Enhanced sound-generating liquid container system

Abstract

To provide an enhanced sound-generating liquid container system.SOLUTION: A container system includes (I) a container that includes a top part, a bottom part, and a middle part to form the interior of the container and (II) a tubular member that includes a longitudinal tubular part extending from the top part to the bottom part, there are a cross-sectional flow area that is perpendicular to a flow direction, and an expanded tubular section that extends towards the top part, the flow direction is away from the bottom part and towards the top part. The expanded tubular portion includes a cross-sectional flow area that is perpendicular to a flow direction that is not equal to the cross-sectional flow area of the longitudinal tubular portion that is perpendicular to the other flow direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 17

Description

[Overview of the project]

[0001] In one or more embodiments, the container system includes (I) a container comprising (A) a top, (B) a bottom, and (C) at least one intermediate portion extending between the top and the bottom, the top, the bottom, and the at least one intermediate portion forming at least partially the interior of the container, and (II) a tubular member coupled to the top, comprising (A) a longitudinal tubular portion coupled to the top of the container, (i) the longitudinal tubular portion extending at least partially from the top toward the bottom, and (ii) the longitudinal tubular portion having a flow direction having a vector component oriented away from the top and toward the bottom, and (B) an expanded tubular portion extending at least partially toward the top, (i) the expanded tubular portion having a vector component oriented away from the bottom and toward the top. The tubular member further includes an acoustic emitter, the longitudinal tubular portion being coupled to the acoustic emitter. The first and second flow directions of the flow direction changing portion are different by at least 60 degrees. Therefore, the flow direction of the longitudinal tubular portion and the first flow direction of the flow direction change portion differ by at least 30 degrees. Thus, the expanded tubular portion includes a plurality of cross-sectional flow areas taken perpendicular to the flow direction of the expanded tubular portion, and the size of at least a portion of the plurality of cross-sectional flow areas increases based on the increasing distance from the flow direction change portion along the flow direction of the expanded tubular portion. Thus, the longitudinal tubular portion includes a portion having a constant cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction of the longitudinal tubular portion.Therefore, the longitudinal tubular portion includes a portion having a constant inner diameter taken perpendicular to the flow direction of the longitudinal tubular portion. Therefore, the longitudinal tubular portion includes volume, the direction-changing tubular portion includes volume, and the expanded tubular portion includes volume, and the sum of the volume of the longitudinal tubular portion and the volume of the direction-changing tubular portion is greater than the volume of the expanded tubular portion. Therefore, the direction-changing tubular portion includes volume, and the expanded tubular portion includes volume, and the volume of the expanded tubular portion is greater than the volume of the direction-changing tubular portion. Therefore, the multiple flow directions of the flow-direction-changing tubular portion include a third flow direction equal to the flow-direction-expanding tubular portion, the flow-direction-changing tubular portion includes the maximum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the third flow direction, and the expanded tubular portion includes the minimum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction of the expanded tubular portion, and the maximum cross-sectional flow area of ​​the direction-changing-expanding tubular portion taken perpendicular to the third flow direction is smaller than the minimum cross-sectional flow area of ​​the expanded tubular portion. Therefore, at least one intermediate portion includes a geometry that forms at least one curve. It further includes a fluid outlet connected in fluid communication with at least one intermediate section. It further includes a fluid outlet connected in fluid communication with the top. Thus, the container further includes a lid, which is removably connected to the top of the container. Thus, the flow direction of the longitudinal tubular section is not equal to any of the multiple flow directions of the flow direction changing tubular section.

[0002] In one or more aspects, a container system includes: (I) a container including (A) an upper portion, (B) a bottom portion, and (C) at least one intermediate portion extending between the upper and bottom portions, the upper portion, bottom portion, and at least one intermediate portion at least partially forming an interior of the container; and (II) a tubular member coupled to the upper portion, the tubular member including (A) a longitudinal tubular portion coupled to the upper portion of the container, the longitudinal tubular portion including (i) extending at least partially from the upper portion toward the bottom portion, (ii) having a flow direction including a vector component oriented away from the upper portion and toward the bottom portion, and (iii) having a minimum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction; and (B) an expansion tubular portion extending at least partially toward the upper portion, the expansion tubular portion including (i) having a flow direction including a vector component oriented away from the bottom portion and toward the upper portion, (ii) having a maximum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction, and (iii) the minimum cross-sectional flow area of the longitudinal tubular portion being less than the maximum cross-sectional flow area of the expansion tubular portion. Thus, the longitudinal tubular portion includes a portion having a constant cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction of the longitudinal tubular portion. Thus, the longitudinal tubular portion includes a volume, the direction-changing tubular portion includes a volume, the expansion tubular portion includes a volume, and the sum of the volume of the longitudinal tubular portion and the volume of the direction-changing tubular portion is greater than the volume of the expansion tubular portion.

