| abstract |
2148916 9411114 PCTABScor01 A liquid pickup assembly for retrieving liquid stored in a container for delivery to an associated liquid dispensing apparatus. The assembly may have three embodiments; a rigid section (112) and a flexible section (114), a section of rigid tubing (218) and a flexible joint (220), and a tiltable or bendable tube (312, 314). Another embodiment of the device allows for the spray head (12) to be attached by a ball and socket joint (14) to the container (16) to enable angular orientation. The three pickup tube assemblies all allow the tubes to bend. Thus, enabling the pickup assemblies to operate even at nearly depleted levels of liquid. Weights (50, 124, 230) may be attached to the ends of the pickup tubes (46, 110, 216, 310) to ensure that the end always stays submersed inthe liquid (L), regardless of the position the container (16, 104, 214, 304) is in. |