Patent ID: 8342364
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: G05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A portable fluid dispensing apparatus for dispense of a fluid into a diluent and adapted for installation on an upper rim of a reservoir wall proximate a diluent spout, the portable dispensing apparatus comprising: a housing; an upwardly-oriented inlet into which diluent flows into the housing; an outlet from which diluent exits the dispensing apparatus; a flow path through the housing along which diluent flows from the inlet to the outlet; a wheel within the housing and having a plurality of vanes, at least a portion of the wheel located within the flow path; a fluid reservoir within the housing; a pump coupled to the wheel and in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, the pump operable to pump fluid from the fluid reservoir responsive to rotation of the wheel; and a bearing surface positioned to contact the reservoir wall and through which the dispensing apparatus is supported upon the upper rim of the reservoir wall; wherein the inlet, outlet, wheel, fluid reservoir, pump, and bearing surface define a portable unit removable and mountable upon a reservoir wall without the use of tools, and wherein when the bearing surface is in contact with the reservoir wall and supports the dispensing apparatus upon the upper rim of the reservoir wall, the inlet is upwardly-oriented to receive diluent falling from the spout.