All The Claims

1. An athletic hydration system for cyclists, comprising:
a first bottom container and a second bottom container, each of said first and second bottom containers having a first end and a second end, said first end defining an opening, and said second end having a sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port therein, wherein said first end of each of said first and second bottom container is capable of having inserted therein an open, inverted fluid-filled bottle;
a first bottom container tubing member and a second bottom container tubing member, each of said first bottom container tubing member and said second bottom container tubing member having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said first bottom container tubing member inserts over said sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port of said first bottom container and said first end of said second bottom container tubing member inserts over said sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port of said second bottom container;
a bottom container valve having at least two inlet ports and at least one outlet port, said bottom container valve having a rotatable lever, wherein said second end of said first bottom container tubing member inserts over one of said inlet port of said bottom valve and said second end of said second bottom container tubing member inserts over the other inlet port of said bottom valve, and wherein rotation of said lever to a particular position opens or closes the inlet and outlet ports of said bottom valve to allow fluid to flow from one or both inverted bottles in said first and second bottom containers through the tubing members;
a first back container and a second back container, each of said first and second back containers having a first end and a second end, said first end defining an opening, and said second end having a sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port therein, wherein said first end of each of said first and second back container is capable of having inserted therein an open, inverted fluid-filled bottle;
a first back container tubing member and a second back container tubing member, each of said first back container tubing member and second back container tubing member having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said first back container tubing member inserts over said sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port of said first back container and said first end of said second back container tubing member inserts over said sleeve-shaped outlet fitting port of said second back container;
a back container valve having at least two inlet ports and at least one outlet port, said back container valve having a rotatable lever, wherein said second end of said first back container tubing member inserts over one of said inlet ports of said back valve and said second end of said second back container tubing member inserts over the other inlet port of said back valve, and wherein rotation of said lever to a particular position opens or closes the inlet and outlet ports of said back container valve to allow fluid to flow from one or both inverted bottles in said first and second back containers through the tubing members;
a main valve having at least two inlet ports and at least one outlet port, said main valve having a rotatable lever which rotates in at least three positions to open or close the inlet and outlet ports of said main valve;
at least two main valve inlet tubing members, each of said main valve inlet tubing members having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of one valve inlet tubing member inserts over said inlet port of said main valve and said second end inserts in said bottom valve outlet port, and wherein said first end of another main valve inlet tubing member inserts over another inlet port of said main valve and said second end inserts in said back outlet port of said back valve; and
a main valve outlet tubing member having a first end and a second end, said first end inserting over said outlet port of said main valve and said second end being positioned adjacent to the center of handlebars of a bicycle and terminating in a push-pull valve that inserts into the mouth of a cyclist, wherein rotation of said lever of said main valve to a particular position opens or closes one or both inlet ports and said outlet port of said main valve to allow fluid to flow from said bottom valve, said back valve, or from both bottom valve and back valve into said main three-way valve outlet tubing member.
2. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein the bottom valve, back valve and main valve are three-way valves.
3. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said bottom container valve lever to a first position, rotation of said main valve lever to a first position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said first bottom container by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
4. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said bottom valve lever to a second position, rotation of said main valve lever to said first position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said second bottom container by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
5. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said bottom valve lever to a third position, rotation of said main valve lever to said first position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said first bottom container and from said second bottom container simultaneously by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
6. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said back valve lever to a first position, rotation of said main valve lever to a second position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said first back container by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
7. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said back valve lever to a second position, rotation of said main valve lever to said second position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said second back container by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
8. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said back valve lever to a third position, rotation of said main valve lever to said second position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said first back container and from said second back container simultaneously by intaking fluid from the push-pull valve.
9. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein rotation of said bottom valve lever to a third position, rotation of said back valve lever to a third position, rotation of said main valve lever to a third position, and pulling out the push-pull lever of said main valve outlet tubing allows a cyclist to drink fluid from said first bottom container, said second bottom container, said first back container and said second back container simultaneously by intaking fluid from the end of the push-pull valve.
10. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 2, wherein each of said levers on said three-way valves rotates 180 degrees around an axis.
11. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said containers are cylindrically-shaped.
12. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said containers are fabricated from plastic.
13. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said tubing members are fabricated from plastic.
14. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein gravitational force causes the fluid to flow from each of said inverted bottles through said tubing members.
15. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said main valve outlet tubing member is reinforced with an outer rubber sleeve.
16. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said containers have a diameter ranging from about 5.0 to 10.0 cm.
17. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said fluid-filled bottles have a diameter ranging from about 3.0 to 8.0 cm.
18. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said fluid-filled bottles contain a volume of fluid ranging from about 15 to 30 ounces.
