Patent ID: 7704467

Claim:
A floating chemical dispenser for containing and dispensing chemicals to treat a body of water, said dispenser comprising: an upper end float; a container adapted to contain chemicals, said container having a first wall at one end and a bottom wall at a second end with side walls therebetween, said side walls including a plurality of openings adapted to dispense chemicals, said first wall removably joined with said upper end float, said container and said upper end float when joined together having a longitudinal central axis of symmetry, said central axis defining a first center of flotation for said upper end float and said container, said central axis intersecting said bottom wall; and a free end float joined with said bottom wall along an interior surface thereof within said container, said free end float having a diameter less than that of said bottom wall, said free end float having a second center of flotation, said free end float being positioned off-center with respect to said central axis so that said second center of flotation is off-center from said first center of flotation, wherein said free end float is configured so that said central axis is not substantially orthogonal to a surface of the water when the dispenser is floating in the water.