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US 2011/0031271 A1Published application
Valving for a refillable reusable mixer bottle
AssigneeReplenish Bottling, LLC
InventorJASON FOSTER
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Abstract
A self-contained mixing and dispensing container having at least two chambers, includes a valving combination of two oppositely installed one-way valves by which fluid may be transferred from one chamber to another by deforming one chamber. One of the valves permits the transfer of fluid and the other valve, communicates with the ambient atmosphere, to permit air into the deformed chamber to replace the removed fluid.
Claims10
A mixing and dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a first chamber capable of holding a liquid;
- a replaceable deformable second chamber capable of holding a liquid;
- and
- valve means between said first and second chambers for maintaining separation between the contents of said first and second chambers, said valve means including first and second, oppositely oriented one way valve members;
- wherein said first valve member, in response to increased pressure in said second chamber, allows the introduction of the contents of said second chamber into said first chamber;
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- wherein said second valve member, in response to decreased pressure in said second chamber, allows the introduction of ambient air into said second chamber to equalize the pressure therein.
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A method of using a combined mixing and dispensing apparatus comprising the steps of:
- affixing a replaceable deformable chamber to a fixed chamber having valve means;
- introducing incremental portions of the contents of said replaceable deformable chamber into said fixed chamber through said valve means;
- replacing each incremental portion as it is transferred with air through said valve means;
- emptying the contents of said replaceable deformable chamber over time;
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- replacing said replaceable deformable chamber with a new replaceable deformable chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.