Liquid containers, filters, caps, hose assemblies & kits
AssigneeTurn 3 Holdings LLC
InventorsAndrew Stephen Burns, JR., Michael Thomas Benson
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Abstract
A container may include a generally hollow body configured for holding a liquid and including a spout. A spout cap may be configured for removable engagement with the spout. The spout cap may include an inner boss and an outer boss in fluid communication with the inner boss. The inner boss may include an annular skirt disposed within an interior space of the spout cap. The outer boss may be configured to receive a connector of a hose assembly. A filter may have a connecting portion configured for removable insertion into the inner boss. The filter and the spout cap may form a fluid flow path from the body through the spout. Related filters, hose assemblies, and kits are also described.
Claims19
1-38. (canceled)
A spout cap and hose assembly for removable engagement with a spout of a container, the spout cap and hose assembly comprising:
- a spout cap comprising
- an upper portion;
- an outer skirt depending downward from the upper portion and including internal threads configured for threaded engagement with external threads on the spout;
- and
- a conduit traversing through the upper portion, the conduit comprising a first internally threaded portion and a second internally threaded portion;
- a filter in threaded engagement with the first internally threaded portion;
- a hose connector in threaded engagement with the second internally threaded portion;
- a hose connected to the hose connector;
- and
- a nozzle connected to the hose.
A spout cap and hose assembly for removable engagement with a spout of a container, the spout cap and hose assembly comprising:
- a spout cap comprising a skirt including internal threads configured for threaded engagement with external threads on the spout, and a conduit comprising an internally threaded portion;
- a hose connector in threaded engagement with the internally threaded portion;
- a hose connected to the hose connector;
- and
- a nozzle connected to the hose, the nozzle comprising a stop including a plurality of spaced apart protrusions.
A spout cap and hose assembly for removable engagement with a spout of a container, the spout cap and hose assembly comprising:
- a spout cap comprising
- an upper portion;
- an outer skirt depending downward from the upper portion and including internal threads configured for threaded engagement with external threads on the spout;
- and
- a conduit traversing through the upper portion, the conduit comprising an internally threaded portion and an internally smooth bore portion having a groove therein;
- a filter having an O-ring in removable liquid-tight engagement with the groove of the internally smooth bore portion;
- a hose connector in threaded engagement with the internally threaded portion;
- a hose connected to the hose connector;
- and
- a nozzle connected to the hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.