Fluid container with a disposable filter
OwnerDouglas W. Chalmers, Matthew Zuckermaninventors
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Abstract
Embodiments of a fluid container with a disposable filter have been presented. In some embodiments, the filter includes a housing having a top and a bottom, a first integral strainer coupled to the top, a second integral strainer coupled to the bottom, and some filtration particles stored within the housing between the first and the second integral strainers. Furthermore, some embodiments of the filter further include a flange coupled to the top, where the flange may have an outer circumference larger than a circumference of the top of the housing, and an inner circumference smaller than the circumference of the top of the housing.
Claims22
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a wall, a top, and a bottom, wherein the wall is made of a flexible material to provide a substantially liquid-tight seal between the wall and at least a portion of an inner wall of a fluid container when the housing is inserted into the fluid container;
- a first integral strainer coupled to the top;
- a second integral strainer coupled to the bottom;
- and
- a plurality of filtration particles stored within the housing between the first and the second integral strainers.
A fluid container assembly comprising:
- a fluid container having a dispensing end, wherein a rim of the dispensing end defines a single opening of the fluid container;
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- a disposable filter substantially inserted into the fluid container, the disposable filter comprising
- a housing having a wall, a top, and a bottom, wherein the wall is made of a flexible material to provide a substantially liquid-tight seal between the wall and at least a portion of an inner wall of the fluid container when the housing is inserted into the fluid container,
- a first integral strainer coupled to the top,
- a second integral strainer coupled to the bottom, and
- a plurality of filtration particles stored within the housing between the first and the second integral strainers.
An improved alcoholic beverage bottle comprising:
- a bottle defining an opening where an alcoholic beverage is dispensed;
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- a filter disposed within the bottle to filter the alcoholic beverage when the alcoholic beverage is dispensed, wherein the filter is a disposable filter designed for a single-use cycle.
A method to bottle fluid in a fluid container assembly, the method comprising:
- filling the fluid container with the fluid, the fluid container having a dispensing end to define an opening;
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- inserting a disposable filter into the fluid container through the opening after the fluid container has been substantially filled up, the disposable filter including a housing made of a flexible material to provide a substantially liquid-tight seal between the housing and at least a portion of an inner wall of the fluid container when the disposable filter is inserted into the fluid container, wherein the housing stores a plurality of filtration particles to filter the fluid when the fluid is being dispensed from the fluid container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.