Water level meter for hydration packs
OwnerEverett Albert Jesse, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An apparatus that monitors the consumption of a beverage containing vessel, while the vessel is contained in a pack, bag, or pocket. The method for monitoring includes a sensor that collects data on the beverage within the vessel, the data may be broadcast to other devices where the data is turned to information and it is displayed. The apparatus may consist of a battery, battery circuit, sensor circuit, temporary storage, sensor, and antenna. Information created may include a warning of when the vessel will be empty relative to the activity of the user.
Claims18
An apparatus configured for use with a hydration vessel, the apparatus comprising:
- a sensor configured to determine a fluid volume level within a hydration vessel;
- a sensor circuit configured to receive data from the sensor indicating the fluid volume level within the hydration vessel and further configured to arrange the received data for broadcast, wherein the sensor circuit is configured to receive an initial fluid level pre-loaded by a user;
- a broadcast antenna configured to receive the arranged data from the sensor circuit and further configured to transmit the arranged data to a smart device
- a power supply configured to provide power to the sensor, the sensor circuit and the broadcast antenna,
- wherein a consumption of fluid over time as determined by the sensor is represented by a volumetric flow rate multiplied by a change in time.
A method of using an apparatus with a hydration vessel, the method comprising the steps of:
- arranging a sensor to determine a fluid volume level within a hydration vessel;
- receiving data from the sensor with a sensor circuit indicating the fluid volume level within the hydration vessel, wherein the sensor circuit is configured to receive an initial fluid level pre-loaded by a user;
- arranging the received data to prepare for broadcast;
- using a broadcast antenna to broadcast the received data to a smart device;
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- providing a power supply to provide power to the sensor, the sensor circuit and the broadcast antenna,
- wherein a consumption of fluid over time as determined by the sensor is represented by a volumetric flow rate multiplied by a change in time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.