Patent ID: 7806300

Claim:
A hydration system comprising: a flexible reservoir coupled to a self-sealing port assembly, wherein an interior of the flexible reservoir is in fluid communication with the port assembly, via an outlet; a delivery conduit having two ends, wherein a first end of the delivery conduit is coupled to a self-sealing connector assembly and wherein a second end of the delivery conduit is coupled to a first end fitting; wherein the connector assembly is open to allow fluid to flow from the delivery conduit if a second end fitting is positively coupled to the connector assembly and the connector assembly is closed to prevent fluid from flowing from the delivery conduit if the second end fitting is decoupled from the connector assembly, wherein the second end fitting is positively coupled to the connector assembly when the second end fitting cannot be decoupled from the connector assembly if the second end fitting is merely pulled relative to the connector assembly; and wherein the port assembly is open to allow fluid to flow from the flexible reservoir if the first end fitting of the delivery conduit is positively coupled to the port assembly, and the port assembly is closed to prevent fluid from flowing from the flexible reservoir if the first end fitting of the delivery conduit is decoupled from the port assembly, wherein the first end fitting of the delivery conduit is positively coupled to the port assembly when the first end fitting of the delivery conduit cannot be decoupled from the port assembly if the first end fitting of the delivery conduit is merely pulled relative to the port assembly.