Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible fluid reservoirs with closures and structural members
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Application No.: US17378558Application Date: 2021-07-16
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Publication No.: US11540615B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Matthew Hoskins , Robert Smith
- Applicant: TSI Manufacturing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US OR Bend
- Assignee: TSI Manufacturing, LLC
- Current Assignee: TSI Manufacturing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Bend
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- Main IPC: A45F3/20
- IPC: A45F3/20 ; B65D33/02 ; B65D55/16 ; B65D33/16 ; B65D33/06

Abstract:
Disclosed fluid reservoirs include closure mechanisms for sealing an upper opening of the reservoir. The reservoir can have plates adjacent the upper opening. When the upper end of the reservoir is folded, the plates can be positioned on opposite sides, and a closure frame can be slid over the plates to pressure them together. The plates can have pins that engage with slots in the closure frame, and a separate closure lock can be slid over the end of the closure frame to prevent the pins from exiting the slots. The plates can also bias the opening open when the closure is not engaged. Also disclosed are flexible fluid reservoirs that include structural elements, such as baffles, that help retain a desired shape of the reservoir when filled or empty. Some baffles can be elastically deformable to allow flattening and expansion of the bladder while biasing toward a neutral position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220015529A1 FLEXIBLE FLUID RESERVOIRS WITH CLOSURES AND STRUCTURAL MEMBERS Public/Granted day:2022-01-20
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