Patent ID: 6508069
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B41F

Abstract:
A temperature controlled gravity feed fountain solution supply apparatus, comprising:a) a fountain solution tank; and b) a supply tube extending from said tank to feed an insulated fountain solution pan below said tank, said pan comprising: 1) an elongated left wall, an elongated right wall opposite said left wall, a short near wall, a short far wall opposite said near wall, and a lowest surface connecting each said wall; 2) a supply pool, said pool receiving said lower tube, and receiving said fountain solution from said tank through said lower tube; and 3) an elongated dispersement tube extending substantially the length of said pan, said dispersement tube connected to said left wall and proximate to but not touching said lowest surface, said dispersement tube further comprising: i) a dispersement tube inlet communicating with said supply pool; ii) a plurality of dispersement tube openings facing said left wall along the longitudinal axis of said dispersement tube, said holes increasing in diameter from said near wall to said far wall; and iii) means for directing and cooling said fountain solution upon dispersement from said dispersement tube openings extending substantially the length of said dispersement tube.