19. The athletic hydration system for cyclists according to claim 1, wherein said fluid-filled bottles contain uncarbonated or carbonated fluid selected from the group consisting of water, soft drinks, fruit drinks, sports drinks and electrolyte solution drinks.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A wire stripping knife configured to strip insulation of an insulated wire from the core, the wire stripping knife comprising:
a. a blade having an edge portion and a base region, the base region having a pivot mount,
b. a main body pivotally attached to the blade at the pivot mount at a forward region, the main body having a surface defining lateral opening that extends through the main body and defines a lateral profile, the lateral opening being positioned where when the edge portion of the blade is in a closed orientation with respect to the main body, the edge portion extends within the lateral profile of the surface defining the lateral opening where the edge portion of the blade is configured to engage the insulation of wire extending therethrough.
2. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 1 wherein the edge portion of the blade is positioned in a forward region of the blade.
3. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 1 where the surfaces defining the lateral openings are completely contained within the perimeter profile of the main body.
4. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 3 where the main body functions as a handle to grasp the knife.
5. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 2 where a plurality of surfaces defining lateral openings are positioned in the main body where the blade is adapted to be orientated to have the edge portion extend within the lateral profile of the surface defining the lateral opening where the edge portion is positioned in a rearward region of the blade.
6. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 5 where the first edge is positioned on an opposing region of the blade.
7. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 2 where a spring mechanism is operatively configured to engage the blade to inhibit rotation of the blade to a wire stripping orientation, where the edge portion of the blade extends beyond the lateral profile of the surfaces defining at least one of the lateral openings.
8. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 1 where the blade has an edge portion in the rearward region where this edge portion extends within the lateral profile of the surface defining the lateral openings.
9. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 8 where a plurality of surfaces define a plurality of lateral openings.
10. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 9 where at least two of the plurality of lateral openings have diameters which are not equal to accommodate different diameter wires extending therethrough to have the installation strip therefrom.
11. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 9 where a spring mechanism is operatively configured to resist rotation in a closed orientation of the blade with respect to the main body, and the spring mechanism biases the edge portion positioned in the rearward region to extend within the lateral profile of the surface defining a lateral opening.
12. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 1 where a spring mechanism resists rotation of the blade with respect to the main body when extending the blade into a fully closed orientation where a stop member restricts the amount of rotation and the extent of the edge portion crossing the lateral profile of the surface defining the lateral opening.
13. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 12 where the stop member is utilized by a spring member of the spring mechanism to have pre-tension in the spring member.
14. A folding knife for incising wire having a core and an outer insulation comprising:
a. a handle region having a blade attachment portion, the handle member having a surface defining an opening therethrough having a perimeter profile;
b. a blade member pivotally attached to the handle portion at the blade attachment portion, the blade member having an edge and operatively configured to be arranged in an open orientation with respect to the handle and a close orientation with respect to the handle,
c. whereas, when the blade member is in a closed orientation, the edge of the blade surpasses a portion of the profile of the surface defining the opening in the handle and is operatively configured to incise the outer insulation of wire by a portion of the blade extending beyond the perimeter profile where a portion of the surface defining the opening is opposed to the edge of the blade when the wire insulation is being cut.
15. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 14 where the opening therethrough having a perimeter profile defines at least two lateral openings have diameters which are not equal to accommodate different diameter wires extending therethrough to have the installation strip therefrom.
16. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 14 where a spring mechanism is operatively configured to resist rotation in a closed orientation of the blade with respect to the handle, and the spring mechanism biases the portion of the blade extending beyond the perimeter profile of the surface defining the opening in a rearward region to extend within a lateral profile of the surface defining the opening.
17. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 14 where the portion of the surface defining the opening that is opposed to the edge of the blade when the wire insulation is being cut provides an opposing surface to supply a counter force to cut the insulation of the wire.
18. The wire stripping knife as recited in claim 16 where a portion of the surface defining the opening is open to a first transverse region of the handle.
19. A method of stripping wire having a center core portion and an outer portion, the method comprising:
a. retrieving a folding knife operatively configured to be positioned in a folded orientation and an open orientation, the handle having a lateral opening having a perimeter profile,
b. positioning a wire to be stripped through the lateral opening of the handle and orientating the blade where an edge portion of the blade extends beyond the perimeter profile of the lateral opening where the edge portion incises the outer portion of the wire, and the wire is rotated with respect to the folding knife, the wire and the folding knife are rotated with respect to one another to incise a perimeter portion of the outer portion,
c. retracting the wire from the opening of the handle and removing the outer portion the wire exposing the core portion.
