Liquid control tool
OwnerJon Bruce Davidsoninventor
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Abstract
A liquid control tool enables users to control the timing and amount of liquid to be consumed. The liquid control tool includes a handle and a head attached to the handle. The handle has a cavity (e.g., for storing liquid). The head has a concave surface defining a bowl. The liquid control tool also has two one-way valves to control the flow of liquid into and out of the cavity. The first one-way valve is configured to allow fluid to transfer, through a first opening in the bowl, from an external environment into the cavity. The second one-way valve is configured to allow fluid to transfer, through a second opening in the bowl, from the cavity into the bowl. A user can use the liquid control tool to hold and combine their food with a liquid when the user squeezes the handle and is ready to eat the food.
Claims20
A spoon comprising:
- a handle having a cavity;
- a head attached to the handle, the head having a concave surface defining a bowl;
- a first one-way valve configured to allow fluid to transfer, through a first opening in the bowl, from an external environment into the cavity;
- and
- a second one-way valve configured to allow fluid to transfer, through a second opening in the bowl, from the cavity into the bowl.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising stored instructions for fabricating a tool, the instructions when executed by a computer system cause the computer system to:
- cause one or more manufacturing devices to fabricate the tool, the tool comprising:
- a handle having a cavity;
- a head attached to the handle, the head having a concave surface defining a bowl;
- a first one-way valve configured to allow fluid to transfer, through a first opening in the bowl, from an external environment into the cavity;
- and
- a second one-way valve configured to allow fluid to transfer, through a second opening in the bowl, from the cavity into the bowl.
A method for using a tool, the tool comprising:
- a handle having a cavity;
- a head attached to the handle, the head having a concave surface defining a bowl;
- a first one-way valve configured to allow fluid to transfer, through a first opening in the bowl, from an external environment into the cavity;
- and a second one-way valve configured to allow fluid to transfer, through a second opening in the bowl, from the cavity into the bowl;
- wherein the method comprises:
- applying a force to the handle, an application of the force causing fluid to transfer through the second one-way valve;
- and
- relieving the handle of the force, a relief of the force causing fluid to transfer through the first one-way valve into the bowl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.