Method, system, and apparatus for directing fluid flow

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments include method, systems and apparatuses for directing fluid flow. One such exemplary embodiment includes an apparatus that can have a ramp; a first support forming a left wall of the ramp; a second support forming a second wall of the ramp; and a bracket coupled to the ramp at a lower edge, to the first support along a lower, vertical wall and to the second support along a lower, vertical wall.

1 . An apparatus for directing the flow of fluid material to a defined space, comprising:
 a ramp;   a first support forming a left wall of the ramp;   a second support forming a second wall of the ramp; and   a bracket coupled to the ramp at a lower edge, to the first support along a lower, vertical wall and to the second support along a lower, vertical wall.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the ramp has an upper width greater than a bottom width. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the bracket is U-shaped. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bracket further includes a plurality of holes which extend through the bracket. 
     
     
         5 . A method for directing the flow of a fluid material into a defined space, comprising:
 introducing fluid material an upper edge of a ramp;   guiding the fluid material down the ramp from first section having a first width to a second section having a second width;   preventing fluid loss as the fluid material flows down the ramp; and   pouring the fluid material into a defined space from an area vertically remote from the defined space.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein a first wall and a second wall guide the fluid down the ramp and prevent fluid loss. 
     
     
         7 . A system for transferring fluid material from its source to a desired location, comprising:
 a source of fluid material,   an assembly for directing the fluid material, the apparatus comprising:   a ramp,   first and second triangular supports respectively forming a left and a right wall of said ramp,   a U-shaped bracket coupled to said ramp at a lower edge, and further coupled to the first and second triangular supports along a lower vertical wall,   a receiving area that receives the fluid material.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , further comprising a coupling between the assembly and the source of the fluid material.