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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Helen of Troy Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Judd Dylan Olson, Minnetonka, MN (US);
John Paul Boros, Maple Lake, MN (US);
David James Emmons, Plymouth, MN (US);
Richard Alan Arett, Plymouth, MN (US);
Michael Robert Schroeder, Milford, OH (US);
William Joseph Cruzen, Monticello, MN (US);
Kenneth John Edelman, Wyoming, OH (US);
Helen of Troy Limited, St. Michael, BB;
Abstract
A cartridge for selectively dispensing an additive to water that includes a housing, a bladder disposed within the housing, and a pump connected to the housing and in fluid communication with the bladder. The bladder is configured to contain a consumable additive such as a flavor, for water. The pump is operable to selectively dispense an amount of the additive into water. The cartridge may be connected to a water filtration system such that the cartridge may dispense the additive into filtered water.