LIQUID DISPENSING AND EMERGENCY WATER DISTRIBUTION

摘要

A water bladder (12) may be brought to an emergency site and water tankers (80) may off-load their water to the bladder and leave for more. The bladder may port the water to a water distribution apparatus (20) having a plurality of valved water dispensers (30). Each water dispenser (30) may have a sleeve (50) tapering downwardly to a dispensing opening (52). The sleeve can capture a valve element (56) which seats in the dispensing opening under the force of gravity. An actuator (70) may be joined to the valve element through the dispensing opening to provide a simple, reliable mechanism. The water dispensers of the water dispensing apparatus may be configured in a circular pattern.