Patent ID: 8881610

Claim:
A water sampling device comprising: a mounting frame including two end plates disposed parallel to one another on a shaft disposed at a central longitudinal axis of the mounting frame, each of the end plates including a tripping lever; a multiple magazine configured as a rotatable drum magazine that is horizontally disposed between the two end plates of the mounting frame, the multiple magazine including a plurality of sample containers, each of the sample containers having a first face and a second face, the first face including a first axially arranged conical opening and a first locking cone forming an inlet valve, the second face including a second axially arranged conical opening and a second locking cone forming an outlet valve, each of the locking cones having a catch hook configured to engage with a respective one of the tripping levers to seal the inlet and outlet valves, the locking cones being configured to shift axially relative to the respective conical opening so as to operate the respective inlet or outlet valve and so as to form a symmetrical annular gap in an open position of the respective valve; a plurality of plug connections configured to removably attach the sample containers separately to the multiple magazine; a plurality of clamping connections of the sample containers configured to attach the sample containers between the end plates of the mounting frame; and a selector device configured to rotate the multiple magazine so as to position a respective one of the sample containers to take a water sample.