In-car hydration systems
AssigneeStokley-Van Camp, Inc.
InventorsKurt Kreutzmann, Don Prestley, Dennis Broeske, Steve Ehardt, John R. Califf, John Konieczka, Jeff Zachwieja
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a liquid delivery system for a race vehicle to provide the driver of the race vehicle with readily available cool fluids are disclosed. One embodiment is directed to an insulated bag mounted in the race vehicle having a collapsible fluid bladder and a cooling medium within the bag. Tubing connects the bladder to a valve for the driver to drink from. Preferably, a pump is coupled to the tubing to move fluid through the system.
Claims38
A hydration system for a driver of a vehicle comprising:
- a collapsible bladder for holding a liquid;
- at least one gel pack for keeping said liquid cool;
- an insulated bag for holding said bladder and said gel pack, said insulated bag having a tetrafluoroethylene polymer interior lining;
- tubing having two ends with one end coupled to said collapsible bladder;
- a valve connected to the other end of said tubing;
- and
- a pump coupled to said tubing to move liquid between said bladder and said valve,
- wherein said bag is mounted onto said vehicle, and
- wherein said liquid flows out of said collapsible bladder through said tubing to said valve when the driver activates said pump.
A hydration system for a driver of a vehicle comprising:
- a reservoir for holding a liquid;
- tubing having two ends with one end coupled to said reservoir;
- a valve connected to the other end of said tubing;
- a pump coupled to said tubing to move liquid between said reservoir and said valve, and
- a rocker switch and battery pack coupled to said pump,
- wherein said reservoir is mounted within said vehicle, and
- wherein said liquid flows out of said reservoir through said tubing to said valve when the driver activates said pump by pushing said rocker switch to activate said battery pack which powers said pump.
22 The system of claim 18 wherein said valve is a bite valve.
A hydration system for a driver of a vehicle comprising:
- a collapsible bladder for holding a liquid, said collapsible bladder having first and second openings;
- a cooling medium for keeping said liquid cool;
- an insulated bag for holding said bladder and said cooling medium;
- first tubing having two ends with one end coupled to first opening in said collapsible bladder;
- a pump coupled to the other end of said first tubing;
- second tubing having two ends with one end coupled to said pump;
- a Y-connector coupled to the other end of said second tubing;
- third tubing having two ends with one end coupled to said Y-connector;
- to move liquid between said bladder and said valve, a mouthpiece coupled to the other end of said third tubing;
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- fourth tubing having two ends with one end coupled to said Y-connector and the other end coupled to said second opening of said collapsible bladder,
- wherein said bag is mounted in said vehicle, and
- wherein said liquid flows out of said first opening of said collapsible bladder through said first tubing, through said pump, through said second tubing, through said Y-connector, through said third and fourth tubing and to said mouthpiece and said second opening of said collapsible bladder when the driver activates said pump, making cool liquid available to said driver at said mouthpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.