REMOVAL OF SEDIMENT FROM A CONTAINER HOLDING LIQUID

摘要

A sediment removal assembly (10) is provided for removal of sediment (110) in a container (100). The assembly has a container seal (12) for sealing an opening (114) to the container. The container seal is formed with a seal body (14) with a flow through passageway (20) between opposite ends of the seal body, and a valve arrangement (26) with a valve member (34) normally spring biassed to close said passageway. One end of said seal body is adapted to sealingly engage said container at an opening thereof to close the opening. The assembly also has a sediment reservoir (40) adapted for removable sealing engagement with the opposite end of the seal body and in communication with the flow through passageway so that upon opening the valve member a predetermined amount of liquid may flow through the flow through passageway from the container into the reservoir and any sediment may be delivered gravitationally into the reservoir for accumulation of sediment in the reservoir and removal thereof from the container after the flow through passageway is closed. The reservoir may have a valve actuator (52)adapted to automatically actuate the valve member as it is being applied to engage the valve body to an open position.