Patent ID: 7306004
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: A01K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for the metered passage of a liquid, comprising a container for the liquid, said container comprising an inlet and an outlet for supplying liquid to and discharging liquid from the container, respectively, a bottom and upright side walls joining said bottom, metering means for regulating the extent to which liquid is supplied to the container via the inlet in dependence on the amount of liquid that is present in the container, said metering means comprising a floating element which floats on the liquid in the container and which is rigidly connected to an overflow edge that can move up and down together with the floating element between a lowermost position and an uppermost position, over which overflow edge the liquid flows into the container at the location of the inlet, and a cleaning element located above the floating element, for cleaning liquid that flows from the inlet to the outlet, and wherein the overflow edge forms part of at least one side wall of the container.