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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Matt Hoskins, Bend, OR (US);
Inventor:
Matt Hoskins, Bend, OR (US);
Assignee:
TSI Manufacturing, LLC, Bend, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 19/22 (2006.01); F16K 5/04 (2006.01); A45F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 5/0414 (2013.01); F16K 5/0421 (2013.01); A45F 3/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of multi-position valves, such as for drinking from a portable fluid container. Disclosed valves allow for manual actuation of the valve between three or more positions, including a closed position, a selectively open position where a user can obtain fluid through the valve by selectively actuating a bite valve, and a fully open position where the bite valve is disengaged to permit free flow of fluid through the valve.