Liquid containers and apparatus for use with power producing devices
AssigneeINI Power Systems, Inc.
InventorsLarry J. Markoski, Timothy C. Simmons
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Abstract
A fuel reservoir for dispensing liquid fuel with a dispensing appliance includes a container having an opening, a liquid fuel in the container, a needle-pierceable septum disposed across the opening of the container, and a locking surface disposed on an exterior surface of the container and configured to engage a locking mechanism of a dispensing appliance.
Claims22
A fuel reservoir for dispensing liquid fuel with a dispensing appliance, comprising:
- a container, having an opening;
- a liquid fuel, in the container;
- a needle-pierceable septum, disposed across the opening of the container;
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- a locking surface, disposed on an exterior surface of the container and configured to engage a locking mechanism of a dispensing appliance.
A fuel dispensing system, comprising:
- a dispensing appliance, for dispensing a liquid fuel from a fuel reservoir, the dispensing appliance comprising:
- an engagement mechanism, having at least two needles;
- and
- a protecting plate, having a raised position and a depressed position, wherein the needles are concealed when the protecting plate is in a raised position and the needles are exposed when the protecting plate is in a depressed position;
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- a power-producing system, fluidly connected to the dispensing appliance.
A fuel dispensing system, comprising:
- a fuel reservoir, comprising:
- a container, having an opening;
- a liquid fuel, in the container;
- and
- a needle-pierceable septum, disposed across the opening of the container;
- a dispensing appliance, comprising:
- an engagement mechanism, having at least two needles;
- and
- a protecting plate, having a raised position and a depressed position, wherein the needles are concealed when the protecting plate is in a raised position and the needles are exposed when the protecting plate is in a depressed position;
- wherein the protecting plate is depressed, and
- the needles are engaging the fuel reservoir.
20-27. (canceled)
A method of dispensing fuel to a power-producing system, comprising:
- piercing a needle-pierceable septum of a fuel reservoir with a first needle and a second needle;
- flowing air through the first needle and into the fuel reservoir;
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- flowing a liquid fuel through the second needle, out of the fuel reservoir, and into a power-producing system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.