Patent ID: 8733668

Claim:
A drinking apparatus comprising: a first input conduit for fluidly interacting with a first fluid; a second input conduit for fluidly interacting with a second fluid, wherein the first input conduit is spaced from the second input conduit; an output conduit; and a valve assembly fluidly disposed between the first and second spaced input conduits and the output conduit, the valve assembly including a body having a generally lower portion and a generally upper portion, a first input connector positioned at the generally lower portion of the body and fluidly coupled with the first input conduit, a second input connector positioned at the generally lower portion of the body and fluidly coupled with the second input conduit, an output connector positioned at the generally upper portion of the body and fluidly coupled with the output conduit, a selectively rotatable valve member housed within the body and having first and second fluid passages, wherein the first fluid passage is different than the second fluid passage, said rotatable valve member being rotatable to a first position wherein the first fluid passage is in fluid communication with the first input connector, and a second position wherein the second fluid passage is in fluid communication with the second input connector, wherein when the rotatable valve member is in the first position, the second fluid passage is misaligned with the second input connector, such that only the first fluid can be drawn through either of the first or second input conduits, and further wherein the first fluid is drawn through the first input connector, through the first fluid passage, and to the output connector, wherein when the rotatable valve member is in the second position, the first fluid passage is misaligned with the first input connector, such that only the second fluid can be drawn through either of the first or second input conduits, and further wherein the second fluid is drawn the second input connector, through the second fluid passage, and to the output connector, and an actuator for selectively actuating the rotatable valve to the first and second positions.