Apparatus, systems and methods for dispensing drinks, food, and other liquids

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9994437
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15607395

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A self-propelling container having: a top; a bottom; a plurality of vertical walls extending between the bottom and the top; an inner bag for holding contents to be dispensed; a female coupling configured to receive and establish a friction seal with a male coupling of an external device for inserting or extracting the contents to or from the container after the friction seal is established between the female and male couplings; and at least one independent panel positioned inside the container; a compressible element associated with the at least one independent panel wherein during filling of the inner bag the compressible element is compressed, thus causing the at least one independent panel to exercise pressure onto the inner bag, and thus, helping to empty the inner bag.

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SHOWALTER EDWARDSANTA MONICA CA

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Showalter, Edward Taft, US 20 123

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