Patent ID: 8646494
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: G05D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for dispensing liquids for blending according to a desired ratio, the apparatus comprising: a mounting rack; a cover assembly unit with the mounting rack disposed on one side thereof and extended above the cover assembly to accommodate a dip tube therein, the mounting rack having a plurality of level indicators to allow the dip tube to be removably aligned at one of the level indicators; and a measuring vessel, for storing a liquid for dispensing, including an opening at a top thereof to be covered with the cover assembly unit, an overflow port on a sidewall to drain an excess amount of the liquid so that a liquid surface in the measuring vessel is defined, and a side tube to show the liquid surface, wherein the side tube shows a plurality of level indicators directly correlating with the level indicators of the mounting rack for an operator to monitor the liquid surface inside the measuring vessel, wherein the dip tube, removably accommodated in the mounting rack, has an intake opening to remove a specific amount of the liquid from the measuring vessel, and an exit end to lead the amount of the liquid to a mixing container, the dip tube operating to extend into the liquid to a depth defined by a distance between the liquid surface and one of the level indicators of the side tube, the distance being controlled by aligning the dip tube at a correlating one of the level indicators of the mounting rack, and drawing the specific amount of the liquid between the liquid surface in the measuring vessel and the intake opening of the dip tube.