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US 7,243,860 B2Granted
Portable misting device with drinking spout and fan assist
AssigneeSqueeze Breeze.Circulair, a division of GLJ, LLC
InventorsEric J. Junkel, Lee Radtke, Jim Glasgow, Linda Usher
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Abstract
A portable misting device having a body with an internal and fluid holding reservoir. A fill port provides for refilling of the fluid holding reservoir and one or more discharge ports are in fluidic communication with the reservoir. A fluid conveying conduit extends from the discharge port and terminates in an orifice. The orifice typically includes both spray misting and drinking components.
Claims20
A portable misting device, comprising:
- a body having an internal and fluid holding reservoir;
- a fill port for refilling said fluid holding reservoir;
- at least one discharge port spaced apart from said fill port and in fluidic communication with said reservoir;
- a fluid conveying conduit extending from said discharge port and terminating in an orifice, said orifice being actuated to issue a mist spray, said orifice further comprising a hand-held pump subassembly for issuing fluid in at least one of said mist spray and a steady fluid flow;
- said pump subassembly further comprising:
- an inlet plenum;
- a piston pump secured to a first outlet associated with said plenum, said orifice defining an outlet location of said piston pump;
- and
- a pump actuator mechanism secured to said sub-assembly and, upon being depressed, engaging said piston pump to issue said mist spray;
- said pump subassembly further comprising a bite valve and which incorporates a slit deformable in a radially outward direction and upon being depressed radially inwardly;
- and
- an inlet check valve associated with said reservoir and preventing the introduction of air into said discharge port and fluid conveying conduit.
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A portable misting device, comprising:
- a body having an internal and fluid holding reservoir;
- a fill port for refilling said fluid holding reservoir;
- at least one discharge port separate from said fill port and in fluidic communication with said reservoir;
- a fluid conveying conduit extending from said discharge port and terminating in an orifice, said orifice being actuated to issue a mist spray;
- said orifice further comprising a hand-held pump subassembly for issuing fluid in at least one of said mist spray and a steady fluid flow, said pump subassembly further comprising at least one of a flapper-type cheek valve in operative communication with a second outlet associated with said plenum, and a drinking nipple incorporating a bite valve insert, deformation of said insert permitting a steady stream fluid flow through said nipple.
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A portable misting device, comprising:
- a body having an internal and fluid holding reservoir;
- a fill port for refilling said fluid holding reservoir;
- at least one discharge port separate from said fill port and in fluidic communication with said reservoir;
- a fluid conveying conduit extending from said discharge port and terminating in an orifice, said orifice being actuated to issue a mist spray;
- and
- said orifice further comprising a hand-held pump subassembly for issuing fluid in at least one of said mist spray and a steady fluid flow, said pump subassembly further comprising:
- an inlet plenum;
- a control valve secured to a first outlet associated with said plenum;
- and
- a valve actuator arm pivotally mounted to said control valve by an interiorly disposed ball valve such that, upon being engaged, said control valve issues said mist spray.
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A portable misting device, comprising:
- a body having an internal and fluid holding reservoir;
- a fill port for refilling said fluid holding reservoir;
- at least one discharge port separate from said fill port and in fluidic communication with said reservoir;
- a fluid conveying conduit extending from said discharge port and terminating in an orifice, said orifice being actuated to issue a mist spray;
- said orifice further comprising a hand-held pump subassembly for issuing fluid in at least one of said mist spray and a steady fluid flow, said pump subassembly further comprising:
- an inlet plenum;
- a piston pump secured to a first outlet associated with said plenum, said orifice defining an outlet location of said piston pump;
- a pump actuator mechanism secured to said sub-assembly and, upon being depressed, engaging said piston pump to issue said mist spray;
- and
- a bite valve incorporating a slit deformable in a radially outward direction and upon being depressed radially inwardly.
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A portable misting device, comprising:
- a body having an internal and fluid holding reservoir;
- a fill port for refilling said fluid holding reservoir;
- at least one discharge port separate from said fill port and in fluidic communication with said reservoir;
- a fluid conveying conduit extending from said discharge port and terminating in an orifice, said orifice being actuated to issue a mist spray;
- said orifice further comprising a hand-held pump subassembly for issuing fluid in at least one of said mist spray and a steady fluid flow, said pump subassembly further comprising:
- an inlet plenum;
- a piston pump secured to a first outlet associated with said plenum, said orifice defining an outlet location of said piston pump;
- a pump actuator mechanism secured to said sub-assembly and, upon being depressed, engaging said piston pump to issue said mist spray;
- and
- a suction-actuated valve having an outer and cylindrical shaped body, a spring loaded and axially displaceable valve insert actuating to permit said steady stream fluid flow.
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A portable misting device, comprising:
- a body having an internal and fluid holding reservoir;
- a fill port for refilling said fluid holding reservoir;
- at least one discharge port separate from said fill port and in fluidic communication with said reservoir;
- a fluid conveying conduit extending from said discharge port and terminating in an orifice, said orifice being actuated to issue a mist spray;
- a handpiece enclosure secured to an extending end of said conduit and incorporating said orifice in order to issue at least one of a mist spray and a steady-stream fluid flow, said handpiece enclosure further comprising:
- an inlet;
- a pump handle secured in fluidic communication to a plenum extending from said inlet;
- an elastic and pressurized bladder in fluidic communication with said plenum;
- a handle actuated valve fluidly communicating with a first outlet of said plenum and, upon being engaged, issuing said mist spray;
- and
- a combination bite and nipple valve fluidly communicating with a second outlet of said plenum and, upon being engaged, permitting said steady-stream fluid flow.
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A portable misting device, comprising:
- a body having an internal and fluid holding reservoir;
- a fill port for refilling said fluid holding reservoir;
- at least one discharge port spaced apart from said fill port and in fluidic communication with said reservoir;
- a fluid conveying conduit extending from said discharge port and terminating in an orifice, said orifice being actuated to issue a mist spray, said orifice further comprising a hand-held pump subassembly for issuing fluid in at least one of said mist spray and a steady fluid flow;
- said pump subassembly further comprising:
- an inlet plenum;
- a piston pump secured to a first outlet associated with said plenum, said orifice defining an outlet location of said piston pump;
- and
- a pump actuator mechanism secured to said sub-assembly and, upon being depressed, engaging said piston pump to issue said mist spray;
- said pump subassembly further comprising a suction-actuated valve having an outer and cylindrical shaped valve body, a spring loaded and axially displaceable valve insert actuating to permit said steady stream fluid flow;
- and
- an inlet check valve associated with said reservoir and preventing the introduction of air into said discharge port and fluid conveying conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.