[0003] In one or more embodiments, the container system includes (I) a container comprising (A) a top, (B) a bottom, and (C) at least one intermediate portion extending between the top and the bottom, the top, the bottom, and the at least one intermediate portion forming at least partially the interior of the container, and (II) a tubular member coupled to the top, (A) a longitudinal tubular portion coupled to the top of the container, (i) the longitudinal tubular portion extending at least partially from the top toward the bottom, and (ii) the longitudinal tubular portion having a vector configuration oriented away from the top and toward the bottom. The tubular member includes a longitudinal tubular portion having a flow direction having a vector component, (iii) the longitudinal tubular portion having a minimum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction, and (B) an expanded tubular portion that extends at least partially toward the top, (i) the expanded tubular portion having a flow direction having a vector component oriented away from the bottom and toward the top, (ii) the expanded tubular portion having a maximum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction, and (iii) the maximum cross-sectional flow area of ​​the longitudinal tubular portion being less than the minimum cross-sectional flow area of ​​the expanded tubular portion. Thus, the flow direction of the longitudinal tubular portion is not equal to any of the flow directions of the expanded tubular portion.

[0004] For a more complete understanding of the embodiments, refer here to the following description, which should be interpreted in relation to the attached drawings. The use of the same reference symbol in different drawings usually indicates similar or identical items unless otherwise indicated by the context.

[0005] Referring here to the figures, one or more examples of enhanced acoustically generating liquid container systems, manufactured products, and compositions of the same material are shown, which may provide context when introducing, for example, one or more embodiments described herein. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0006] [Figure 1] This is a side cross-sectional view of a conventional acoustically generating liquid container system in an upright position. [Figure 2] This is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a portion of the conventional acoustically generating liquid container system shown in Figure 1, in an upright position. [Figure 3] This is a side cross-sectional view of a conventional acoustically generating liquid container system in the first inclined position, as shown in Figure 1. [Figure 4] This is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a portion of the conventional acoustically generating liquid container system shown in Figure 1, in the first inclined position. [Figure 5] This is a side cross-sectional view of the conventional acoustic-generating liquid container system shown in Figure 1, in a second inclined position. [Figure 6] This is a side cross-sectional view of an enhanced acoustically generating liquid container system in an upright position with the liquid empty. [Figure 7] Figure 6 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the first part of the enhanced acoustically generating liquid container system in an upright position with the liquid empty. [Figure 8] This is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the second portion of the enhanced acoustically generating liquid container system in Figure 6, in an upright position with the liquid empty. [Figure 9] This is a side cross-sectional view of an enhanced acoustically generating liquid container system in an upright position with the liquid empty. [Figure 10] This is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the second portion of the enhanced acoustically generating liquid container system in Figure 6, in an upright position with the liquid empty. [Figure 11] Figure 6 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in an upright position and in the first liquid level state. [Figure 12] Figure 6 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the first portion of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in an upright position and in a first liquid level state. [Figure 13] This is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the third portion of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in Figure 6, which is in an upright position and in a first liquid level state. [Figure 14] Figure 6 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in an upright position and in a second liquid level state. [Figure 15] This is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the second portion of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in Figure 6, which is in an upright position and in a second liquid level state. [Figure 16] Figure 6 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in the first inclined position and in the third liquid level state. [Figure 17] Figure 6 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in the second inclined position and fourth liquid level state. [Figure 18] This is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a portion of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in Figure 6, which is in the second inclined position and in the fourth liquid level state. [Figure 19] Figure 6 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in the third inclined position and fifth liquid level state. [Figure 20] This is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a portion of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in Figure 6, which is in the third inclined position and in the fifth liquid level state. [Figure 21] Figure 6 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in the fourth inclined position and sixth liquid level state. [Figure 22] This is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a portion of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in Figure 6, which is in the fourth inclined position and in the sixth liquid level state. [Figure 23] This is a side cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of an enhanced acoustically generating liquid container system in a second inclined position and a fourth liquid level state. [Figure 24] Figure 23 shows a side cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in a fourth inclined position and a sixth liquid level state. [Figure 25] This is a side cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of an enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system in a third inclined position and a fifth liquid level state. [Figure 26] Figure 25 is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a portion of the third embodiment of the enhanced acoustic generating liquid container system, which is in a third inclined position and in a fifth liquid level state. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0007] In the following embodiments for carrying out the invention, the accompanying drawings which form a part thereof are referred to. In the drawings, like reference numerals generally identify like components unless otherwise indicated by the context. The exemplary embodiments described in the embodiments for carrying out the invention, the drawings, and the claims are not intended to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized and other changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented herein.

