Abstract
A container for storing and dispensing a liquid and a gas to a user has a portable liquid container; a dual-purpose lid cover hingedly connected to the portable liquid container; a liquid dispensing cap attached to an upper portion of the portable liquid container; a nose cavity portion disposed on the dual-purpose lid cover to facilitate delivery of a gas; wherein said dual-purpose cap pivots from a secure liquid cap orientation to a gas delivery orientation. Also included is a a gas canister disposed on the portable liquid container. A valve assembly is disposed between the dual-purpose lid cover and the gas container wherein the gas is selectively dispensed and regulated through the dual-purpose lid cover when placed in the gas delivery orientation. Also provided is an attachment means for removably connecting said gas canister to said side of said portable liquid container.
Claims
1. A reusable container for storing and dispensing a liquid and a gas to a user comprising: a portable liquid container; a dual-purpose lid cover hingedly connected to said portable liquid container; a liquid dispensing cap attached to an upper portion of said portable liquid container; whereby a liquid disposed within said portable liquid container is selectively dispensed or sealed off; a nose cavity portion disposed on said dual-purpose lid cover whereby a user’s nose fits therein to facilitate delivery of a gas; wherein said dual-purpose cap pivots from a secure liquid cap orientation to a gas delivery orientation; a gas canister disposed on said portable liquid container; a valve assembly disposed between said dual-purpose lid cover and said gas container wherein said gas is selectively dispensed and regulated through said dual-purpose lid cover when placed in said gas delivery orientation; and an attachment means for removably connecting said gas canister to said side of said portable liquid container.
2. The reusable container according to claim 1 wherein said attachment means is a pair of circular oriented appendages and a cavity floor.
3. The reusable container according to claim 1 wherein said attachment means is an attachment pin disposed on said gas container and an attachment housing disposed on said portable liquid container wherein said attachment pin removably fits within said attachment housing.
4. The reusable container according to claim 1 wherein said attachment means is an adjustable attachment strap that elastically fits around said portable liquid container and includes a strap buckle that adjusts to connect said portable liquid container to said gas canister.
5. The reusable container according to claim 1 wherein said portable liquid container is made of a flexible material.
6. The reusable container according to claim 5 further comprising a flexible body cavity wherein said gas canister removably fits within said flexible body cavity.
7. The reusable container according to claim 5 wherein said flexible material is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, neoprene, and silicone.
8. The reusable container according to claim 5 wherein said flexible material is impregnated with anti-fowling and/or anti-bacterial compounds.
9. The reusable container according to claim 5 further comprising: a liquid opening disposed within an upper portion of said portable liquid container; a liquid delivery line disposed within said liquid opening; a liquid delivery mouthpiece disposed on an external end of said liquid delivery line; and a release valve disposed between said external end and said liquid delivery mouthpiece wherein a liquid is selectively dispensed therethrough.
10. A reusable container for storing and dispensing a liquid and a gas to a user comprising: a portable liquid container; a liquid closure cap attached to an upper portion of said portable liquid container; a gas canister disposed on said portable liquid container; a liquid opening disposed within an upper portion of said portable liquid container; a liquid delivery line disposed within said liquid opening; a liquid delivery mouthpiece disposed on an external end of said liquid delivery line; and a release valve disposed between said external end and said liquid delivery mouthpiece wherein a liquid is selectively dispensed therethrough; a gas delivery line attached to said gas canister; a gas regulating valve attached to an open end of said gas delivery line; and a flexible nose mask attached to said gas regulating valve.
11. The reusable container according to claim 10 wherein said portable liquid container is made of a flexible material.
12. The reusable container according to claim 11 further comprising a flexible body cavity wherein said gas canister removably fits within said flexible body cavity.
13. The reusable container according to claim 11 wherein said flexible material is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, neoprene, and silicone.
14. The reusable container according to claim 11 wherein said flexible material is impregnated with anti-fowling and anti-bacterial compounds.