20. The method as recited in claim 19 where the blade is orientated to a fully closed orientation and a spring biasing system biases an edge portion of the blade positioned on the rearward region of the blade toward the lateral opening of the handle.
21. The method as recited in claim 19 where a spring biasing system resists rotation of the blade with respect to the handle to orientate the edge portion to extend within the perimeter profile of the lateral opening.
22. The method as recited in claim 19 where a plurality of lateral openings are defined in the handle and the wire is placed in a lateral opening having a diameter that is in closest distance greater than a diameter of the wire.
23. The method as recited in claim 19 where the lateral opening has a plurality of extensions to create partially discrete sectors where each sector is operatively configured to position the wire therein and maintain its position within the sector during the stripping process.
24. The method as recited in claim 23 where each sector has a forward and rearward slope region to form a partially concave surface to maintain a wire therein.
25. The method as recited in claim 24 where when the blade is a naturally resting closed position with respect to the main body, the blade extends within an extended circle formed by the concave surface of the surface defining the lateral opening.
26. The method as recited in claim 24 where the blade has a portion defining a partially concave surface which is operatively configured to maintain the position of the wire positioned adjacent thereto.
27. The method as recited in claim 24 where the lateral opening extending through the main body is a part of a wire positioning member which is movably attached to the main body where the wire positioning member moves with respect to the main body to position an insulated wire therein closer to the edge portion of the blade.
28. The method as recited in claim 24 where a blade depth adjustment system is provided having an adjustment member movably attached to the main body and operatively configured to engage the blade to adjust the amount the edge portion extends within the lateral profile of the surface defining the lateral opening when blade member is in a closed orientation.
29. The method as recited in claim 24 where the main body comprises first and second members which are both pivotally attached to the blade, where when the wire stripping knife is an open orientation, both of the first and second members of the main body are in a first orientation and rotate approximately 180 degrees with respect to the blade to be in a closed orientation.
30. The method as recited in claim 29 where positioned in a first transverse region of the second member of the main body is the surface defining the lateral opening that defines the lateral profile, where when in a closed orientation, the edge portion of the blade extends within this lateral profile.

1. An apparatus for controlling a flow of a fluid into a wellbore tubular in a wellbore, comprising:
a flow path associated with a production control device, the flow path configured to convey the fluid from the formation into a flow bore of the wellbore tubular;
a particulate control device positioned along the flow path; and
at least one in-flow control element along the flow path and downstream of the particulate control device, the in-flow control element including a particulated media that reduces a flow rate in at least a portion of the flow path by interacting with water, wherein the particulated media separates the fluid based on molecular charge and is configured to maintain a flow of the fluid across the media and not completely seal the flow path after interacting with water.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the media is configured to increase flow across the in-flow control element as water in the fluid dissipates.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the particulated media is packed and wherein the fluid flows through an interspatial volume of the particulated media.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the media is configured to interact with a regeneration fluid.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the media includes is an inorganic solid.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the media is ion exchange resin beads.
7. A method for controlling a flow of a fluid into a wellbore tubular in a wellbore, comprising:
conveying the fluid via a flow path from a particulate control device into a flow bore of the wellbore; and
adjusting a cross-sectional flow area of at least a portion of the flow path using a particulated media that interacts with water and separates the fluid based on molecular charge while maintaining a flow of the fluid across the media without completely sealing the flow path.
8. The method of claim 7 further comprising increasing flow along the flow path as water in the fluid dissipates.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein the media includes an inorganic solid.
10. A system for controlling a flow of a fluid in a well, comprising:
a wellbore tubular in the well;
a production control device positioned along the wellbore tubular;
a particulate control device associated with the production control device;
a flow path associated with the production control device, the flow path configured to convey the fluid from the particulate control device into a flow bore of the wellbore tubular; and
at least one in-flow control element along the flow path, the in-flow control element including a media that adjusts flow along at least a portion of the flow path by interacting with water, wherein the media interacts with molecules of a component of the fluid by attraction, and wherein the media is fixed to a surface of the flow path and configured to maintain a flow of the fluid along the flow path and not completely seal the flow path after interacting with water.
11. The system of claim 10 wherein the media is one of: (i) a coating on the surface, and (ii) an insert positioned on the surface.
12. The system of claim 10 wherein the media is configured to increase flow across the in-flow control element as water in the fluid dissipates.
