CHEMICAL FEEDER

摘要

A FEEDER DEVICE (20) FOR INTRODUCING TREATMENT CHEMICALS INTO A RECIRCULATING WATER STREAM FROM A SWIMMING POOL (26). THE FEEDER DEVICE (20) INCLUDES A HOUSING (40) HAVING A TOP (42) AND BOTTOM (44) PORTIONS. A FUNNELL-LIKE HOPPER (70) HAVING SIDEWALLS (72) AND AN OPEN BOTTOM (74) FORMS THE INSIDE OF THE TOP PORTION (42). A GRID (76) AT LEAST PARTIALLY CLOSES THE OPEN BOTTOM (74) OF THE HOPPER. THE GRID (76) INCLUDES A TOP SURFACE (78) AND A BOTTOM SURFACE (80). ONE OR MORE CHEMICALS SUCH AS CHLORINE ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE SIDEWALLS (72) OF THE HOPPER (70) AND SUPPORTED BY THE TOP SURFACE (78) OF THE GRID (76). A 0 DISSOLVING CUP (92) HAVING A BOTTOM SURFACE (84) AND SIDEWALLS (86) IS POSITIONED WITHIN THE BOTTOM PORTION (44). THE SIDEWALLS (86) INCLUDE AN OPENING OR NOTCH (88) OF A PREDETERMINED CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA FORMED THEREIN. THE BOTTOM SURFACE (84) INCLUDES A CENTER NOZZLE (90) ORIENTED VERTICALLY TOWARD THE BOTTOM SURFACE (80) OF THE GRID (76) AND AN OFF-CENTER NOZZLE (91 ) ADAPTED TO DIRECT THE FLUID HORIZONTALLY IN THE DISSOLVING CUP (82).