Bite valve for hydration bladder
CA 2227809 A1 · Owner: Boileau, Michel A. · Inventors: Boileau, Michel A.; Hoskins, Matthew W.
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A bite valve (12) for a hydration bladder (14) includes a deformable sleeve (34) and an elongate valve body (36) that is received within the deformable sleeve. The valve body includes an inlet (28) that is coupleable by a tube (26) to receive fluid (16) from the hydration bladder. The inlet has a first sealing surface (56) in sealing engagement with an inner surface of the deformable sleeve. The inlet has a flow channel (48) therethrough defined along a first axis (50). The valve body also includes an outlet (30) that is in fluid communication with the flow channel. The outlet is defined by a bulkhead flange (72) with a second sealing surface (78) that is normally in sealing engagement with …
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- Filed January 23, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 23, 2018.
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