open end is a bottom end, and disposed to define a feeder channel member, such that the first open end of the feeder channel member is in spatial communication with the feeder hole of the base member,(d) a drainage hose member connected to the second open end of the drainage channel member, wherein the drainage hose member is flexible enough for bending under the vessel, and is long enough for extending outside the vessel for draining excess fluid at a selected distance away from a bottom of the vessel and thus avoiding standing fluid under the vessel, and(e) a feeder hose member connected to the second open end of the feeder channel, wherein the feeder hose member is flexible enough for bending under the vessel, and is long enough for extending outside the vessel for receiving a feeding fluid from outside the vessel and directing the feeding fluid into the vessel.