Patent ID: 8111497

Claim:
A device for electrically discharging samples of an electrically non-conductive liquid comprising: an electrically conductive outer member; an electrically conductive inner member disposed within said electrically conductive outer member, said electrically conductive inner member including an elongated collar with a threaded aperture that rotationally receives a threaded top portion of a conductive rod, a cylindrical spring that slides upon a cylindrical lower portion of said elongated collar, a channel spacer that is forcibly disposed upon said cylindrical lower portion of said elongated collar, a washer that slides upon said cylindrical lower portion of said elongated collar, and an upper plug that is forcibly disposed upon said cylindrical lower portion of said elongated collar; means for allowing an electrically non-conductive liquid to enter said electrically conductive outer member when said device is disposed in the non-conductive liquid; means for electrically discharging the non-conductive liquid entering said outer conductive member; means for maintaining a selected volume of the non-conductive liquid in said outer conductive member after said device is removed from the non-conductive liquid; and means for electrically grounding said inner and outer electrically conductive members, and said electrically discharging means for the non-conductive liquid entering said outer conductive member.