Mckesson Corporation

Actiwear, Ltd.

John J McIntyre

Richard J Hagan

Kevin Reeder

Robert W Smith

Marland Chow

A combination exercise and refreshment device to be worn about a runner's or other athlete's wrist or forearm that contains liquid, the weight of which provides vigorous exercise to the muscles of the hands, arms and shoulders during the earlier part of the run or other aerobic exercise and the liquid serving to be drunk to replenish lost body fluids during the latter part of the exercise and reduce stress on the fatigued muscles comprising a liquid-containing pouch adapted to fit around the wrist, a fastener for attaching the pouch around the wrist, and a valve for introducing and withdrawing the liquid from the pouch directly into the user's mouth.

Combination exercise and refreshment device

Siphon bottle or similar article

Syphon bottle or similar article

A package (10) for dispensing a fluid (26) in the package under gas pressure has a biaxially oriented polyethelene terepthalate bottle (12) with a neck (14). A dispensing head (22) is attached to the neck (14). A normally closed valve (16) is mounted in the neck and has a housing (50) sealed to the inside surface of the neck (14). The housing (50) has a syphon flange (54). An integral structure (56) having a spring (58) at one end and a poppet (60) at a second end rests on the syphon flange (54). The housing has an opening (48) above the syphon flange 54). The integral structure (56) extends between the syphon flange (54) and the opening (48). The integral structure (56) is dimensioned so that the spring (58) is compressed to bias the poppet end of the integral structure (56) into sealing engagment around the opening (48). The dispensing head (22) has an integral diaphragm (42) and rods (52) and (46) extending above and below the diaphragm (42). Lever (24) applies downward force on the rods (52) and (46) to move the poppet end of the integral structure (56) out of sealing engagement around opening (48) to create a flow path (92) for the fluid (26) in the package (10) through the valve housing (50), the opening (48) and spout (28) of the head (22). A resilient grommet (148) forms a second seal around the opening between the housing and the poppet end of the integral structure.

Seltzer package, valve, poppet and spring

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Foster City, CA, United States of America

John J McIntyre