Patent ID: 6257288
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A01G,A01K

Abstract:
Apparatus for use with an open receiving basin, said apparatus comprising:a tank structure enclosing a reservoir, said tank structure being configured to have an upright position;a support structure configured to support said tank structure above a floor surface in said upright position; anda nozzle oriented to drain said reservoir to the open receiving basin when said tank structure is in said upright position;said tank structure being further configured to have a stable rest position when overturned from said upright position, said nozzle being oriented not to drain said reservoir when said tank structure is in said stable rest position;said nozzle having an edge configured so that said tank structure pivots about said edge as said tank structure rolls from said upright position to said stable rest position;said nozzle being deformable to decrease fluid flow out of said reservoir while said apparatus is pivoting toward said stable rest position.