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PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION
INDIA
Date of filing of Application:14/08/1996
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Application No.: 1815/DEL/1996
Publication Date:09/06/2006
(54)Title of the Invention:. AN APPLIANCE FOR PICKING UP LIQUID
(51) International Classification : A47L 7/00
A47 L 9/10
(31) Priority Document No.
95 16689.8
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(32) Priority Date : 15/08/1995
(33) Name of priority country U.K
(86) International application No. : N.A.
Filing Date : N.A.
(87) International Publication No. : N.A
(61) Patent of Addition to
N.A.
Application No.
(62) Divisional to Application No. : N.A.
Filed On : N.A.
Total No. Pages : 13
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(71)Name of Applicant: VAX LIMITED,
Address of the Applicant:
Quillgold House, Kingwood Road,
Hampton Lovett, Droitwich,
Worcestershire WR90QH , UK
(72) Name of the Inventor: :
NICHOLAS GERALD GREY
NORMAN BROWN
Filed U/S 5(2) before The Patents
(Amendment) Ordinance, 2004 : NO
(57) Abstract: An appliance for picking up liquid by means of section includes a collection container (10) with an air/liquid
separator (30) arranged at a corner between two adjacent walls (13, 14) of the container and extending obliquely relative to both
side walls. The separator (30) comprises an inlet tube (31) which terminates in an outwardly widening outlet end portion (33)
which discharges directly into the collection container (10). The inlet tube (31) and end portion (33) extend into the container (10)
through an air outlet chamber (20) which is connected at an outlet opening (17) of the container (10). A filter element (40) is
provided at the mouth (24) of the outlet chamber (20) and around the outlet end portion (33) of the inlet tube (31). The oblique
arrangement of the separator (30) enables the appliance to be used in a vertical or horizontal orientation and the shape of the
air/water separator ensures efficient separation of entrained water droplets from the air stream flowing around the rim (35) of the
end portion (33) without requiring the air stream to impact on a baffle.
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