Dispensing – Plural sources – compartment – containers and/or spaced jacket – With selecting means
Reexamination Certificate
2009-02-20
2010-02-09
Shaver, Kevin P (Department: 3754)
Dispensing
Plural sources, compartment, containers and/or spaced jacket
With selecting means
C222S145700, C222S175000, C222S145500, C224S148200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07658303
ABSTRACT:
A personal water and additive apparatus includes a first container; a manifold having a water passageway and an additive passageway, the water passageway and additive passageway intersecting to form a single mixing passageway; a first tube connecting the first container to the water passageway of the manifold, the combination of the first tube and the water passageway defining a water channel; a second container; a second tube connecting the second container to the additive passageway of the manifold, the combination of the second tube and the additive passageway defining an additive channel; an outlet tube having one end connected to the mixing passageway of the manifold; a check valve disposed in the water channel; and a flow regulator that controls flow in at least one of the water passageway and the additive passageway.
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Hoyt Reed
Kressy Matthew
Montain Scott
Woolfson Steven
Arwine Elizabeth
Shaver Kevin P
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Tyler Stephanie E
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