Patent ID: 6202487
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
A device for signaling a predetermined height of an effluent, said device being fluidly connected to a vessel which allows for a retention time of the effluent within the vessel, said device comprising:a top receptacle wherein said top receptacle includes a closed end and an opened end and wherein said top receptacle includes a first passage fluidly connected to the vessel;an intermediate receptacle operatively attached with said top receptacle wherein said intermediate receptacle includes a first opened end and a second opened end so that said opened end of said top receptacle is attached to said first opened end of said intermediate receptacle;a bottom receptacle operatively attached with said intermediate receptacle, wherein said bottom receptacle includes a closed end and an opened end so that said second opened end of said intermediate receptacle is attached to said opened end of said bottom receptacle;and wherein said bottom receptacle includes a second passage fluidly connected to the vessel and wherein said top, intermediate and bottom receptacle comprise a container;a displacer assembly being disposed within said intermediate receptacle, said displacer assembly having a shaft extending therefrom, said displacer assembly being responsive to the level of said effluent so that a switching point is created in the vessel effecting the retention time of the effluent;and wherein said intermediate receptacle is a cylindrical member and wherein said displacer includes an elongated member configured to be disposed within said cylindrical member, said displacer assembly being sized to cooperate with the switching point in order to effect a desired retention time of the effluent;a block attached to said top receptacle and a collar member operatively associated with said block, said collar member receiving said shaft;a torque tube assembly perpendicularly attached to said shaft;a flapper attachment, operatively associated with said torque tube assembly and responsive to a movement of said torque tube assembly;valve means, operatively associated with said flapper attachment, for exhausting a supply source; andsignal means, operatively associated with said valve means, for signaling the exhaustion of the supply source by said valve means to an alarm.