Patent ID: 6311873
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B60S,B67D,E04H,G07F,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for dispensing automotive fluid, comprising:two or more vending control units;one or more fluid conduits;a fluid storage system comprising two or more elevated fluid storage tanks each tank in fluid communication with at least one other tank via fluid conduits, the one or more fluid conduits permitting distribution of fluid between the storage tanks so that fluid levels in the storage tanks tend to equalize as fluid is added to or withdrawn from any one of the tanks; anda fluid dispensing hose associated with and controlled by each vending control unit, each fluid dispensing hose having a proximal end connected to the fluid storage system and a distal end positioned relatively lower than the elevated fluid storage tanks and from which fluid may be dispensed by force of gravity in response to selective activation of the corresponding vending control unit by a user.