15. A reusable container for storing and dispensing a liquid and a gas to a user comprising: a portable liquid container; a gas canister; a connector ring disposed between said portable liquid container and said gas canister whereby said portable liquid container is removably connected to said gas canister; a liquid dispensing cap disposed on an upper portion of said portable liquid container; a gas regulating valve attached to a bottom portion of said gas canister; and a flexible nose mask attached to said gas regulating valve.
16. The reusable container according to claim 15 wherein said connector ring further comprises: at least one connector ring locking ridge internally disposed therein; at least one portable liquid container ridge disposed on a bottom exterior portion of said portable liquid container; and wherein said at least one connector ring locking ridge frictionally interacts with said at least one portable liquid container ridge to removably connect said portable liquid container to said gas canister.
17. The reusable container according to claim 15 wherein said connector ring is made of plastic.
18. The reusable container according to claim 15 wherein said connector ring is made of rubber.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0050] FIG. 1 shows the side view of an embodiment of the portable liquid container with the gas canister with a securing canister body cavity that allows a gas canister to be attached or detached when desired, with the dual-purpose lid cover over the liquid dispensing cap.
[0051] FIG. 2 shows the side view of an embodiment of the portable liquid container with the gas canister affixed in the securing canister body cavity with the dual-purpose lid cover in position over the gas canister to dispense a gas into a person’s nose.
[0052] FIG. 3 shows the posterior view of an embodiment of the portable liquid container with the gas canister affixed in the bottle cavity with the dual-purpose lid cover in position over the gas canister.
[0053] FIG. 4 shows the side view of an embodiment of the portable liquid container with an embodiment using an attachment housing incorporated into the portable liquid container body and with the gas canister attached to an attachment ring to affix the gas canister to portable liquid container.
[0054] FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the portable liquid container showing portable liquid container neck attached to gas canister module using bottle opening base to attach gas canister with nose inhalation mask in position for inhalation.
[0055] FIG. 6 shows the top view of FIG. 5 of the portable liquid container with portable liquid container neck attached to gas canister module using bottle opening base with nose inhalation mask in position for inhalation.
[0056] FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of the invention with portable liquid container showing an attachment mechanism clip/buckle incorporated into the liquid dispensing cap with a portable gas canister module with an attachment pin with a gas nose inhalation mask that affixes and detaches into two separate units.
[0057] FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of the invention with a portable liquid container showing an attachment mechanism horizontally extending from the liquid container cap with detached gas canister module with attachment clips with nose inhalation mask in position over gas canister.
[0058] FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of the invention of portable liquid container with attachment mechanism integrated into portable liquid container body for attaching oxygen container module with nose inhalation mask or another portable container.
[0059] FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of the invention of portable liquid container with dual purpose lid cover integrated into liquid container cap and nose inhalation mask covering swivel liquid dispensing valve (not shown) with gas canister module with gas canister detached.
[0060] FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of the invention with portable liquid container with dual purpose lid cover swung into the nose inhalation position over the attached gas canister module that allows for the opening of the swivel liquid dispensing valve to be accessed.
[0061] FIG. 12 shows an embodiment of the invention with portable liquid container with dual purpose lid cover covering swivel liquid dispensing valve with detached accessory container with attachment pin.
[0062] FIG. 13 shows another embodiment of the invention showing portable liquid container cap and cap edge being held by cap edge grip with adjustment mechanism that allows the apparatus to attach gas canister module to portable liquid container.
[0063] FIG. 14 shows a top view of another embodiment of the invention showing a portable liquid container cap that incorporates canister holding appendages and the dual-purpose lid and inhalation mask as one unit so it can be used to replace existing liquid container cap on portable liquid containers.
[0064] FIG. 15 shows a side view of another embodiment of the invention that shows gas canister module with slide clip affixed to liquid dispensing cap with cap attachment housing to affix and detach the canister module with nose inhalation mask over gas canister.
