Agricultural tank chemical measuring system

摘要

The present invention provides a system for receiving and dispensing additives into an agricultural tank have a threaded opening, the system including a threadable cap releasably secured to a measuring device and threaded to the tank threaded opening, the threadable cap including a hose restrictor for passing a hose through said threadable cap into said tank.

主权项

1. A system for receiving and dispensing a fluid into an agricultural tank with a threaded opening, said system comprising:
a threadable cap having cap sidewall extending, between a cap base and a cap lip, said cap sidewall presenting a threaded member for threaded engagement with the agricultural tank as said cap lip is extending towards said agricultural tank, said threadable cap at least partially received by the threaded opening; a hose restrictor mounted to said cap base and pivotable from a closed position to an open position for passage of a hose through said base of said threadable cap for filling the agricultural tank with fluid from said hose; said threadable cap further comprising a retainer engagement ring and said hose restrictor having a cap engagement ring whereby said retainer engagement ring and said cap engagement ring are engaged while said hose restrictor is in said closed positions; an arcuate passage accessible through said threadable cap and cot figured for receipt of said hose as it passes through said threadable cap while the hose restrictor is in the open position; a measuring device for measuring a tank additive having a cylindrical sidewall extending between a circular bottom and a lip said cylindrical sidewall presenting a dispensing spout and a plurality of sidewall measuring indicia spaced therealong; a stepped measuring structure extending vertically along said cylindrical sidewall and presenting a plurality of raised measuring indicia whereby said sidewall measuring indicia and said raised measurina indicia measure said tank additive while in the operational configuration; and a hanger extending between and securing said threadable cap to said measuring device whereby said measuring device is secured upside down within the aariculturai tank during the stored configuration.