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US 11,871,867 B1Granted
Additive container with bottom cover
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorsSimon Lewis Bilton, Joseph Butler, Timothy Christopher Stubbs
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Abstract
Containers are provided for use with a beverage dispensing device. The container can include a housing defining a hollow interior and having an opening leading to the hollow interior, a cover coupled disposed over the opening, an inlet leading to the hollow interior, and an outlet spaced apart from the interior. The inlet and outlet can each have valves movable between open and closed positions for allowing fluid flow into and out of the hollow interior.
Claims12
An additive container, comprising:
- a housing defining a hollow interior and having an opening leading to the hollow interior;
- a cover disposed over the opening;
- an inlet formed in a wall of the housing and leading to the hollow interior, the inlet having an inlet valve movable between open and closed positions for allowing fluid flow into the hollow interior;
- an outlet formed in the wall of the housing and spaced apart from the inlet, the outlet having an outlet valve movable between open and closed positions for allowing fluid flow out of the hollow interior, the outlet valve being configured to move from the closed position to the open position in response to a pressure increase in the hollow interior.
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An additive container, comprising:
- a housing defining a hollow interior and including an opening at a first end leading to the hollow interior, and an inlet and an outlet formed in a wall of the housing at a second end opposite the first end, the inlet and outlet being in fluid communication with the hollow interior and the outlet including an outlet valve therein, the outlet valve being movable between open and closed positions to allow fluid flow therethrough, the outlet valve being configured to move from the closed position to the open position in response to a pressure increase in the hollow interior;
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- a cap coupled to the housing and configured to close off the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.