Patent ID: 8092676

Claim:
A tank for use in a system that outputs a liquid at a user defined constant temperature, said tank comprising: (a) a body of material sized and shaped to define a chamber for receiving and storing a supply of the liquid, the chamber having a bottom wall, a top wall and at least one sidewall, the body of material additionally including, (i) a fill port extending upward from the top wall of the body of material, the fill port serving as a first port for inputting liquid into the chamber, the fill port including a collar portion, (ii) a snout-shaped auxiliary port extending out from the collar portion of the fill port, the auxiliary port serving as a second port for inputting liquid into the chamber, the auxiliary port including an inlet portion and an outlet portion, the outlet portion connecting the inlet portion to the collar portion of the fill port, (iii) an outlet port for discharging liquid from the chamber, and (iv) a return liquid formed on the auxiliary port, the return port serving as a third port for inputting liquid into the chamber, and (b) a flow velocity reducer disposed directly within the interior of the outlet portion of the snout-shaped auxiliary port, the flow velocity reducer lowering the velocity of liquid entering the chamber from the return liquid port, the flow velocity reducer being a body of porous material.