Powered hydration system
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1. A portable hydration system, comprising:
- an outer bag;
a fluid reservoir for containing a volume of a potable fluid removably received within said outer bag, said fluid reservoir having a fluid outlet;
a pump received within said outer bag, said pump having an inlet and an outlet, said pump inlet being in fluid communication with said reservoir outlet, said pump outlet including a nozzle extending through an opening in said outer bag;
one or more sealing members for sealing said opening in said outer bag relative to said pump outlet;
a dispensing tube coupled to said pump outlet and defining a fluid passageway for supplying fluid to a user;
a switch mounted on said dispensing tube in electrical communication with said pump, said switch for selectively actuating and deactuating said pump; and
a wire passing within said fluid passageway and electrically coupling said pump with said switch.
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Abstract
A personal hydration system resistant to environmental contamination is provided. In a further aspect, a method of delivering fluid to a user is provided.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable hydration system, comprising:
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an outer bag; a fluid reservoir for containing a volume of a potable fluid removably received within said outer bag, said fluid reservoir having a fluid outlet; a pump received within said outer bag, said pump having an inlet and an outlet, said pump inlet being in fluid communication with said reservoir outlet, said pump outlet including a nozzle extending through an opening in said outer bag; one or more sealing members for sealing said opening in said outer bag relative to said pump outlet; a dispensing tube coupled to said pump outlet and defining a fluid passageway for supplying fluid to a user; a switch mounted on said dispensing tube in electrical communication with said pump, said switch for selectively actuating and deactuating said pump; and a wire passing within said fluid passageway and electrically coupling said pump with said switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A hydration method, comprising:
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providing a hydration system, said hydration system including; an outer bag; a fluid reservoir for containing a volume of a potable fluid removably received within said outer bag, said fluid reservoir having a fluid outlet; a pump received within said outer bag, said pump having an inlet and an outlet, said pump inlet being in fluid communication with said reservoir outlet, said pump outlet including a nozzle extending through an opening in said outer bag; one or more sealing members for sealing said opening in said outer bag relative to said pump outlet; and
,a dispensing tube coupled to said pump outlet and defining a fluid passageway for supplying fluid to a user;
a switch mounted on said dispensing tube in electrical communication with said pump, said switch for selectively actuating and deactuating said pump; anda wire passing within said fluid passageway and electrically coupling said pump with said switch; at least partially filling said fluid reservoir with a potable fluid; and operating said pump to deliver the potable fluid from said fluid reservoir through said dispensing tube and to a mouth of a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable hydration system, comprising:
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an outer bag; a fluid reservoir for containing a volume of a potable fluid removably received within said outer bag, said fluid reservoir having a fluid outlet; a pump received within said outer bag, said pump having an inlet and an outlet, said pump inlet being in fluid communication with said reservoir outlet, said pump outlet including a nozzle extending through an opening in said outer bag; one or more sealing members for sealing said operating in said outer bag relative to said pump outlet; a dispensing tube coupled to said pump outlet and defining a fluid passageway for supplying fluid to a user; said nozzle including a flange adjacent an interior surface of said outer bag and a conduit portion extending from the flange through the opening in the outer bag; a clamping ring attached to the flange, said clamping ring circumscribing the conduit portion adjacent an exterior facing surface of said outer bag to provide a clamping engagement between the clamping ring, the outer bag, and the flange; said one or more sealing members disposed between one or both of; the flange and the interior surface of the outer bag; and the clamping ring and the exterior facing surface of said outer bag.
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