Patent ID: 7114536
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A fluid transferring apparatus, comprising: a funnel in fluid communication with a hose, said hose comprising a plurality of ball-and-socket elements adapted to impart said hose with positionable rigidity, wherein said funnel is pivotally engaged to said hose via a ball element of said plurality of ball-and-socket elements; and, a valve for controlling the flow of fluid through said apparatus, said valve engaged with said funnel, wherein said valve comprises an aperture, and wherein alignment of said aperture with an aperture of said funnel enables fluid to flow from said funnel, through said valve, and through said hose, and wherein said funnel comprises an open-mouth structure exposed to ambient environment and, thus, atmospheric pressure, and wherein said open-mouth structure of said funnel catches a gravitationally or downwardly fed fluid flow from a container or fluid source disposed independent thereof.