A drinking container includes an automatically opening and closing magnetic lid. The drinking container includes a container portion, a sleeve, and a lid. The sleeve is moveable between a closed position and an open position with respect to the container portion, the sleeve including a sleeve magnet. The lid is moveable from a closed configuration to an open configuration, the lid including a lid magnet, the closed configuration of the lid sealing an access pathway to an interior of the container portion, the open configuration of the lid opening the access pathway to the interior of the container portion. In the closed position of the sleeve, a biased force holds the lid in the closed configuration. In the open position of the sleeve, the sleeve magnet and the lid magnet have a magnetic force greater than the biased force to place the lid in the open configuration.

Disinfection of a surface, such as a mouthpiece of a water bottle, using ultraviolet radiation is disclosed. A cover assembly can include a cover configured to selectively enclose the surface to be disinfected, such as the mouthpiece. The cover assembly can be configured such that ultraviolet radiation can be emitted into an interior volume at least partially formed by the cover and including the surface. The cover assembly can further include a power source which provides power to one or more ultraviolet light sources that emit the ultraviolet radiation. The cover assembly can be a mouthpiece cover assembly physically separate from a container and top cover or integrated in the top cover. A container and a top cover including one or more features for improved cleanliness are also disclosed.

A beverage container is disclosed with a cap body having an upper straw with an incorporated valve that moves upward and downward to toggle between an open and closed position and a lower straw that is stationary within the cap body. Hermetic seals are formed between the straw bodies and cap body that allow the proper operation of a straw that opens, allowing fluid to flow through the straw bodies, and closes, stopping the flow of fluid through the straw bodies.

A bottle assembly has a bottle and a removable cap. The cap includes a nozzle and a vent arrangement. The vent arrangement can include a vent conduit that extends into an air cavity present at the bottom of the bottle assembly when the bottle assembly is inverted. The vent arrangement allows for pressure equalization within the bottom assembly in response to liquid being dispensed from the bottle assembly to permit high flow rates of the dispensed liquid without squeezing of the bottle.

A system of filtering runoff water from a roof cleaning is used to remove contaminants from water that has been used for rooftop cleaning. The system is also configured to gather water noninvasively from downspouts or topographically low points upon the roof. The system of filtering runoff water from a roof cleaning utilizes a pump that is connected to a large bin for filtration. The pump is placed at a low point upon the rooftop, thus enabling optimal water collection for subsequent pumping. The bin contains a disposable filter through which pumped water may pass, either through force from the pump pressure or due to the effects of gravity. Clean water is then ejected from the bin, or otherwise guided to an appropriate drainage area. This arrangement allows for easy maintenance, as a rooftop cleaner need only to swap out the old filter for a new one after cleaning.

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to dispensers. In some embodiments, a dispenser comprises a main body including an outer wall and an inner wall, the inner wall defining an aperture through the main body; a first seal, wherein the first seal is affixed to the main body and encloses a lower portion of the aperture; a button seated within the aperture and configured to be manipulable between a first position and a second position; a container housed within the button and configured to store a material, wherein when the button is in the second position the container contacts the first seal to allow the material to exit the dispenser; and a second seal, wherein the second seal is affixed to an upper surface of the main body and encloses an upper portion of the aperture.

A cup lid that has a lid body and a push piece; a push piece moving groove is formed on the lid body, a drinking opening is formed in the push piece moving groove close to a cup edge; the push piece is slidable in the push piece moving groove in a reciprocating manner and is limited in the push piece moving groove by limiting mechanisms, and the push piece can seal the drinking opening with a sealing element; further, the cup lid contains lifting mechanisms between the lid body and the push piece. The distance between the push piece and the bottom side of the push piece moving groove is adjusted while sliding the push piece, so as to reduce the friction against the sealing element and ensure a clean and hygienic drinking.

An additive delivery system may incorporate a cartridge system, including a container cap and a reservoir assembly that provides for storage of an additive. The container cap includes a mixing nozzle for mixing of the additive with a base fluid as the base fluid flows from the base fluid container through the cartridge. A one-way valve prevents backflow of base fluid and/or mixed base fluid/additive from an area downstream of the mixing nozzle such that the base fluid supply remains in a pure state.

A push-pull drinking top including a Synespalum Dulcificum coating around the spout of the push-pull top. The purpose for this top is to alter the taste of sour or bitter bottled drinks, altering the sour or bitter taste into a sweet taste, without adding extra sugars or sweetness. Also giving the user the ability to lower the sugar consumption in all drinks without losing its sweet taste and giving the user a healthier drink to consume.

Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for controlling scent delivery by a scented article for beverage containers. In some aspects, a scent delivery system includes a cap attachable to a beverage container; and a scented article that couples to the cap, wherein the cap comprises a base, a movable component coupled to the base and able to move between a first position and a second position, and a scent chamber including an encasement to which the scented article is attached, the encasement coupled to the movable component or the base, wherein a portion of the scented article is exposed to air from an outside environment with respect to the cap when the movable component is in the second position, and wherein the encasement creates a contact seal to enclose the scented article within the scent chamber and lock in the scent when the movable component is in the first position.