US 12,129,097 B2
Connectors and methods for contactless transfer of fluid between containers
Jason Lines Brown, Gallatin, TN (US); Christopher James Cunningham, Goodlettsville, TN (US); James Robert Seay, Hendersonville, TN (US); John-Mark Christian Bolton, Cary, NC (US); Karry Chase Harrison, Mount Holly, NC (US); and Joshua William Whitelock, Morrisville, NC (US)
Assigned to Scatter, LLC, Hendersonville, TN (US)
Filed by Scatter, LLC, Hendersonville, TN (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/892,594.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/274,816, filed on Nov. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/237,014, filed on Aug. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0066548 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 81/32 (2006.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); B65D 25/38 (2006.01); B65D 25/56 (2006.01); B05B 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 81/3211 (2013.01) [A01M 7/0085 (2013.01); B65D 25/38 (2013.01); B65D 25/56 (2013.01); B05B 9/0403 (2013.01); B05B 9/0426 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector comprising:
a body that defines a first end, a second end, and a passageway that extends between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end and second end are configured to attach to a first container and a second container, respectively, wherein the passageway provides a pathway between the first and second containers when the first and second containers are attached to the first and second ends, respectively, wherein the body defines an opening that receives the first container, and wherein the body defines an interior that nests the first container; and
an opener configured to engage and open the first container for release of a fluid from within the first container through the passageway and into the second container when the first and second containers are attached to the first and second ends, respectively.