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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2005
David M. Hagen, Corvallis, OR (US);
John a Myers, Corvallis, OR (US);
David M. Hagen, Corvallis, OR (US);
John A Myers, Corvallis, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
A container includes a housing forming at least one chamber therein, a fluid conduit having a fluid opening extends into the chamber, and a fluid holding member is arranged within the chamber over the fluid opening. The fluid holding member leaves at least one air pocket within the chamber adjacent to the fluid conduit. When the fluid holding member is at least partially filled with a fluid it will have at least one wetted portion and at least one non-wetted portion. The wetted portion is fluidically coupled to the fluid conduit. The container also includes at least one feature within the chamber to provide an air passageway that allows air movement between the air pocket and at least the non-wetted portion.