Patent ID: 6367586
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: F16N

Abstract:
Apparatus for collecting fluid from an elevated discharge outlet comprising in combination:a container having a top, a generally rectangular, horizontal cross sectional shape with rounded corners, a tubular nozzle projecting from the top of the container, said nozzle defining a vertical axis, said container further including a bottom, with a horizontal channel in the bottom on the inside of the container aligned to be intersected by the axis of the nozzle; a first telescoping tube slidably and telescopically fitted in the tubular nozzle and capable of connecting to the channel to define a fluid pathway through the first tube and channel to the interior of the container; means for adjustably fixing the telescoped position of the first tube in the nozzle; a funnel for receipt of fluid; a fluid connector conduit connected at one end to the funnel, said connector conduit supporting the funnel and telescopically inserted in the first tube for adjusting the elevation of the funnel; and means for retaining the conductor conduit in a fixed telescoped position in the first tube.