Patent ID: 8474476

Claim:
A sanitary hydrant, comprising: a standpipe having a first end and a second end; a head for delivering fluid interconnected to said first end of said standpipe; a fluid reservoir associated with said second end of said standpipe; a venturi positioned within said reservoir and interconnected to said second end of said standpipe, said venturi comprised of a first end, which is interconnected to said standpipe, and a second end associated with a fluid inlet valve with a throat between said first end and said second end of said venturi; a bypass tube having a first end interconnected to a location adjacent to said first end of said venturi and a second end interconnected to a bypass valve, said bypass valve also associated with said second end of said venturi, wherein when said bypass valve is opened, fluid flows from said inlet valve, through said bypass tube, through said standpipe, and out said hydrant head; and wherein when said bypass valve is closed, fluid flows through said venturi, thereby creating a pressure drop adjacent to said throat that communicates with said reservoir to draw fluid therefrom.