Hydration system with improved fluid reservoir

A personal hydration system, comprising:

• a fluid reservoir, comprising:
• a body formed from a flexible waterproof material that defines an internal compartment adapted to receive drink fluid, wherein the body includes two spaced-apart openings;
• a fill port associated with a first one of the openings, wherein the fill port includes a neck that extends from the body;
• an exit port associated with a second one of the openings and adapted to fluidly couple an elongate drink tube to the reservoir;
• a cap adapted to be releasably and threadingly coupled to the neck of the fill port to selectively form a seal with the neck and prevent drink fluid from passing through the neck;
• a support member extending around the neck, wherein the support member includes a handle projecting generally away from the neck, wherein the cap is adapted to be removed from the neck by rotation of the cap in a first direction, and further wherein the support member is coupled to the neck such that the support member is retained against rotation relative to the neck in the first direction and in a direction opposite to the first direction, with the handle of the support member thereby selectively providing a counter lever to assist in the removal of the cap from the neck and the threading of the cap onto the neck to form a seal therewith, and further wherein the support member is rotatably coupled to the neck and adapted to be selectively rotated relative to the neck within a defined range of positions;
• an elongate, flexible drink tube adapted to receive drink fluid from the compartment of the reservoir, wherein the drink tube includes a first end region that is fluidly coupled to the second one of the openings and a second end region distal the first end region;
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• a self-sealing bite-actuated mouthpiece fluidly coupled to the second end region of the drink tube and adapted to selectively dispense drink fluid from the drink tube to a user, wherein the mouthpiece is selectively configured between a closed position, in which the mouthpiece is adapted to prevent drink fluid from being dispensed therethrough, and a dispensing position, in which the mouthpiece is adapted to permit drink fluid to be dispensed therethrough, wherein the mouthpiece is adapted to be configured from the closed position to the dispensing position responsive to compressive forces applied thereto, and further wherein the mouthpiece is biased to automatically return from the dispensing position to the closed position.

A personal hydration system, comprising:

• a fluid reservoir, comprising:
• a body formed from a flexible waterproof material that defines an internal compartment adapted to receive drink fluid, wherein the body includes two spaced-apart openings;
• a fill port associated with a first one of the openings, wherein the fill port includes a neck that extends from the body;
• an exit port associated with a second one of the openings and adapted to fluidly couple an elongate drink tube to the reservoir;
• a cap adapted to be releasably and threadingly coupled to the neck of the fill port to selectively form a seal with the neck and prevent drink fluid from passing through the neck;
• a support member extending around the neck, wherein the support member includes a handle projecting generally away from the neck, wherein the cap is adapted to be removed from the neck by rotation of the cap in a first direction, and further wherein the support member is coupled to the neck such that the support member is selectively retained against rotation relative to the neck in the first direction and in a direction opposite to the first direction, with the handle of the support member thereby selectively providing a counter lever to assist in the removal of the cap from the neck and the threading of the cap onto the neck to form a seal therewith;
• a lock mechanism adapted to selectively prevent the support member from rotating relative to the neck;
• an elongate, flexible drink tube adapted to receive drink fluid from the compartment of the reservoir, wherein the drink tube includes a first end region that is fluidly coupled to the second one of the openings and a second end region distal the first end region;
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• a self-sealing bite-actuated mouthpiece fluidly coupled to the second end region of the drink tube and adapted to selectively dispense drink fluid from the drink tube to a user, wherein the mouthpiece is selectively configured between a closed position, in which the mouthpiece is adapted to prevent drink fluid from being dispensed therethrough, and a dispensing position, in which the mouthpiece is adapted to permit drink fluid to be dispensed therethrough, wherein the mouthpiece is adapted to be configured from the closed position to the dispensing position responsive to compressive forces applied thereto, and further wherein the mouthpiece is biased to automatically return from the dispensing position to the closed position.

A personal hydration system, comprising:

• a fluid reservoir, comprising:
• a body formed from a flexible waterproof material that defines an internal compartment adapted to receive drink fluid, wherein the body includes two spaced-apart openings;
• a fill port associated with a first one of the openings, wherein the fill port includes a neck that extends from the body;
• an exit port associated with a second one of the openings and adapted to fluidly couple an elongate drink tube to the reservoir;
• a cap adapted to be releasably and threadingly coupled to the neck of the fill port to selectively form a seal with the neck and prevent drink fluid from passing through the neck;
• a support member extending around the neck, wherein the support member includes a handle projecting generally away from the neck, wherein the cap is adapted to be removed from the neck by rotation of the cap in a first direction, and further wherein the support member is coupled to the neck such that the support member is selectively retained against rotation relative to the neck in the first direction and in a direction opposite to the first direction, with the handle of the support member thereby selectively providing a counter lever to assist in the removal of the cap from the neck and the threading of the cap onto the neck to form a seal therewith;
• an elongate, flexible drink tube adapted to receive drink fluid from the compartment of the reservoir, wherein the drink tube includes a first end region that is fluidly coupled to the second one of the openings and a second end region distal the first end region;
• a self-sealing bite-actuated mouthpiece fluidly coupled to the second end region of the drink tube and adapted to selectively dispense drink fluid from the drink tube to a user, wherein the mouthpiece is selectively configured between a closed position, in which the mouthpiece is adapted to prevent drink fluid from being dispensed therethrough, and a dispensing position, in which the mouthpiece is adapted to permit drink fluid to be dispensed therethrough, wherein the mouthpiece is adapted to be configured from the closed position to the dispensing position responsive to compressive forces applied thereto, and further wherein the mouthpiece is biased to automatically return from the dispensing position to the closed position;
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• a pack having a pack compartment sized to receive the reservoir and into which the reservoir is received, wherein the pack includes a strap assembly adapted to secure the pack on a user's body, and further wherein the strap assembly includes at least a pair of shoulder straps, wherein the pack compartment includes an outer surface with a pack opening through which the neck at least partially extends to position the cap for selective removal and reattachment to the neck without removing the reservoir from the pack compartment, and further wherein at least a portion of the handle of the support member extends through the pack opening.