Patent ID: 8282023

Claim:
A fluid supply system, comprising: a sorbent-based and/or internal pressure regulator-equipped supply vessel holding fluid; a dispensing assembly coupled with the fluid supply vessel, wherein the coupled fluid supply vessel and dispensing assembly are adapted to contain the fluid in the supply vessel for dispensing thereof at subatmospheric or low superatmospheric pressure from the dispensing assembly; and a mixing assembly coupled in fluid flow communication with the dispensing assembly, wherein said mixing assembly is adapted to mix dispensed fluid from the dispensing assembly with a carrier fluid in relative proportions producing a dispensed fluid/carrier fluid mixture in which the dispensed fluid is diluted to a predetermined concentration in the mixture, and to discharge the dispensed fluid/carrier fluid mixture for use, wherein the fluid contained in and dispensed from the supply vessel comprises a fluid selected from the group consisting of fumigation fluids, water treatment fluids, and fuel fluids; wherein when the fluid contained in and dispensed from the supply vessel comprises fumigation fluid, the fumigation fluid comprises phosphine gas, the carrier fluid comprises carrier gas, and the mixing assembly is adapted to dilute the phosphine gas with carrier gas to a nonflammable concentration effective for fumigation; wherein when the fluid contained in and dispensed from the supply vessel comprises water treatment fluid, the water treatment fluid comprises a water treatment gas selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine and chloramines; and wherein when the fluid contained in and dispensed from the supply vessel comprises a fuel fluid, the fuel fluid comprises a gas selected from the group consisting of propane, butane, natural gas, and hydrogen.