Storage and mixing device
First Claim
1. A handheld storage and mixing device, comprising first and second separate containers each defining a distinct internal cavity, the first container being movable relative to the second container between a first position in which the cavities are substantially sealed from one another and a second position in which a first gas forming ingredient in one of the cavities can mix with a second gas forming ingredient in the other cavity to form a gas, the device further comprising one or more filtered openings to allow the gas to escape into the ambient environment.
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Abstract
A handheld storage and mixing device is disclosed. The device can include first and second separate containers each defining a distinct internal cavity. The first container can be movable (e.g., rotatable) relative to the second container between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the cavities can be substantially sealed from one another. In the second position, a first gas forming ingredient in one of the cavities can mix with a second gas forming ingredient in the other cavity to form a gas, such as chlorine dioxide gas. The device can have one or more filtered openings to allow gas generated by mixing the first and second gas forming ingredients to escape into the ambient environment.
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26 Claims
- 1. A handheld storage and mixing device, comprising first and second separate containers each defining a distinct internal cavity, the first container being movable relative to the second container between a first position in which the cavities are substantially sealed from one another and a second position in which a first gas forming ingredient in one of the cavities can mix with a second gas forming ingredient in the other cavity to form a gas, the device further comprising one or more filtered openings to allow the gas to escape into the ambient environment.
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17. A handheld storage and mixing device, comprising:
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a first container having a first face which defines a first opening; and a second container having a second face which defines a second opening, wherein the first container is connected to the second container with the first face substantially parallel to the second face, the first and second containers being rotatable relative to one another between a first position in which a perimeter of the first face is substantially aligned with a perimeter of the second face, the first opening is out of alignment with the second opening, and an internal cavity of the first container is separate from an internal cavity of the second container, and a second position with one of the containers rotated 180 degrees relative to the other container in which the perimeter of the first face again is substantially aligned with the perimeter of the second face, the first opening is substantially aligned with the second opening, and the internal cavity of the first container is open to the internal cavity of the second container, the perimeters of the first and second faces being out of alignment with one another when not in the first or second positions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A solid container other than a sphere formed by two connected container halves, each defining a cavity, each container half having an interface surface of substantially the same shape as the other interface surface, both interface surfaces being symmetrical with respect to bisecting vertical and horizontal planes such that the interface surfaces substantially align with one another both in a first orientation and in a second orientation in which one of the interface surfaces is rotated 180 degrees relative to the other, with the interface surfaces being out of alignment when not disposed in either the first or second orientation.
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21. A handheld storage and mixing device, comprising:
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first storage means for storing a first gas forming ingredient; second storage means for storing a second gas forming ingredient; connecting means for connecting first and second storage means, such that the first and second gas forming ingredients are separate from one another and mixable on demand; and releasing means for releasing gas formed by mixing the first and second gas forming ingredients.
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22. A method for making a handheld storage and mixing device, comprising:
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providing a first container and a second container, each having a mixing opening and a loading opening; connecting the first container to the second container, such that the mixing openings of the first and second containers can be moved into or out of alignment by rotating the first container relative to the second container; introducing a first gas forming ingredient into the first container via the loading opening of the first container; introducing a second gas forming ingredient into the second container via the loading opening of the second container; and sealing the loading openings of the first and second containers. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A method for performing a chemical reaction, comprising:
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providing a handheld storage and mixing device comprising a first container and a second container; rotating the first container relative to the second container to open a connection between the first and second containers; and agitating the device, such that a first gas forming ingredient in the first container mixes with a second gas forming ingredient in the second container to form a gas, wherein the gas is releasable via filtered perforations. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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