[0065] FIG. 16 shows the top view of another embodiment of the invention using a dual C-clamps to affix to the portable liquid container and the other to affix to a gas canister or accessory container.
[0066] FIG. 17 shows the side view of another embodiment of the invention using an adjustable attachment strap affixed to a strap buckle that was incorporated into gas canister module with nose inhalation mask to affix portable liquid container.
[0067] FIG. 18 shows another embodiment of the invention as a flexible liquid bladder with a compartment to hold a gas canister with dual-purpose lid cover as described herein for the separate dispensing of a liquid and a gas on demand.
[0068] FIG. 19 shows another embodiment of the invention as a flexible liquid bladder with a compartment to hold a gas canister using user actuated dispensing supply lines for the separate dispensing of a liquid and a gas on demand.
[0069] FIG. 20 shows another embodiment of the invention with a liquid container that attaches with a connection ring to the lower gas canister with inhalation nose mask adapter affixed to the ventral surface of the lower gas storage canister which also acts as the bottom surface so as to stand the invention upright.
[0070] FIG. 21 shows the embodiment of the invention with the liquid container detached from the lower gas canister with connection ring with attachment ridges on the water bottle that join with the interior surface of the connection ring attached to the gas canister.
[0071] FIG. 22 shows the embodiment of the invention with the liquid container detached from the lower gas canister without the connection ring and with the gas canister bottom able to house the liquid container ridges by having an attachment ridge incorporated into the bottom of the gas canister.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0072] Referring to FIG. 1 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 100 having a securing canister body cavity 6 with circular oriented appendages 8 and cavity floor 11 to attach a gas canister 9 in place. The portable liquid container 1 incorporates a dual-purpose lid cover 2 which incorporates a valve assembly 5 and nose cavity mask 4 that secures over the liquid dispensing cap 3 and liquid dispensing valve 51 which can be pivoted or rotated using a swivel hinge 7 to position and align over the securing canister body cavity 6 which holds a gas canister 9 with a canister dispensing nozzle 10 that is activated when pushed down to release a gas. The gas canister 9 can be attached and detached from the securing canister body cavity 6 of the portable liquid container 1.
[0073] Referring to FIG. 2, outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown generally as 100a with a gas canister 9 with dispensing nozzle 10 attached in the securing body cavity 6 with circular oriented appendages 8 and cavity floor 11. The portable liquid container 1 incorporates a dual-purpose lid cover 2 that fits over the liquid dispensing cap 3 and liquid dispensing valve 51 which can be pivoted or rotated using a swivel hinge 7 to position and interface the valve assembly 5 of the gas canister 9 with canister dispensing nozzle 10. In this position the user has comfortable access to the nose cavity 4 and the valve assembly 5 is aligned with the canister dispensing nozzle 10. When the dual-purpose lid cover 2 is depressed and the valve assembly exerts downward force onto the canister dispensing nozzle 10 it releases a gas and allows it to flow into the nose cavity mask 4 into a person’s nose 14 and inhaled into the nostrils 15. Any appropriate valve structure will work as is known in the art.
[0074] Referring to FIG. 3 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 100b from a side perspective from the gas canister 9 which is affixed inside the securing body cavity 6 with circular oriented appendages 8 and cavity floor 11. The portable liquid container 1 incorporates a dual-purpose lid cover 2 which is rotated to position the valve assembly 5 of the gas canister 9 with canister dispensing nozzle 10. In this position the user has comfortable access to the nose cavity 4 and the valve assembly 5 is aligned with the canister dispensing nozzle 10. When the dual-purpose lid cover 2 is depressed and the valve assembly exerts downward force onto the canister dispensing nozzle 10 it releases a gas and allows it to flow into the nose cavity 4 into a person’s nose 14 and inhaled into the nostrils 15 (not shown). Any appropriate valve structure will work as is known in the art.
