Cynthia S Peters

US Patent:

6364168, Apr 2, 2002

Filed:

Mar 6, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/519302

Inventors:

Gary D. Gardner - Atherton CA
Robert Choi - Gilroy CA
Cynthia A. Peters - Burleson TX

Assignee:

CamelBak Products, Inc. - Petaluma CA

International Classification:

B67D 300

US Classification:

222175, 222490, 220703

Abstract:

A personal hydration system with an improved mouthpiece for use in providing fluid for delivery to a user. The mouthpiece includes a neck that is adapted to be mounted on a supply tube to a hydration system and which is joined to a resilient head. The head includes a dispensing face with a pair of lips that define a normally closed slit, through which fluid is dispensed from the mouthpiece, a perimeter and a minimum dimension between opposed points on the perimeter. The bite region extends from the perimeter to a shoulder, which joins the bite region and the neck. From a closed position, in which the lips extend against each other to close the slit and prevent fluid from being dispensed through the slit, the mouthpiece is deformable to a dispensing position in which the lips are spread at least partially away from each other to allow fluid to be dispensed through the lips.

US Patent:

60328312, Mar 7, 2000

Filed:

Sep 11, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/151493

Inventors:

Gary D. Gardner - Atherton CA
Robert Choi - Gilroy CA
Cynthia A. Peters - Burleson TX

Assignee:

Came1Bak Products, Inc. - Petaluma CA

International Classification:

B67D 564

US Classification:

222175

Abstract:

A personal hydration system with an improved mouthpiece for use in providing fluid for delivery to a user. The mouthpiece includes a neck that is adapted to be mounted on a supply tube to a hydration system and which is joined to a resilient head. The head includes a dispensing face with a pair of lips that define a normally closed slit, through which fluid is dispensed from the mouthpiece, a perimeter and a minimum dimension between opposed points on the perimeter. The bite region extends from the perimeter to a shoulder, which joins the bite region and the neck. From a closed position, in which the lips extend against each other to close the slit and prevent fluid from being dispensed through the slit, the mouthpiece is deformable to a dispensing position in which the lips are spread at least partially away from each other to allow fluid to be dispensed through the lips.

US Patent:

60707674, Jun 6, 2000

Filed:

Jul 17, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/118196

Inventors:

Gary D. Gardner - Atherton CA
Cynthia A. Peters - Burleson TX
Robert Choi - Gilroy CA

Assignee:

CamelBak Products, Inc. - Petaluma CA

International Classification:

B67D 300

US Classification:

222175

Abstract:

A personal hydration system with an improved mouthpiece for use in providing fluid for delivery to a user. The mouthpiece includes a neck that is adapted to be mounted on a supply tube to a hydration system and which is joined to a resilient head. The head includes a dispensing face with a pair of lips that define a normally closed slit, through which fluid is dispensed from the mouthpiece, a perimeter and a minimum dimension between opposed points on the perimeter. The bite region extends from the perimeter to a lip-receiving shoulder, which extends from the bite region to the neck, and the bite region has a length measured from the perimeter to the lip-receiving shoulder which is less than the minimum dimension. From a closed position, in which the lips extend against each other to close the slit and prevent fluid from being dispensed through the slit, the mouthpiece is deformable to a dispensing position in which the lips are spread at least partially away from each other to allow fluid to be dispensed through the lips.