Pre-filled personal hydration reservoir

Abstract

A beverage reservoir for a personal hydration device is filled with a beverage concentrate and sealed in a tamper-evident manner. As a result, the reservoir can be sold pre-filled and the user can simply add water from any of a multitude of public water sources to form a beverage and use the reservoir confident that the beverage contains no mold, fungus, or residue from previously stored and consumed beverage. The reservoir can also include a port for re-filling such that the user can use the reservoir in a conventional manner after consumption of the beverage of the previously sealed-in beverage concentrate.

1 . A method for forming a personal hydration device which includes carrier means for being carried by a user and a carcass attached to the carrier means wherein the carcass is designed to enclose a substantial majority of a reservoir and further wherein the reservoir is designed to store a beverage and to facilitate drinking of the beverage by the user while the reservoir is carried within the carcass of the personal hydration device, the method comprising: 
 forming a body of the reservoir in a shape which is adapted for use in conjunction with the personal hydration device;    filling the body with a beverage concentrate;    sealing the beverage concentrate within the body in such a manner that access to the beverage concentrate within the body evidences breaking of the seal; and    placing the sealed reservoir within the carcass of the personal hydration device.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 attaching a drinking hose to the body prior to filling the body with the beverage concentrate such that the beverage concentrate is sealed within the body with the drinking hose attached.    
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising: 
 attaching a bite valve to the drinking hose prior to filling the body with the beverage concentrate such that the beverage concentrate is sealed within the body with the bite valve attached.    
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 attaching a re-fill port to the body prior to filling the body with the beverage concentrate such that the beverage is sealed within the body with the re-fill port attached.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 attaching one or more straps to the body such that the reservoir can be carried using the one or more straps without the personal hydration device.    
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the one or more straps include two shoulder straps.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the one or more straps include a waist strap.