DRINKING BOWL Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: clinical facilities. SUBSTANCE: drinking bowl has body with through axial opening and pipe axially connected to front end of body. Tip with valve for closing axial opening is put onto pipe for longitudinal movement. Body front end and tip end define circular gap. Body rear end is adapted for connection to feeding vessel. Valve is disposed at outlet end of pipe. Valve closing member is mounted on tip centrally of discharge opening and tip is spring-biased to body. Restricting disk may be axially mounted on body. EFFECT: enhanced reliability in operation at any spatial orientation of drinking bowl and simplified construction. 2 cl, 5 dwg