13. An apparatus for controlling a flow of a fluid into a wellbore tubular in a wellbore, comprising:
a flow path associated with a production control device, the flow path configured to convey the fluid from the formation into a flow bore of the wellbore tubular;
a particulate control device positioned along the flow path; and
at least one in-flow control element along the flow path and downstream of the particulate control device, the in-flow control element including a particulated media that reduces a flow rate in at least a portion of the flow path by interacting with water, wherein the particulated media separates the fluid based on molecular size and is configured to maintain a flow of the fluid across the media and not completely seal the flow path after interacting with water.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the media is configured to increase flow across the in-flow control element as water in the fluid dissipates.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the particulated media is packed and wherein the fluid flows through an interspatial volume of the particulated media.
16. An apparatus for controlling a flow of a fluid into a wellbore tubular in a wellbore, comprising:
a flow path associated with a production control device, the flow path configured to convey the fluid from the formation into a flow bore of the wellbore tubular;
a particulate control device positioned along the flow path; and
at least one in-flow control element along the flow path and downstream of the particulate control device, the in-flow control element including a particulated media that reduces a flow rate in at least a portion of the flow path by interacting with water, wherein the particulated media includes a polar coating and is configured to maintain a flow of the fluid across the media and not completely seal the flow path after interacting with water.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the media is configured to increase flow across the in-flow control element as water in the fluid dissipates.
18. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the particulated media is packed and wherein the fluid flows through an interspatial volume of the particulated media.
19. A system for controlling a flow of a fluid in a well, comprising:
a wellbore tubular in the well;
a production control device positioned along the wellbore tubular;
a particulate control device associated with the production control device;
a flow path associated with the production control device, the flow path configured to convey the fluid from the particulate control device into a flow bore of the wellbore tubular; and
at least one in-flow control element along the flow path, the in-flow control element including a media that adjusts flow along at least a portion of the flow path by interacting with water, wherein the media interacts with molecules of a component of the fluid by repulsion, and wherein the media is fixed to a surface of the flow path and configured to maintain a flow of the fluid along the flow path and not completely seal the flow path after interacting with water.
20. The system of claim 19 wherein the media is configured to increase flow across the in-flow control element as water in the fluid dissipates.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An oil pipe connection device for a hydraulic brake comprising:
a base having:
a connection hole defined in the base and having
a diameter;
an inner surface;
a bottom surface; and
an inner thread formed in the inner surface; and

a bottom hole defined in the bottom surface and having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the connection hole to form an abutting shoulder between the connection hole and the bottom hole;

an oil pipe connected with the base and having an end mounted in the connection hole;
a pipe connector mounted in the connection hole and having:
a tapered head formed on a first end of the pipe connector and abutting with the abutting shoulder;
an insertion segment formed on and extending from a second end of the pipe connector and inserted tightly into an end of the oil pipe;
a pressing collar formed on the second end of the pipe connector around the insertion segment, having an inner surface mounted around the end of the oil pipe into which the insertion segment is inserted and received in the inner surface of the connection hole;
an inclined guiding surface, an alignment flat surface and an inclined pressing surface formed in sequence toward the tapered head and on the end of the pressing collar away from the tapered head, with the inclined pressing surface intermediate the alignment flat surface and the pressing collar; and
an engaging recess formed between the pressing collar and the insertion segment and holding the end of the oil pipe into which the insertion segment is inserted inside; and

a securing nut mounted around the end of the oil pipe into which the insertion segment is inserted, connected with the connection hole in a threaded manner and having:
an outer thread screwed with the inner thread of the connection hole; and
an inclined guiding surface formed in an inner surface of an end of the securing nut and abutting with the inclined guiding surface on the pressing collar.
2. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base further has a conical surface formed between the connection hole and the abutting shoulder.
3. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a slope of an outer surface of the tapered head of the pipe connector is smaller than a slope of the conical surface of the base.
4. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the pipe connector is metal.
5. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 4, wherein:
the insertion segment is composed of multiple conical collars; and
each conical collar has a flat guiding surface formed one an end of the conical collar.
6. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pipe connector is metal.
7. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 6, wherein:
the insertion segment is composed of multiple conical collars; and
each conical collar has a flat guiding surface formed one an end of the conical collar.
8. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
the insertion segment is composed of multiple conical collars; and
each conical collar has a flat guiding surface formed one an end of the conical collar.
9. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pipe connector is metal.
10. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 9, wherein:
the insertion segment is composed of multiple conical collars; and
each conical collar has a flat guiding surface formed one an end of the conical collar.
11. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pressing collar has a constant cross section intermediate the tapered head and the inclined pressing surface.
12. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the inclined guiding surface, the alignment flat surface and the inclined pressing surface are formed on an outer surface of the pipe connector.
13. The oil pipe connection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inclined guiding surface has increasing cross sectional size approaching the alignment flat surface; and wherein the inclined pressing surface has increasing cross sectional size extending away from the alignment flat surface.