Abstract: A valve and cap system for a beverage container including a button with at least one arm, a base element coupled with a beverage container and moveably coupled with the button, a top element, and a flexible seal valve with a slit. The flexible seal valve is coupled with the base element, and the at least one arm is coupled with the flexible seal valve to operatively open and close the slit in the flexible seal valve when the button is moved inwardly and outwardly respectively. The valve and cap system includes at least one electronic element situated in at least one compartment in the top element, and at least one sensor that senses one or more signals, to determine an amount of fluid a user of the beverage container should consume.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 11, 2014
Date of Patent:
December 9, 2014
Assignee:
GWS Tahoe Blue LLC
Inventors:
Gerald Sweeney, Cory McCluskey, James William Pfeiffer
Abstract: A valve and cap system for a beverage container including a button with at least one arm, a base element coupled with a beverage container and moveably coupled with the button, a top element, and a flexible seal valve with a slit. The flexible seal valve is coupled with the base element, and the at least one arm is coupled with the flexible seal valve to operatively open and close the slit in the flexible seal valve when the button is moved inwardly and outwardly respectively. The valve and cap system includes at least one electronic element situated in at least one compartment in the top element, and at least one sensor that senses one or more signals, to determine an amount of fluid a user of the beverage container should consume.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 11, 2014
Publication date:
October 30, 2014
Applicant:
GWS TAHOE BLUE LLC
Inventors:
Gerald Sweeney, Cory McCluskey, James William Pfeiffer