Patent ID: 8460234

Claim:
An automatic hydrating device comprising: a) a control unit having a housing having an inlet port, and an outlet port spaced apart from said inlet port; b) a pump installed entirely within said housing and being having a discharge port connected to said outlet port; and c) a controller mounted entirely within said housing operably attached to said pump whereby said controller causes said pump to operate automatically to dispense a measured quantity of a beverage on a timed basis; d) a container for holding a quantity of a beverage, said container having a neck, whereby the neck of said container is removably attached to said inlet port on said control unit; and e) a fluid dispensing tube, having a distal end and a proximate end, the proximate end being attached to the outlet port of said control unit such that the fluid dispensing tube has no physical connection to said container, and further wherein the distal end of said fluid dispensing tube is positioned in a patient's mouth.