DEVICE FOR MAKING INDICATION WHEN ADJUSTED QUANTITY OF SUBSTANCE IN CONTAINER FALLS BELOW FILLED HEIGHT

摘要

Disclosed is a device for indicating that the level of a dosable material has fallen below a predetermined level in a dosing container having a shaft mounted horizontally for rotation inside of the container and a dosing brush mounted on the shaft. This device comprises an elastic contact tongue radially fixed to the shaft for rotation therewith, the contact tongue being sufficiently elastic so that it assumes a bent configuration having a first radius when rotated in contact over a predetermined portion of its length with the dosable material and so that it assumes an extended configuration having a second radius when rotated so that it is not in contact over the predetermined portion of its length with the dosable material; a contact pin mounted at a distance from the shaft greater than the first radius but not greater than the second radius, so as to be contacted by the contact tongue in its extended configuration; and means for producing a signal when the contact tongue contacts the contact pin.