Patent ID: 6598626
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
A device for filling a receptacle with a fluid, the device comprising:an intake port that provides for a fluid to be drawn into the device; a pump for moving the fluid through the device to provide the fluid for filling the receptacle; a fluid transfer orifice that provides the fluid to the receptacle; a power switch for manually activating and deactivating the pump; a battery compartment having a size, arrangement and electrical contacts to accommodate and provide electrical connection between a standard size set of batteries and the pump; and a hand-holdable housing that houses the intake port, the pump, the fluid transfer orifice, the power switch, and the battery compartment, the hand-holdable housing being shaped and arranged so that it may be cradled in one hand of a user, the hand-holdable housing allowing the fluid transfer orifice to be rotated into and out of engagement with the receptacle and also allowing the user to move the switch with the same one hand to activate and deactivate the device.