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Metering gun for dispensing precisely measured charges of fluidA cyclically operable fluid dispenser for use in dispensing precisely measured charges of potable water aboard spacecraft is described. The dispenser is characterized by (1) a sealed housing adapted to be held within a crewman's palm and coupled with a pressurized source of potable water; (2) a dispensing jet projected from the housing and configured to be received within a crewman's lips; (3) an expansible measuring chamber for measuring charges of drinking water received from the source; (4) and a dispenser actuator including a lever extended from the housing to be digitated for initiating operational cycles, whereby precisely measured charges of potable water selectively are delivered for drinking purposes in a weightless environment.
Document ID
19740009740
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Cook, T. A.
(McDonnell-Douglas Corp. Huntington Beach, Calif., United States)
Scheibe, H.
(McDonnell-Douglas Corp. Huntington Beach, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
February 5, 1974
Subject Category
General
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-PATENT-3,790,037
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-266925
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-MFS-21163-1
Accession Number
74N17853
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-3,790,037|NASA-CASE-MFS-21163-1
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-266925
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