[0075] Referring to FIG. 4 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 400 with dual purpose lid cover 2 with nose cavity 4 and valve assembly 5 positioned over liquid dispensing cap 3 and liquid dispensing valve 51. Portable liquid container 1 incorporates an attachment housing 16 built into body to accommodate an attachment pin 58 with attachment ring 17 that is affixed to the gas canister 9. All other explanations are the same as all other figures presented.
[0076] Referring to FIG. 5 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 500 with a bottle opening base 41 with a container neck opening 42 that is placed over the portable liquid container neck 45 attached to adjustment mechanism 43 to allow for different size height adjustments to accommodate different size bottle cap heights in relation to the top of portable liquid container 1. Attached to gas canister module 48 is a nose inhalation mask 40 which incorporates a nose cavity 4 attached to a one way hinge 71 which allow a person to insert nose 14 and inhale through the nostrils 15 when the nose inhalation mask 40 is depressed to engage the valve assembly 5 to release gas through the canister dispensing nozzle 48 on gas canister 9 which is being held in place by circular oriented appendages 8 and canister base 44.
[0077] Referring to FIG. 6 outlines a top view of FIG. 5 with portable liquid container 1 shown as 500a without liquid dispensing cap showing portable liquid container opening base 41 with a container neck opening 42 to show how it is placed over portable liquid container 1 and portable liquid container neck 45 attached to gas canister module 48 that includes one way hinge 71 and circular oriented appendages 8 to hold gas canister 9 and is attached to nose inhalation mask 40 with nose cavity 4 that allows a person to insert nose and inhale gas through nostrils (not shown). All other explanations are the same as all other figures presented.
[0078] Referring to FIG. 7 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 700 with a liquid dispensing cap 3 with liquid dispensing valve 51 detached from portable liquid container and that attaches to portable liquid container neck 45. Liquid dispensing cap 3 is incorporated with attachment mechanism clip/buckle 59 which accepts the attachment pin 58 on gas canister module 48 to lock and release from portable liquid container 1 which includes swivel hinge 7 that is attached to nose inhalation mask 40 with nose cavity 4 that allows a person to insert nose and inhale gas through nostrils (not shown) which is activated when valve assembly 5 activates canister dispensing nozzle 10 while circular oriented appendages 8 holds gas canister 9. All other explanations are the same as all other figures presented.
[0079] Referring to FIG. 8 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 800 with embodiment of liquid dispensing cap 3 with liquid dispensing valve 51 with female attachment mechanisms 76 that extend horizontally to accommodate male attachment clips 77 on gas canister module 48 with one way hinge 71 attached to nose inhalation mask 40 with nose cavity 4 situating valve assembly 5 over gas canister 9 and canister dispensing nozzle 10 that allows a person to insert nose (not shown) and on depression inhale gas through nostrils (not shown) while canister side holding apparatus 77 holds gas canister 9. All other explanations are the same as all other figures.
[0080] Referring to FIG. 9 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 900 with embodiment with attachment mechanism clip/buckle 59 that is incorporated into the body of portable liquid container 1 for securing attachment pin 58 of gas canister module 48 with one way hinge 71 attached to nose inhalation mask 40 with nose cavity 4 situating valve assembly 5 over gas canister 9 and canister dispensing nozzle 10 that allows a person to insert nose (not shown) and on depression inhale gas through nostrils (not shown) while canister side holding apparatus 77 holds gas canister 9. All other elements are the same as all other figures.
[0081] Referring to FIG. 10 outlines another embodiment of the invention shown as 1000 with portable liquid container 1 with dual purpose lid cover 2 with nose cavity 4 with integrated depression tab 61 and valve assembly 5 attached to swivel hinge 7 integrated into liquid container cap 79 with clip hook 60 while covering swivel liquid dispensing valve(not shown) showing detached gas container module 48 with gas canister 9 situated in canister enclosure 78 showing canister dispensing nozzle 10 with male attachment pin 58 detached from female attachment mechanism clip/buckle 59 on liquid container cap 79. All other explanations are the same as all other figures.
