FLUID CONTAINER
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1. A container to hold a volume of fluid, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior, wherein the housing includesa fluid chamber disposed at a lower portion of the housing to hold the volume of fluid;
a fluid exit port fluidly connected to the fluid chamber to deliver outside the housing the fluid from the interior; and
a vent system disposed at an upper portion of the interior adjacent to the fluid chamber to vent air from the interior to atmosphere, wherein the vent system includesan air chamber in the interior in fluid communication with the fluid chamber through an air inlet, the air chamber having an inclined bottom surface angling from the air inlet to a distal end of the air chamber; and
at least one vent hole disposed at the distal end to receive air from the air chamber and deliver the air to atmosphere outside the housing.
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Abstract
A container for holding a volume of fluid includes a housing defining an interior for retaining the volume of fluid, a vent system disposed at an upper portion of the interior adjacent to a fluid chamber to vent air to atmosphere. The vent system includes an air chamber in fluid communication with the fluid chamber through an air inlet and disposed within the interior. The air chamber includes a bottom surface angling from the air inlet towards a distal end of the air chamber.
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1. A container to hold a volume of fluid, comprising:
a housing defining an interior, wherein the housing includes a fluid chamber disposed at a lower portion of the housing to hold the volume of fluid; a fluid exit port fluidly connected to the fluid chamber to deliver outside the housing the fluid from the interior; and a vent system disposed at an upper portion of the interior adjacent to the fluid chamber to vent air from the interior to atmosphere, wherein the vent system includes an air chamber in the interior in fluid communication with the fluid chamber through an air inlet, the air chamber having an inclined bottom surface angling from the air inlet to a distal end of the air chamber; and at least one vent hole disposed at the distal end to receive air from the air chamber and deliver the air to atmosphere outside the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vent system disposed in a housing of a fluid container of a micro-fluid imaging device, comprising:
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an air chamber in an interior of the housing in fluid communication with the fluid chamber through an air inlet, the air chamber having an inclined bottom surface angling from the air inlet to a distal end opposite the air inlet; at least one vent hole disposed on the distal end of the air chamber to receive air from the air chamber and deliver the air to atmosphere outside the housing; an air exit channel in fluid communication with the air chamber through the at least one vent hole to collect air from the air chamber; and a vent disposed outside the housing to vent air from the air exit channel to the atmosphere. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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