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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 l

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.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A personal hydration system for use in providing fluid to a user, the hydration system comprising:a reservoir configured to hold a supply of fluid and including an output port through which the fluid may be passed;a flexible hose with first and second ends, the first end being conn

[ We claim:] [1.] A personal hydration system for use in providing fluid to a user, the hydration system comprising:a reservoir configured to hold a supply of fluid and including an output port through which the fluid may be passed;a flexible hose with first and second ends, the first end being connected to the output port; anda mouthpiece connected to the second end of the hose and configured to be placed in the user's mouth to provide fluid delivery thereto, the mouthpiece comprising:a neck portion mounted on the second end of the hose; anda head adapted to be received in a user's mouth and including a dispensing face with a perimeter and a minimum dimension between opposed points on the perimeter, wherein the head further includes a bite region extending from the perimeter generally toward the neck to a lip-receiving shoulder, the lip-receiving shoulder 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.