Dispensers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11408191-B2
Application number	US-202016974216-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2020
Priority date	Feb 21, 2014
Publication date	Aug 9, 2022
Grant date	Aug 9, 2022

Abstract

A two-part dispensing device for a pool having a dispensing saddle with a static port therein for continual delivery of a first dispersant and a hold for floatingly supporting itself and an exchangeable dispensing pod therein with the dispensing pod having a dynamic port and a static port for a continual delivery of a dispersant wherein the static port delivery of a dispersant maintains the pool at a safe level when there is no human bather load on the pool and the condition of the disperant in the dispensing pod can be determined by the orientation of the dispensing saddle and the dispensing pod in the pool.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method of water treatment of a pool comprising: placing a separable dispensing device having a first dispersant in a first housing and a second dispersant in a dispensing pod that is attached to an underside of the first housing in a body of water; allowing the separable dispensing device to float in a first orientation with only a top portion of the separable dispensing device located above a water line; and
visually determining that the second dispersant in the dispensing pod has been dissipated or nearly dissipated by observing the floating orientation of the separable dispensing device in the body of water; removing the separable dispensing device from the body of water; removing the dispensing pod with the dissipated or nearly dissipated second dispersant replacing the dispensing pod with the dissipated or nearly dissipated second dispersant with a fresh dispensing pod; securing the separable dispensing device within the pool with a flexible line to restrain the separable dispensing device from floating around the pool; and
suspending the dispensing pod which may contain a nearly dissipated second dispersant to the flexible line to enable any residual dispersant remaining within the dispensing pod to dissipate into the pool.

2. The method of water treatment of claim 1 including a step of applying the water treatment to a pool ranging as small as 5000 gallons and as large as 10000 gallons.

3. A dispensing saddle having a separator with a housing located on a first side of the separator and a set of extensions located on the opposite side of the separator with a float located in the first housing and a belly hold formed by the set of extensions wherein the weight of a non-buoyant water dispersant causes the dispensing saddle to float with the set of extensions extending upward when the belly hold is empty.

4. The dispensing saddle of claim 3 wherein the housing includes the non-buoyant water dispersant which retains its weight as it delivers the non-buoyant water dispersant and a belly hold that contains a non buoyant dispensing pod with a water dispersant material wherein the weight of the water dispersant material in the dispensing pod causing the dispensing saddle to float with the set of extensions extending downward in the water.

5. The dispensing saddle of claim 4 wherein the water dispersant material in the dispensing pod comprises chlorine and dissipation of the chlorine rotates the set of extensions from a below water position to an above water position in response to consumption of the chlorine.

6. The dispensing saddle of claim 5 wherein a center of mass of the non-buoyant water dispersant is offset from a geometric center of the first housing to provide a rotational torque to the housing and the non-buoyant water dispersant comprise minerals.

Assignees

• King Tech Inc

Inventors

• King Joseph A
• Johnson Jeffrey
• Freeberg Paul
• Guy David
• Goeman Terry

Classifications

• B01F33/503

  Floating mixing devices · CPC title

• C02F1/688 Primary

  Devices in which the water progressively dissolves a solid compound · CPC title

• C02F2201/002

  Construction details of the apparatus · CPC title

• C02F2303/04

  Disinfection · CPC title

• B01F21/22

  using additional holders in conduits, containers or pools for keeping the solid material in place, e.g. supports or receptacles · CPC title