Enclosure for a bottom draining container

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6041966
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09168779

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A valve assembly and a bottom-draining container having the valve assembly. The valve assembly comprising a first body member, a guide member supported by the first body member so that the guide member will extend upward into the container, and a float mounted for movement along the guide member, the float being buoyant in a liquid to be drained from the container, the float having a mating surface for engaging a second mating surface on the valve assembly when the float is in the unsensed position, the mating surface of the float having a configuration for minimizing sticking of the float with respect to the valve assembly.

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EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY343 STATE STREET PATENT LEGAL STAFF ROCHESTER NY 14650-0208

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blakely, Kevin H Rochester, NY 41 76
Piccinino, Jr Ralph L Rush, NY 93 443

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