Patent ID: 7785084

Claim:
A chlorination system for feeding a chlorine solution into water comprising: a source of chlorine solution; a motor; a first and second pump driven by said motor, at least one of said first and second pumps comprising a pump housing and a pump piston coupled to said motor, said pump housing defining a central longitudinal bore, a transverse bore and a liquid reservoir, said central longitudinal bore receiving said piston, said transverse bore communicating with said central bore for conveying the chlorine solution through said pump housing and said liquid reservoir communicating with said central bore and said transverse bore for retaining an amount of the chlorine solution conveyed through said transverse bore; and a separator in fluid communication with said source of chlorine solution and said first and second pumps for separating chlorine solution received from said source into a gaseous component and a liquid component, said separator further diverting said gaseous component to said first pump and said liquid component to said second pump, wherein said first pump pumps said gaseous component back to said chlorine solution source and said second pump pumps said liquid component into a supply of water.