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 rotatable 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, wherein the first and second containers have opposing faces with non-circular perimeters, the face of the first container covers substantially all of the face of the second container when the first container is in the first position relative to the second container and when the first container is in the second position relative to the second container, and portions of the face of the second container are uncovered when the first container is rotated relative to the second container between the first position and the second position.
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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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25 Claims
- 1. A handheld storage and mixing device, comprising first and second separate containers each defining a distinct internal cavity, the first container being rotatable 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, wherein the first and second containers have opposing faces with non-circular perimeters, the face of the first container covers substantially all of the face of the second container when the first container is in the first position relative to the second container and when the first container is in the second position relative to the second container, and portions of the face of the second container are uncovered when the first container is rotated relative to the second container between the first position and the second position.
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14. 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 (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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