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US 9,375,742 B1Granted
Motorized hydration system
OwnerYehuda Yokedinventor
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Abstract
The motorized hydration kit provides motorized unpressurized hydration to persons riding bicycles and/or persons using waist or back packs while driving, walking, running and hiking. A miniature light weight vane and/or peristaltic and/or diaphragm liquid pumps powered by a rechargeable direct current power source are built into a proprietary water bottle cap assembly that will replace most caps of water bottles type in the market. Same cap along with two tubing fittings will allow a simple and quick modification of most types of hydration bladders used in waist or back packs in the market. A programmable pump power control module will allow users to draw liquid and liquefied food additives from water bottles or water bladders and proprietary food additive capsules/containers on demand.
Claims20
A hydration system, comprising:
- a pump assembly comprising
- a pump housing;
- a first suction tube extending outward from said pump housing and adapted to fluidly connect to a first receptacle holding a liquid;
- an attachment means for attaching said pump housing to said first receptacle;
- a first output tube extending outward from said pump housing;
- a power source arranged in said pump housing;
- an activatable pump arranged in said pump housing, said pump being connected to said first suction tube and said first output tube and configured to draw liquid from said first suction tube and propel the drawn liquid through said first output tube when activated and connected to and powered by said power source;
- and
- a control module for activating and deactivating said pump;
- and
- a user control for controlling said control module.
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A hydration system, comprising:
- a pump assembly comprising
- a pump housing;
- a first suction tube extending outward from said pump housing and adapted to fluidly connect to a first receptacle holding a liquid;
- a second suction tube extending transversely outward from said pump housing and adapted to fluidly connect to a second receptacle holding a liquid;
- a first output tube extending outward from said pump housing;
- a power source arranged in said pump housing;
- an activatable pump arranged in said pump housing, said pump being connected to said first suction tube and said first output tube and configured to draw liquid from said first suction tube and propel the drawn liquid through said first output tube when activated and connected to and powered by said power source;
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- a control module for activating and deactivating said pump;
- a diverter arranged in said pump housing connected to said first and second suction tubes, said diverter having a first position and a second position, wherein said pump draws liquid from said first suction tube when the diverter is in the first position and said pump draws liquid from said second suction tube when the diverter is in the second position,
- wherein said diverter is connected to and controlled by said control module to selectively change between the first position and second position;
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- a user control for controlling said control module.
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A hydration system, comprising:
- a pump assembly comprising
- a pump housing;
- a first suction tube extending outward from said pump housing and adapted to fluidly connect to a first receptacle holding a liquid;
- a first output tube extending outward from said pump housing;
- a power source arranged in said pump housing;
- an activatable pump arranged in said pump housing, said pump being connected to said first suction tube and said first output tube and configured to draw liquid from said first suction tube and propel the drawn liquid through said first output tube when activated and connected to and powered by said power source;
- an additive assembly connected to said first output tube, said additive assembly comprising:
- an additive assembly housing defining a mixing chamber, said first output tube fluidly communication with said mixing chamber;
- an additive receptacle disposed inside said additive assembly housing and configured to receive a container including one or more additives;
- a second output tube in fluid communication with said mixing chamber;
- an activatable additive pump disposed in said additive assembly housing;
- an additive suction tube in fluid communication with said additive receptacle;
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- an additive output tube in fluid communication with said mixing chamber,
- said additive pump being connected to said power source and configured to draw the one or more additives from said additive receptacle through said additive suction tube and propel the drawn one or more additives through said additive output tube to said mixing chamber, draw liquid from said first output tube and propel the drawn liquid into said mixing chamber when activated and propel a mixture of liquid and one or more additives from said mixing chamber through said second output tube;
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- a control module for activating and deactivating said pump and activating and deactivating said additive pump;
- and
- a user control for controlling said control module.
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A hydration system conversion kit for use with a fluid container structure having a hydration system tube leading from a receptacle to an outlet, comprising:
- a pump assembly comprising
- a pump housing;
- a first suction tube extending outward from said pump housing and adapted to fluidly connect to a first tube fitting;
- a first output tube extending outward from said pump housing;
- a power source arranged in said pump housing;
- an activatable pump arranged in said pump housing, said pump being connected to said first suction tube and said first output tube and configured to draw liquid from said first suction tube and propel the drawn liquid through said first output tube when activated and connected to and powered by said power source;
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- a control module for activating and deactivating said pump;
- and
- a user control for controlling said control module,
- wherein said first tube fitting is configured to attach to an open end of the hydration system tube to thereby enable fluid in the receptacle of the fluid container structure to be drawn by said pump.
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A method of converting a hydration system, having a fluid container structure having a tube leading from a receptacle receivable of a fluid to an outlet, into a powered hydration system, comprising the steps of:
- cutting said tube to form a first tube stem and a second tube stem, said first tube stem having a receptacle end connected to said receptacle and a cut end and said second tube stem having an outlet end connected to said outlet and a cut end;
- forming a first tube fitting by connecting said cut end of said first tube stem to a first tube connector;
- forming a second tube fitting by connecting said cut end of said second tube stem to a second tube connector;
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- connecting said first tube fitting and said second tube fitting to a pump assembly comprising:
- a pump housing;
- a first suction tube extending outward from said pump housing and adapted to fluidly connect to said first tube fitting;
- a first output tube extending outward from said pump housing and adapted to fluidly connect to said second tube fitting;
- a power source arranged in said pump housing;
- an activatable pump arranged in said pump housing, said pump being connected to said first suction tube and said first output tube and configured to draw liquid from said first suction tube and propel the drawn liquid through said first output tube when activated and connected to and powered by said power source;
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- a control module for activating and deactivating said pump.
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A method of converting a hydration system, having a fluid container structure having a tube leading from a receptacle to an outlet, into a powered hydration system, comprising the steps of:
- cutting said tube to form a first tube stem and a second tube stem, said first tube stem having a receptacle end connected to said receptacle and a cut end and said second tube stem having an outlet end connected to said outlet and a cut end;
- forming a first tube fitting by connecting said cut end of said first tube stem to a first tube connector;
- forming a second tube fitting by connecting said cut end of said second tube stem to a second tube connector;
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- connecting said first tube fitting and said second tube fitting to a pump assembly comprising:
- a pump housing;
- a first suction tube extending outward from said pump housing and adapted to fluidly connect to said first tube fitting;
- a first output tube extending outward from said pump housing;
- a power source arranged in said pump housing;
- an activatable pump arranged in said pump housing, said pump being connected to said first suction tube and said first output tube and configured to draw liquid from said first suction tube and propel the drawn liquid through said first output tube when activated and connected to and powered by said power source;
- an additive assembly housing defining a mixing chamber, said first output tube in fluid communication with said mixing chamber;
- an additive receptacle disposed inside said additive assembly housing and configured to receive a container including one or more additives;
- a second output tube in fluid communication with said mixing chamber and adapted to fluidly connect to said second tube fitting;
- an activatable additive pump disposed in said additive assembly housing;
- an additive suction tube in fluid communication with said additive receptacle;
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- an additive output tube in fluid communication with said mixing chamber,
- said additive pump being connected to said power source and said control module and configured to draw the one or more additives from said additive receptacle through said additive suction tube and propel the drawn one or more additives through said additive output tube to said mixing chamber, draw liquid from said first output tube and propel the drawn liquid into said mixing chamber when activated and propel a mixture of liquid and one or more additives from said mixing chamber through said second output tube, and
- a control module for activating and deactivating said pump and said additive pump.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.