Patent ID: 6550649
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B67D

Abstract:
A counter balanced effluence transfer system for safe and semi-automatic transferring of effluence from a source container into a receiving reservoir comprising:a receiving reservoir comprising a cover plate and a reservoir top opening for receiving an effluence; a counter balanced mechanism, or CBM, fixedly located above the receiving reservoir to provide for an inherent frictional torque, designated as Tf, resisting any rotation of the CBM wherein the CBM further comprising; a pivot point with bearing; a source-side member having a source arm and a source container holder rotatably attached to a first side of said pivot point with bearing to hold a replaceable source container having a desirable amount of source effluence enclosed wherein a gravitational source torque Ts around the pivot point with bearing is produced by the source-side member; and a balance-side member having a balance arm and a balance container holder rotatably attached to a second side of said pivot point with bearing to hold a balance container having a desirable amount of balance effluence enclosed wherein a gravitational balance torque Tb around the pivot point with bearing is produced by the balance-side member; whereby the two torques Ts and Tb oppose each other and are unequal to create a resulting difference torque, &Dgr;T, defined as |Tsâˆ’Tb|, which is larger than Tf such that, in the absence of any additional externally applied force or torque, the resulting initial direction of rotation of the CBM will start and dynamically maintain an effluence transfer process whereby the source effluence enclosed in said source container will be completely poured into said receiving reservoir.