Collapsible fluid container
AssigneeAdvanced Technology Materials, Inc.
InventorsKevin O'Dougherty, Robert Andrews, John Titus
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Abstract
The present invention is a collapsible fluid container for handling liquid. The collapsible fluid container has an interior volume for storing the liquid, which defines a main chamber and an auxiliary chamber connected to the main chamber. The auxiliary chamber is positioned to receive a substance. A fitment is sealed to the collapsible fluid container that defines a port communicating with the interior volume of the fluid container.
Claims25
A collapsible fluid container for handling liquid, the fluid container for connecting to a flow path of a liquid delivery system, the fluid container comprising:
- an interior volume for storing the liquid, the interior volume defining a main chamber and an auxiliary chamber, the main chamber for dispensing liquid into the flow path and the auxiliary chamber for receiving a substance, the interior volume adapted to permit sealing off of the auxiliary chamber from the main chamber;
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- a fitment sealed to the fluid container, the fitment defining a port communicating with the interior volume of the fluid container.
A method for filling a fluid container with liquid to minimize headspace, the method comprising:
- providing a fluid container for holding the liquid in an interior volume having a main chamber and an auxiliary chamber, the auxiliary chamber connected to the main chamber;
- filling the interior volume of the fluid container with a quantity of liquid so that the main chamber contains the liquid and the auxiliary chamber contains headspace gas;
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- sealing off the auxiliary chamber from the main chamber so that the headspace gas is trapped in the auxiliary chamber.
A method for collecting a substance from a flow path of a liquid delivery system, the method comprising:
- providing a fluid container having a dispensing chamber and a collection chamber, the dispensing chamber holding a liquid;
- connecting the dispensing chamber to an inlet end of the flow path;
- connecting the collection chamber to an outlet end of the flow path;
- sealing off the collection chamber from the dispensing chamber;
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- collecting a substance from the flow path in the collection chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.