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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2004
Steven Woolfson, Boston, MA (US);
Matthew Kressy, Wellesley, MA (US);
Reed Hoyt, Framingham, MA (US);
Scott Montain, Holliston, MA (US);
Steven Woolfson, Boston, MA (US);
Matthew Kressy, Wellesley, MA (US);
Reed Hoyt, Framingham, MA (US);
Scott Montain, Holliston, MA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
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.