Patent ID: 6045010
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A01M

Abstract:
A method of measuring a desired volume of liquid agrichemical from a chemical storage tank and dispensing the measured volume therefrom for mixing with a diluent, the method comprising the steps of:providing a measuring vessel of known volume, the measuring vessel having a fluid inlet in fluid communication with the storage tank and a fluid outlet;operating a manually operated pump to communicate suction pressure from a pump outlet through an air passage to an interior of the measuring vessel to cause a desired volume of less than or equal to the predetermined volume of the measuring vessel of the chemical within the storage tank to be drawn therefrom and into the measuring vessel via the inlet; andthen operating the pump to communicate positive pressure from the pump outlet through the air passage to the interior of the measuring vessel to dispense the measured volume of chemical from the measuring vessel via the outlet.