[0082] Referring to FIG. 11 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 1000a with oxygen container module 48 attached using attachment mechanism clip/buckle 59 and attachment pin 58 attached to liquid dispensing cap 78 with clip hook 60 using dual purpose lid cover 2 positioned over oxygen container module 48 using swivel hinge 7 to engage valve assembly 5 over canister dispensing nozzle 10 to enable the activation of the dispensing of a gas while pressing the depression tab 61 that allows a person to insert nose (not shown) and on depression inhale gas through nostrils (not shown) with canister enclosure 78 holding gas canister 9. Notice that in this position it enables the ability to access the swivel liquid dispensing valve 73 to drink. All other explanations are the same as all other figures.
[0083] Referring to FIG. 12 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 1100 with accessory container 62 with attachment pin 58 depicting it as being detached from attachment mechanism clip/buckle 59 incorporated into liquid dispensing cap 78 with clip hook 60. The dual purpose lid cover 2 is positioned over swivel liquid dispensing valve (not shown) using swivel hinge 7 to affix into liquid container cap 78. All other explanations are the same as all other figures.
[0084] Referring to FIG. 13 outlines another embodiment of the portable liquid container 1 shown as 1300 that shows a liquid dispensing cap 3 with liquid dispensing valve 51 being affixed and held under the cap edge 46 by cap edge grip 47 which is attached to adjustment mechanism 43 to allow for different size height adjustments to accommodate different size bottle caps. Attached is a nose inhalation mask 40 with nose cavity 4 attached to a swivel hinge 7 to gas canister module 48 that allows a person to insert nose (not shown) and inhale through the nostrils (not shown) when the nose inhalation mask 40 is depressed to engage the valve assembly 5 to release gas into the nose cavity 4 from canister 9 and canister dispensing nozzle 10 that is being held in place by circular oriented appendages 8 and held up by canister base 44.
[0085] Referring to FIG. 14 outlines another embodiment of the invention shown as 2100 from an overhead perspective showing the liquid dispensing cap 3 and the liquid dispensing valve 51 and dual-purpose lid cover 2 in the nose inhalation mask 40 position with nose cavity 4 attached to swivel hinge 7 showing liquid dispensing valve indentation 50 and circular oriented appendages 8 as one unit built into the liquid dispensing cap 3 that can be used to replace any existing liquid dispensing cap that fits on a portable liquid container 1.
[0086] Referring to FIG. 15 outlines another embodiment of the invention shown as 1500 from a side perspective showing liquid dispensing cap 3 with liquid dispensing valve 51 incorporating cap attachment housing 56 with an attachment mechanism clip/buckle 59 incorporated to affix other accessories that have an attachment pin 58 (not shown). The gas canister module 48 includes a slide clip 80 incorporates a swivel hinge 7 with an affixed dual purpose lid cover 2 with nose cavity 4 and liquid dispensing valve indentation 50 that allows a person to insert nose (not shown) and inhale through the nostrils (not shown) when the nose inhalation mask 40 is depressed to engage the valve assembly 5 to release gas into the nose cavity 4 from canister 9 and canister dispensing nozzle 10 that is being held in place by circular oriented appendages 8 and held up by canister base 44. It allows the gas canister module 48 to be affixed and released for use with a portable liquid container 1. All other explanations are the same as all other figures.
[0087] Referring to FIG. 16 outlines another embodiment of the invention shown as 1600 from the overhead perspective that incorporates a tension C-clamp 53 design that allows the apparatus to be affixed to a liquid dispensing cap 3 with liquid dispensing valve 51 on portable liquid container 1 using a base plate 54 and swivel hinge 7 that rests upon liquid dispensing cap 3 to position dual purpose lid cover (not shown) to affix a canister to another tension C-clamp 53.
