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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2006
Dante Cataldo Zuccaro, Oxford, MI (US);
Dante Cataldo Zuccaro, Oxford, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A spill or squirt resistant fluid management system is described. The system primarily includes: (1) a first fluid passage portion having a first open end; (2) a second fluid passage portion having a second open end; (3) a fluid accumulator portion disposed between, and in fluid communication with, the first and second fluid passage portions; (4) a fluid inlet disposed between the second fluid passage portion and the fluid accumulator portion; and (5) a fluid exit disposed between the first fluid passage portion and the fluid accumulator portion. The system is useful for incorporation into drinking straws, fluid containers, drinking container lids, and tanker trucks.