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Bite valve having a plurality of slits

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  • US 5,601,207 A
  • Filed: 03/13/1996
  • Issued: 02/11/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for positioning in the mouth of an individual for selectively delivering liquid from a liquid source for consummation by the individual, said apparatus being formed of resilient, flexible material, and comprising, in combination:

  • a hollow body portion defining an interior for accommodating fluid received from a liquid source, said body portion including a fluid inlet end communicating with said interior for receiving liquid from the liquid source and a fluid outlet end spaced from said fluid inlet end; and

    a deformable closure connected to said body portion and extending across the fluid outlet end of said body portion, said closure including an outer closure surface and an inner closure surface spaced from said outer closure surface and having a plurality of slits formed therein, said plurality of slits being spaced from one another and extending between said outer closure surface and said inner closure surface, and at least one portion of said closure being located between and defined by said plurality of slits and cooperating with the remainder of said closure to maintain said slits in closed condition to prevent liquid flow through said slits from said interior, said at least one portion changing shape upon application of opposed external forces on said apparatus to open said plurality of slits and form a plurality of openings allowing liquid flow from said interior.

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