US 12,108,891 B2
Device for improved hydration during exercise
Joseph Miller, Tucson, AZ (US)
Assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ (US)
Filed by ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, AZ (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/835,618.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/227,040, filed on Jul. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0031895 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A47G 19/22 (2006.01); A47G 21/18 (2006.01); F16L 55/10 (2006.01)
CPC A47G 19/2272 (2013.01) [A47G 21/189 (2013.01); F16L 55/10 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hydration device (100) for allowing delivery of a fluid from a pre-existing container (200) comprising a cap (210) having a hole disposed on a surface of the cap (210), the hydration device (100) comprising:
a. an outer tubing (110) having a first end (112) and a second end (114);
b. an inner tubing (120) having a first end (122) and a second end (124) disposed within the outer tubing (110), wherein the first end (122) and the second end (124) of the inner tubing (120) extend past the first end (112) and the second end (114) of the outer tubing (110) respectively, wherein the inner tubing (120) slides freely within the outer tubing (110); and
c. a pinch assembly (130) capable of folding the first end (112) of the outer tubing (110) and the first end (122) of the inner tubing (120) to pinch the hydration device (100) shut when not in use to prevent leakage;
wherein when the device (100) is in use, the second end (114) of the outer tubing (110) is affixed around the hole on a surface of the cap (210), wherein the second end (124) of the inner tubing (120) extends through the hole of the cap into the pre-existing container (200);
wherein the first end (112) and the second end (114) of the outer tubing (110) are always open;
wherein the first end (122) and the second end (124) of the inner tubing (120) are always open;
wherein the fluid is delivered from the pre-existing container (200) through the second end (124) of the inner tubing (120) to the first end (122) of the inner tubing (120) when suction is applied to the first end (122) of the inner tubing (120), and air is delivered from the first end (112) of the outer tubing (110) to the pre-existing container (200) through the second end (114) to prevent collapsing of the pre-existing container (200).