Fluid transfer assembly and methods of fluid transfer
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-001/06
A47G-019/22
B65D-025/20
B67D-001/06
F16K-031/08
출원번호
US-0185734
(2014-02-20)
등록번호
US-9694931
(2017-07-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Springer, Joshua
출원인 / 주소
GrinOn Industries
대리인 / 주소
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
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A fluid container and method of manufacture. The fluid container may be a drinking vessel, and may include an opening in a bottom surface thereof and a coupling device around the opening. The coupling device may include a first component in contact with the bottom surface of the fluid container arou
A fluid container and method of manufacture. The fluid container may be a drinking vessel, and may include an opening in a bottom surface thereof and a coupling device around the opening. The coupling device may include a first component in contact with the bottom surface of the fluid container around the opening and a second component in contact with the first component in a fluid-tight closed configuration. The second component may include a magnetic material. The coupling device may be biased in the fluid-tight closed configuration via magnetic attraction of the first and second components.
대표청구항▼
1. A drinking vessel, comprising: a rim defining an open topan opening in a bottom surface thereof; anda coupling device comprising: a first component in contact with the bottom surface of the drinking vessel around the opening; anda second component in contact with the first component to cover the
1. A drinking vessel, comprising: a rim defining an open topan opening in a bottom surface thereof; anda coupling device comprising: a first component in contact with the bottom surface of the drinking vessel around the opening; anda second component in contact with the first component to cover the opening in a fluid-tight closed configuration, the second component including a magnetic material,the coupling device biased in the fluid-tight closed configuration via magnetic attraction of the first component and the second component. 2. The drinking vessel according to claim 1, wherein a top surface of the second component is viewable from a top of the drinking vessel and includes a personal or commercial message. 3. The drinking vessel according to claim 1, wherein the coupling device comprises an upper section and a lower section detachably connected to the upper section through the opening of the drinking vessel. 4. The drinking vessel according to claim 3, wherein the upper section is the first component and a cap mating with the upper section is the second component. 5. The drinking vessel according to claim 4, wherein the upper section includes apertures through a rim thereof spaced around a rim circumference, the cap translating, in use, along a longitudinal axis of the upper section to cover the apertures in the fluid-tight closed configuration, and to uncover the apertures in an open configuration. 6. The drinking vessel according to claim 4, wherein the cap includes a recess shaped to receive a rigid member of a filling device, the cap separating from the upper section upon pressing the rigid member against the cap. 7. The drinking vessel according to claim 4, wherein the cap is configured to separate from the upper section upon pressing a filling device rigid member against the cap, and wherein the cap includes magnetic material of sufficient magnetic strength to resist movement relative to the rigid member based on magnetic attraction between the rigid member and the cap when the cap is in contact with the rigid member. 8. The drinking vessel according to claim 1, wherein the drinking vessel is a disposable cup. 9. The drinking vessel according to claim 8, wherein the disposable cup is configured to be filled with liquid through the opening in the bottom surface and configured for a user to drink the liquid from a larger opening at the open top of the drinking vessel. 10. The drinking vessel according to claim 1, wherein the first component is a metal ring attached to the bottom surface of the drinking vessel around the opening. 11. The drinking vessel according to claim 10, wherein the metal ring is permanently coupled to the bottom surface of the drinking vessel. 12. The drinking vessel according to claim 10, wherein the second component is a disk releasably coupled to a top of the metal ring inside the drinking vessel. 13. The drinking vessel according to claim 1, wherein the first component is permanently attached to the drinking vessel container, and the second component is removable from the drinking vessel. 14. A method of manufacturing, comprising: providing a drinking vessel including a rim defining an open top and an opening in a bottom thereof;attaching a first component to the bottom of the drinking vessel around the opening; andcoupling a second component of magnetic material to the first component such that the opening is sealed closed in a fluid-tight configuration by magnetic attraction between the first component and the second component, and such that upon sufficient force to overcome the magnetic attraction, the second component physically separates entirely from the first component, wherein the second component covers the opening and is removable from the drinking vessel. 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the first component is a metal ring, and wherein attaching the first component to the bottom of the drinking vessel includes attaching the metal ring to the bottom of the drinking vessel around the opening. 16. The method according to claim 15, wherein attaching the metal ring to the bottom of the drinking vessel includes permanently coupling the metal ring to the bottom of the drinking vessel. 17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the second component is a flat, generally circular disk that fits inside the bottom of the drinking vessel, and wherein coupling the second component of magnetic material to the first component includes placing the flat, generally circular disk on top of the metal ring inside the bottom of the drinking vessel. 18. The method according to claim 14, further comprising including an o-ring or gasket with at least one of the first component and the second component to better ensure a fluid-tight seal around the opening. 19. A drinking vessel, comprising: a rim defining an open top andan opening in a bottom surface of the drinking vessel; anda coupling device around the opening, the coupling device comprising: a metal ring permanently attached to the bottom surface around the opening; anda disk of magnetic material releasably coupled to a top of the metal ring inside the drinking vessel, wherein the coupling device is biased in a fluid-tight closed configuration via magnetic attraction of the disk to the metal ring, and wherein the disk of magnetic material is removable from the drinking vessel. 20. A fluid container, comprising: an opening in a bottom surface thereof; anda coupling device around the opening, the coupling device comprising: a first component in contact with the bottom surface of the fluid container around the opening, the first component comprising an upper section and a lower section detachably connected to the upper section through the opening, the upper section including apertures through a rim thereof spaced around a rim circumference; anda cap in contact with the first component in a fluid-tight closed configuration, the cap including a magnetic material, the cap mating with the upper section, the cap translating, in use, along a longitudinal axis of the upper section to cover the apertures in the fluid-tight closed configuration, and to uncover the apertures in an open configuration,the coupling device biased in the fluid-tight closed configuration via magnetic attraction of the first component and the second component. 21. A fluid container, comprising: an opening in a bottom surface thereof; anda coupling device around the opening, the coupling device comprising: a first component in contact with the bottom surface of the fluid container around the opening, the first component comprising an upper section and a lower section detachably connected to the upper section through the opening; anda cap in contact with the first component in a fluid-tight closed configuration, the cap including a magnetic material, the cap mating with the upper section, the cap including a recess shaped to receive a rigid member of a filling device, the cap separating from the upper section upon pressing the rigid member against the cap,the coupling device biased in the fluid-tight closed configuration via magnetic attraction of the first component and the cap. 22. The drinking vessel according to claim 19, wherein the disk of magnetic material covers the opening. 23. The drinking vessel according to claim 19, wherein a top surface of the disk of magnetic material is viewable from a top of the drinking vessel and includes a personal or commercial message.
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