Fluid container

摘要

A container for holding a volume of fluid includes a housing defining an interior for retaining the volume of fluid, a vent system disposed at an upper portion of the interior adjacent to a fluid chamber to vent air to atmosphere. The vent system includes an air chamber in fluid communication with the fluid chamber through an air inlet and disposed within the interior. The air chamber includes a bottom surface angling from the air inlet towards a distal end of the air chamber.

主权项

1. A container to hold a volume of fluid, comprising:
a housing defining an interior, wherein the housing includes
a fluid chamber disposed at a lower portion of the housing to hold the volume of fluid;a fluid exit port fluidly connected to the fluid chamber to deliver outside the housing the fluid from the interior; anda vent system disposed at an upper portion of the interior adjacent to the fluid chamber to vent air from the interior to atmosphere, wherein the vent system includes
an air chamber in the interior in fluid communication with the fluid chamber through an air inlet at a proximate end of the air chamber and having a ceiling and a bottom surface with a first vertical distance to the ceiling at a distal end of the air chamber and a second, lesser vertical distance to the ceiling at the proximate end of the air chamber; andat least one vent hole disposed at the distal end to receive air from the air chamber and deliver the air to atmosphere outside the housing, whereinthe bottom surface of the air chamber is inclined from the air inlet upwardly toward the at least one vent hole.