# US 10,368,667 B1 · Device for hydrating and replenishing calories and nutrients in a sterile setting

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- Number: US 10,368,667 B1
- Document ID: US10368667B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/866,300
- Filed: 2018-01-09
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-01-09
- Applicants: Joseph Halliday Cioffi
- Inventors: Joseph Halliday Cioffi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10368667B1

## CPC

- A47G 19/2266: {Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids}
- B65D 25/20: External fittings (of containers made by folding or erecting blanks made of paper B65D5/44)
- B65D 77/06: Liquids or semi-liquids {or other materials or articles} enclosed in flexible containers disposed within rigid containers
- A47G 2400/02: Hygiene
- A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

## Abstract

A device for hydrating and replenishing calories and nutrients in a sterile setting without compromising the sterility of the setting may include a container sized to accommodate a volume of a supplement; a straw extending from the container, the straw designed to transport the supplement from the container to a user; and a protective sleeve attached to and surrounding the container, the protective sleeve defining at least one channel sized to accommodate the user's hand.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device for hydrating and replenishing calories and nutrients in a sterile setting without compromising the sterility of the setting, the device comprising:
a container sized to accommodate a volume of a supplement;
a straw extending from the container, the straw designed to transport the supplement from the container to a user; and
a protective sleeve further comprising a protective sleeve first panel joined to a protective sleeve second panel by at least two pleats; wherein the protective sleeve is attached to the container by at least two additional pleats, such that the protective sleeve surrounds the container, the protective sleeve defining at least one channel sized to accommodate the user's hand,
wherein:
the protective sleeve seals the container at a top surface and a bottom surface thereof with a top and bottom seam, respectively; and
the straw extends from the container and through the protective sleeve.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein the outer packaging comprises
an outer packaging first panel immediately adjacent to the protective sleeve first panel; and
an outer packaging second panel immediately adjacent to the protective sleeve second panel;
a first adhesive strip, joining an outer packaging first panel first edge to the outer packaging second panel first edge;
a second adhesive strip, joining an outer packaging first panel second edge to the outer packaging second panel second edge.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2, wherein the outer packaging further comprises a
a first pull tab, arranged above the first adhesive strip;
a second pull tab, arranged above the first adhesive strip;
wherein pulling the first pull tab apart from the second pull tab separates the first adhesive strip from the second adhesive strip opening the outer packaging.