A hydration monitoring system for the collection of data about fluid consumption and hydration levels of athletes during training or practice sessions The system may also measure and analyze carbohydrate consumption The system utilizes a hydration bottle containing a fluid and to measures the amount of fluid consumed in a given time interval and wirelessly transmit the measurements; and a scale configured to measure the weight of an athlete and wirelessly transmit the measurements The system further utilizes a data communications hub configured to receive data comprising the measurements from the hydration bottle and scale and forward the data to a computer; and a computer configured to receive the data from the hub for analysis The computer analyzes the data and calculates whether the athlete should consume more or less fluid and/or more or less carbohydrates

Hydration monitoring system

A pourer has radial sealing flanges 2 through which a conduit 5 and air vent 10 pass. A valve member 18 selectively closes the conduit and a further sealing element 15 selectively seals against a lower region of the bottles neck to prevent flow. The conduit valve and the further sealing element are connected by a stem 14 so that either one or the other prevents discharge from the bottle. This enables the region between the valve and the sealing member to be filled ant then emptied resulting in doses of the contents similarly to an optic. Inverting the bottle could open valve 18 and seal element 15 due to a weight, a spring, and/or flow of fluid past it. The sealing element may expand due to deformable material in response to a compressive force between the stem and a tube. The further sealing member could be a flexible disc which can be withdrawn into a receptacle, the further sealing member may have a valve in it.

Valve on a pourer regulating discharge from a bottle

A device and technique for proportioning of beverages while they flow which employ the working of gravity on a cyclic basis. The technique is based on a driving wheel's rotation which is being initiated by an outflow of liquid. For the duration of a single cycle of proportioning, a set amount of beverage is allowed to flow out, which is in a direct ratio to the continuance of a proportioning cycle as completed by the driving wheel and in a reverse ratio to the rate of rotation. The rate of rotation is being set by the degree of inclination of the driving wheel's blades. The higher the blades' degree of inclination, the higher the driving wheel's rate of rotation is; this results in a smaller amount of liquid allowed to flow out (i.e. be proportioned) for the duration of a single cycle, and vice versa.

A technique and device for proportioning of beverages while they flow

The bottle (2) comprises a wall and an anti-filling device (20) extending into the bottle neck (6). This device allows the bottle to be emptied of liquid but prevents its filling. The wall has a thin zone (14) able to form an initial wall rupture section. The anti-filling device comprises a peripheral sheath (22), a central cage (24) and a ball (39) held in a housing and resting under gravity on a seat (38).

Bottle with anti-filling device extending into bottle neck and comprising sheath, central cage and ball resting on seat under gravity

A baby or infant feed bottle 1 which includes a volumetric control mechanism and a timer 16 to dispense specific volumes of feed at controllable time intervals. Preferably the bottle 1 is electronically programmable to control feed quantity, duration and intervals. Alternatively the feeding intervals may be controlled without limiting the quantity for night time feeding. The bottle 1 may have a decelerating or variable resistance flow gauge 9 to increase flow resistance towards the end of the feeding cycle. An override button may be provided to permit continuous feeding. The flow gauge 9 may be in the form of a unidirectional rotating element mounted on a spindle which activated by the timer 16.

Baby feeding bottle with a volumetric control mechanism and timer

A flow control device for a fluid container comprises flow control means (2) which allow passage of fluid and limiting means (4, 5, 6) which prevent further outward flow of fluid once a predetermined total volume of fluid has passed through the fluid control means (2). The device prevents re-use of the container if refilled with a counterfeit product.

A flow control device for a fluid container

A container provided with an anti-tampering disc

The present invention relates to a fitment (1) for a bottle comprising a one-way valve means (4) for outward flow of fluid, the valve means (4) being arranged in a main chamber (3) through which fluid flows outwardly from the bottle. The valve means (4) comprises a damping chamber (9) which only fills with fluid during forced filling of the bottle to thereby damp movement of the valve means (4).

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A flow control device for a fluid container

A container provided with an anti-tampering disc

Fitment for a bottle, to prevent refilling