[0088] Referring to FIG. 17 outlines another embodiment of the invention shown as 1700 from the side perspective that incorporates an adjustable attachment strap 55 that fits though strap buckle 43 which is affixed to the gas canister module 48 and to portable liquid container 1 or the area around the liquid dispensing cap 3. All other explanations are the same as all other figures.
[0089] Referring to FIG. 18 outlines a flexible reservoir container 18 shown as 1800 that includes a flexible body cavity 20 to house a gas canister 9 and incorporates a top fitting 19 that includes liquid dispensing cap 3 with liquid dispensing valve 51 utilize a dual-purpose lid cover 2 with swivel hinge 7 with nose cavity 4 and liquid dispensing valve indentation 50 that allows a person to insert nose (not shown) and inhale through the nostrils (not shown) when the nose inhalation mask 40 is depressed to engage the valve assembly 5 to release gas into the nose cavity 4 from canister 9 and canister dispensing nozzle 10. In this embodiment the flexible reservoir container can be made of any flexible material such as polyethylene, neoprene, silicone, etc., and inner bladder material can be impregnated with anti-fowling and anti-bacterial compounds to protect from mold and bacteria from populating inside the flexible reservoir container.
[0090] Referring to FIG. 19 outlines a flexible liquid reservoir container 18 shown as 1900 that includes a flexible body cavity 20 to house a gas canister 9. In this embodiment it includes a liquid opening and closure cap 28 and a water delivery line 21 connected to the liquid side of the flexible reservoir bottle 18 to allow the dispensing of liquid on demand by actuating a release valve 22 which flows to a delivery mouthpiece 23. The gas canister dispensing nozzle 10 is connected by a pressure fitting 26 that opens the flow of gas while pressurizing the oxygen delivery line 24 to allow gas delivery by regulating a push button gas delivery regulator 25 which controls the on-demand flow of gas delivery to a flexible nose mask 27. The delivery line can be attached to other nose delivery-oriented form factors such as a nasal cannula to easily attach to the inside of the nostrils.
[0091] Referring to FIG. 20 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 2000 that affixes to a connector ring 31 that is affixed to the gas canister 9 bottom which is in an inverted position making the canister dispensing nozzle 10 face downward to interact with valve assembly of the inhalation nose mask adapter 29 and the valve assembly 5 of the gas canister which is activated by the depression of the actuator button 30. In this configuration the user can choose to position the invention to access the bottle liquid cap 3 or the nose cavity mask 4. When the actuator button 30 is depressed and the valve assembly exerts downward force onto the dispensing nozzle 10 it releases gas and allows it to flow into the nose cavity mask 4 when a user’s nose is placed within. Any appropriate valve structure will work as is known in the art. Additionally, the connector ring 31 can consist of a plastic or rubber ring that is designed into the bottle 1 or on the gas canister 9.
[0092] Referring to FIG. 21 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 2800 that is detached from the connector ring 31 that is affixed to the gas canister 9 bottom unit using locking ridges 32 that fit into inner ridges 33 on the inner surface of the connector ring 31 to connect the portable liquid container and canister. All other explanations are the same as in FIG. 20.
[0093] Referring to FIG. 22 outlines a portable liquid container 1 shown as 2900 that is detached from the gas canister 9 bottom unit without connector ring but with gas canister 9 utilizing a connection lip 36 built into the leading edge of the bottom of gas canister 9 with inner ridges 33 in the inner body of the gas canister to enable it to hold the portable liquid container 1 snugly. The aerosol dome 34 is situated inferiorly to allow enough locking space 35 to accommodate the locking ridges 32 of the portable liquid container 1. All other explanations are the same as FIG. 20.
[0094] Although the instant invention has been described in relation to particular embodiments thereof, many other variations and modifications and other uses will become apparent to those skilled in the art.
