Patent ID: 6904931

Claim:
A vacuum breaker comprising: a housing having an inlet port for connection to a liquid supply line and an outlet port for connection to a liquid discharge line, said housing having an air vent opening for communication with the outside atmosphere, a piston movable within an interior said housing between a first position closing said air vent opening and a second position closing said inlet port, said piston being responsive to fluid pressure at said inlet port for moving to said first position, said piston being responsive to a drop in fluid pressure at said inlet port for movement to said second position, a deflector hood supported on said housing outwardly of said vent, a liquid capture and containment device defining a chamber disposed beneath said hood for capturing and containing liquid particles in a fluid stream discharging from said air vent opening, and said chamber being in fluid communication with the interior of said housing when said piston is moved to said second position for draining liquid captured and contained in said chamber to the interior of said housing.