Squirt resistant and spill resistant straw/fluid delivery passage
OwnerDante Zuccaroinventor
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Abstract
A spill or squirt resistant fluid management system is described. The system primarily includes: (1) a first fluid passage portion having a first open end; (2) a second fluid passage portion having a second open end; (3) a fluid accumulator portion disposed between, and in fluid communication with, the first and second fluid passage portions; (4) a fluid inlet disposed between the second fluid passage portion and the fluid accumulator portion; and (5) a fluid exit disposed between the first fluid passage portion and the fluid accumulator portion. The system is useful for incorporation into drinking straws, fluid containers, drinking container lids, and tanker trucks.
Claims11
1-23. (canceled)
A spill or squirt resistant fluid management system, comprising:
- a first fluid passage portion having a first open end;
- a second fluid passage portion having a second open end;
- a fluid accumulator portion disposed between, and in fluid communication with, the first and second fluid passage portions, wherein the fluid accumulator portion has a first cross-sectional area;
- a fluid inlet disposed between the second fluid passage portion and the fluid accumulator portion, wherein the fluid inlet has a second cross-sectional area;
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- a fluid exit disposed between the first fluid passage portion and the fluid accumulator portion, wherein the fluid exit has a third cross-sectional area;
- wherein the first cross-sectional area is substantially equal to or greater than either the second or third cross-sectional areas;
- wherein one of the fluid inlet or the fluid exit are angled with respect to the fluid accumulator portion.
33-47. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.