Patent ID: 8066132
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A water dispensing system including a bottle and an adaptor, wherein the adaptor comprises; a threaded neck which may be mated to a threaded receptacle; at least one tensioning rib extending longitudinally along the threaded neck; a lid, the lid being adapted to mate with the water bottle, wherein the lid further comprises a pressure relief valve, the pressure relief valve residing within the lid, the valve providing fluid communication between an interior region of the bottle and a region exterior to the bottle such as an ambient atmosphere, wherein the pressure relief valve further comprises a second o-ring, the second o-ring residing between the lid and the bottle so as to prevent water from exiting a region between the lid and the bottle; a plurality of substantially rectangular recesses formed within the lid at regular angular intervals, wherein the recesses are located at approximately twenty two degree intervals along a circumference of the lid; a plurality of substantially rectangular protrusions formed so as to extend radially from a region of the bottle adjacent to the recesses such that a each of the protrusions resides within each of the recesses when the lid is securely affixed to the bottle; at least one resilient base, each base extending from the lid to form a single recess; an inclined shoulder formed at a distal end of each resilient base, the inclined shoulder tending to direct the protrusion into the recess that urges the protrusion as the lid is rotated about a longitudinal axis, wherein the resilient base member further comprises a notch, the notch residing adjacent to the inclined shoulder, the notch tending to retain the protrusion within the recess after rotation of the lid has caused the protrusion to travel beyond the inclined shoulder; and a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs formed within the bore, the ribs being in sliding contact with the valve stem so as to attenuate rapid movement of the valve stem.