Patent ID: 7712728

Claim:
A liquid distributor comprising at least one channel for receiving a flow of liquid, said channel having a plurality of outlet apertures at longitudinally spaced apart points for an outflow of liquid from said channel in a plurality of streams; a sheet of metal weave extending below said channel to receive and laterally disperse at least some of the streams of liquid flowing from said apertures of said channel, said sheet of metal weave having a drip edge at a lower end for dispensing drops of the liquid received thereon along longitudinally spaced apart points; and at least one distribution gutter disposed below said channel having a pair of walls defining a downwardly tapering region and a gap to form a throttle means with said sheet of metal weave passing between said walls and through said gap for distributing the liquid descending on said sheet of metal weave by means of a hydrodynamic balance.