Portable liquid dispenser with carrying case

• US 4,420,097 A
• Filed: 01/15/1981
• Issued: 12/13/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Stoner, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gregg A. Motsenbocker
• Inventors: Motsenbocker, Gregg A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Scherbel, David A.
• Application Number:
  US06/225,267
• Time in Patent Office: 1,062 Days
• Field of Search: 222/92, 222/105, 222/107, 222/530, 222/175, 222/146 C, 222/129, 222/173, 222/326, 222/146 R, 222/131, 222/511, 222/215, 62/372, 62/457, 62/530
• US Class Current: 222/131
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/16 Water-bottles; Mess-tins; Cups

Abstract

Plastic sheet material forms a thin generally pillow shaped liquid container. A dispenser incorporates an elongated tube with a valve and nozzle at the distal end. The carrying case is shaped like the container and protects and insulates the container.

Claims

1. A liquid dispenser comprising:

a container for ingestible liquid comprising an envelope of flexible, collapsible, water impervious sheet material,

a sealed second container wholly housed within said liquid container, said second container having a non-toxic temperature retaining material therein to provide direct surface contact and heat transfer between the liquid and said second container, said liquid container being collapsible closely around said second container for convenience in storage, transporting, freezing and heating,

means for admitting liquid into the interior of said liquid container,

dispensing means for controllable dispensing of the liquid from said liquid container,

a carrying pouch for said liquid container generally conforming to the shape of said container when full of liquid,

said pouch comprising means for protecting said liquid container and for providing thermal insulation for the liquid in said container,

said pouch incorporating a tough fabric outer layer.

2. The liquid dispenser according to claim 1, wherein:

said container and said pouch have substantially planar principal surfaces and wherein the thickness of said pouch and container is less than one-quarter of either of the principal dimensions of said surfaces,

the smaller of said principal dimensions being no greater than 18 inches.

3. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein:

said dispensing means comprises means for the controlled dispensing of liquid in said container at a point remote from said container and including a tube connected to the interior of said container at a first end thereof and having a openable valve at a second end thereof.

4. The dispenser according to claim 3, wherein:

said tube is of a sufficient length so that when said container is carried about the shoulder of a user, the valve may be extended to substantially the full reach of the user without disturbing the position of said container.

5. A liquid carrier and dispenser comprising:

a container for ingestible liquid comprising an envelope of flexible, collapsible, water impervious sheet material;

means for admitting ingestible liquid into the interior of said liquid container;

a sealed second container wholly housed within said liquid container, said second container having a non-toxic temperature retaining material therein to provide direct surface contact and heat transfer between the liquid and said second container, said liquid container being collapsible closely around said second container for convenience in storage, transporting, freezing and heating; and

dispensing means for controlled dispensing of the liquid at a point remote from the liquid container.

6. The dispenser recited in claim 5 wherein said sheet material is a flexible poly-vinyl chloride of high strength which is freezable and heatable.

7. The dispenser recited in claim 5 and further comprising at least one internal web interconnecting opposite sides of said liquid container to maintain the shape of said liquid container whether it is selectively empty, full and partially full.

8. The dispenser recited in claim 5 and further comprising a carrying pouch for said liquid container, said carrying pouch completely surrounding said container and being thermally insulative as well as physically protective of said container.

9. The dispenser recited in claim 8 wherein said carrying pouch has at least one carrying strap.

10. The dispenser recited in claim 5 wherein said dispensing means comprises a tube connected to the interior of said liquid container and extending substantially beyond said container, said tube having a valve located at the distal end of said tube for controlling the discharge of the liquid.

11. A dispenser according to claim 10, wherein:

said liquid tube is connected to the interior of said container at an end of said container substantially opposite to said means for admitting liquid.

12. The dispenser recited in claim 5 wherein said non-toxic temperature retaining material is a freezable liquid.

13. A dispenser according to claim 5, wherein:

said means for admitting liquid into the interior of said liquid container comprises a filler neck which is extendible from a position substantially flush with the surface of said container to a filling position substantially beyond the surface of said container.

14. A dispenser according to claim 5, wherein:

said container comprises substantially planar upper and lower surfaces.

15. A dispenser according to claim 14, wherein said surfaces are substantially rectangular.

16. A dispenser according to claim 14, wherein the thickness of the container is less than one-quarter of either of the principal dimensions of said planar surfaces.

17. The dispenser according to claim 5, further including:

a second means for admitting liquid into the interior of said liquid container,

a secondary pouch within said container for receiving all of the liquid from said second means for admitting liquid and for separating the liquid in said secondary pouch from the liquid in said container.