US 11,871,867 B1
Additive container with bottom cover
Simon Lewis Bilton, Leamington Spa (GB); Joseph Butler, Rugby (GB); and Timothy Christopher Stubbs, Birmingham (GB)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/124,905.
Int. Cl. A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01); B01F 23/237 (2022.01); B01F 23/2361 (2022.01)
CPC A47J 31/40 (2013.01) [A47J 31/461 (2018.08); B01F 23/2361 (2022.01); B01F 23/237621 (2022.01); A23V 2250/11 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An additive container, comprising:
a housing defining a hollow interior and having an opening leading to the hollow interior;
a cover disposed over the opening;
an inlet formed in a wall of the housing and leading to the hollow interior, the inlet having an inlet valve movable between open and closed positions for allowing fluid flow into the hollow interior;
an outlet formed in the wall of the housing and spaced apart from the inlet, the outlet having an outlet valve movable between open and closed positions for allowing fluid flow out of the hollow interior, the outlet valve being configured to move from the closed position to the open position in response to a pressure increase in the hollow interior.