LIQUID DISPENSERS AND METHODS FOR REFILLING LIQUID CONTAINING VESSELS
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1. A method comprising:
- providing a container having a liquid disposed therein;
providing a cap having a first portion that defines a bore and a second portion that is connectable to the container;
connecting the second portion of the cap to the container such that the liquid is in communication with the cap;
connecting the first portion of the cap to a liquid reservoir for an electronic cigarette such that the first portion of the cap is substantially sealed with respect to the liquid reservoir of the electronic cigarette; and
causing the liquid to flow from the container and into the liquid reservoir of the electronic cigarette.
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A method includes providing a container having a liquid disposed therein; providing a cap having a first portion that defines a bore and a second portion that is connectable to the container; connecting the second portion of the cap to the container such that the liquid is in communication the cap; connecting the first portion of the cap to a liquid reservoir for an electronic cigarette such that the first portion of the cap is substantially sealed with respect to the liquid reservoir of the electronic cigarette; and causing the liquid to flow from the container and into the liquid reservoir of the electronic cigarette.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a container having a liquid disposed therein; providing a cap having a first portion that defines a bore and a second portion that is connectable to the container; connecting the second portion of the cap to the container such that the liquid is in communication with the cap; connecting the first portion of the cap to a liquid reservoir for an electronic cigarette such that the first portion of the cap is substantially sealed with respect to the liquid reservoir of the electronic cigarette; and causing the liquid to flow from the container and into the liquid reservoir of the electronic cigarette. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for filling a liquid reservoir for an electronic cigarette, the liquid reservoir including a tubular housing that extends from a first end to a second end, and a connecting structure located at the first end of the tubular housing, the connecting structure including an aperture that extends through the connecting structure for communication with an interior of the tubular housing, the method comprising:
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providing a container having a liquid disposed therein; providing a cap having a second portion that is connectable to the container, a first portion that defines a bore, and a nozzle that extends through the bore of the first portion, the nozzle having an interior and a liquid dispensing tip; connecting the second portion of the cap to the container such that the liquid is in communication with the interior of the nozzle; connecting the first portion of the cap to the connecting structure of the liquid reservoir such that the nozzle of the cap is at least partially disposed within the aperture of the connecting structure; and causing the liquid to flow from the container, through the nozzle, and into to the tubular housing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
a liquid dispensing cap having a first portion that is substantially tubular, the first portion having an inner annular wall that defines a bore that extends through the first portion, and a nozzle that is disposed at least partially within the bore of the first portion, the nozzle having a liquid dispensing opening and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface of the nozzle is spaced apart from the inner annular wall of the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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