Apparatus for the hypochlorination of water

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE INTO A WATER SUPPLY LINE SO THAT THE FLOW RAE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE ADDED IS RELATIVELY INDEPENDENT OF THE FLOW RATE IN SAID WATER SUPPLY LINE AND INCLUDING A SOURCE OF SATURATED SALINE SOLUTION AND A CHAMBER FOR HOLDING A DILUTE SALINE BATH, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING ELECTROLYZING MEANS IMMERSED IN SAID DILUTE SALINE BATH AND ADAPTED TO CONVERT SALINE SOLUTION INTO SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE BY PASSING ELECTRIC CURRENT THERETHROUGH; MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING REGULATED AMOUNTS OF SAID SATURATED SALINE SOLUTION FROM SAID SOURCE IN RESPONSE TO DILUTING WATER FLOW SO AS TO MIX THEREWITH TO SUPPLY SAID DILUTE SALINE BATH; AND REGULATING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE FLOW RATE IN SAID WATER SUPPLY LINE TO DRAW A CONSTANT FLOW RATE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION FROM SAID ELECTROLYZING MEANS AND PASS IT TO SAID SUPPLY LINE, SAID REGULATING MEANS COMPRISING A VALVE HAVING AN ORIFICE VARIABLE WITHIN RANGE OF OPEN VALUES AND MEANS SENSITIVE TO FLOW RATE IN SAID SUPPLY LINE ADAPTED TO INCREASE AND DECREASE THE CROSS-SECTION OF SAID ORIFICE IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO VARIATION IN SAID RATE; AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRIC CURRENT FLOW THROUGH SAID ELECTROLYZING MEANS BY INCREASING AND DECREASING SAID ORIFICE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA WITH INCREASING AND DECREASING ELECTRIC CURRENT RESPECTIVELY.