[0008] Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a side cross-sectional view of a conventional container system 100 in an upright position. In an embodiment, the conventional container system 100 is shown to include an emitter-dispenser assembly 102 and a container 104. In an embodiment, the emitter-dispenser assembly 102 is shown to include an acoustic emitter 102a, a stopper 102b, a tubular member 102c, and a tubular member 102d. In an embodiment, the container 104 is shown to include a neck 104a that includes ambient air A1, a portion of a liquid A3, and an ambient liquid level A2 therebetween, and a body 104b that includes a portion of the liquid A3.

[0009] Referring to FIG. 2, there is shown an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a portion of the conventional container system 100 in an upright position, where the upper portion of the tubular member 102d includes ambient air A1 and the lower portion of the tubular member 102d includes a portion of the liquid A3.

[0010] Referring to FIG. 3, there is shown a side cross-sectional view of the conventional container system 100 in a first inclined position, and as a result, when the liquid A3 exits the container 104 through the tubular member 102c as shown by the dispensed liquid A6, a contained liquid level A5 of the liquid A3 occurs between the air A4 captured and confined by the body 104b.

[0011] Referring to Figure 4, which shows an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a portion of the conventional container system 100 in the first inclined position, it better illustrates how bubbles A7 from the ambient air A1 of the tubular member 102d pass through the liquid A3, cross the liquid level A5 of the contained liquid, and enter the contained air A4. When multiple bubbles A7 are generated, a constantly fluctuating flow of ambient air A1 occurs within the tubular member 102d, which can cause the sound generation of the acoustic emitter 102A to constantly fluctuate compared to the stable sound generation of the acoustic emitter 102A when a steady flow of ambient air A1 is generated through the acoustic emitter 102A.

[0012] Referring to Figure 5, a side cross-sectional view of the conventional container system 100 in a second inclined position is shown, where liquid A3 has further exited the tubular member 102c as indicated by the dispensed liquid A6, and the liquid level A5 of the contained liquid is below the end of the tubular member 102d inside 104a, and since there is no liquid A3 inside the tubular member 102d, it hinders both the fluctuating flow of ambient air A1 inside the tubular member 102d and the fluctuating sound generation of the acoustic emitter 102A.

[0013] Referring to FIG. 6, there is shown a side cross-sectional view of the enhanced container system 10 in an upright position and with the liquid in an empty state. In an embodiment, the enhanced container system 10 is shown to include a tubular member 12, a container assembly 14, and an acoustic emitter 16. In an embodiment, the tubular member 12 is shown to include a longitudinal portion 12a, a direction-changing portion 12b, and an expansion portion 12c. In an embodiment, the removable lid 14a, the container assembly 14 is shown to include a removable lid 14a, an upper portion 14b, an intermediate portion 14c, a handle portion 14d, a bottom portion 14e, an intermediate portion 14f, and a fluid outlet 14g. In an embodiment, it can be fastened by gravity, friction, screwing, etc. As shown, the intermediate portion 14c and the intermediate portion 14f extend between the upper portion 14b and the bottom portion 14e to form a bowl-like shape, but in other embodiments, the container assembly 14 can have other curved geometries such as cylindrical, rectangular, and / or linear geometries. As shown, the fluid outlet 14g is coupled to the upper portion 14b and the intermediate portion 14f, but in other embodiments, the fluid outlet 14g can be coupled to the removable lid 14a. In an embodiment, the tubular member 12 is shown coupled to the acoustic emitter 16, and the acoustic emitter 16 is shown coupled to the upper portion 14b of the container assembly 14 in both cases. In other embodiments, the tubular member 12 can be coupled to the acoustic emitter 16, and the acoustic emitter 16 can be coupled to the removable lid 14a in both cases.

[0014] Referring to FIG. 7, there is shown an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a first portion of the enhanced container system 10 in an upright position and with the liquid in an empty state.

[0015] Referring to FIG. 8, there is shown an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a second portion of the enhanced container system 10 in an upright position and with the liquid in an empty state.

[0016] Referring to Figure 9, a side cross-sectional view of the reinforced container system 10 in an upright position with no liquid inside is shown, indicating the flow direction of the tubular member 12. These flow direction indicators show how the tubular member 12 is constructed to have various flow directions, and “flow direction” is a term used herein to describe the structural geometry of the tubular member 12, regardless of the actual fluid flow rate. However, if a fluid is flowing inside the tubular member 12, the fluid will be flowing relative to the geometry of the tubular member 12, as described by the structural geometric term “flow direction” of the tubular member 12.

[0017] Referring to Figure 10, there is an enlarged side section view of a second portion of the reinforced container system 10 in an upright position with no liquid inside. The tubular member 12 is indicated by exemplary flow direction indicators D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5. To reiterate, these flow direction indicators show how the tubular member 12 is constructed to have various flow directions, and “flow direction” is a term used herein to describe the structural geometry of the tubular member 12, regardless of the actual fluid flow rate. However, if a fluid is flowing inside the tubular member 12, the fluid would be flowing against the geometry of the tubular member 12, as described by the geometric term “flow direction” of the structure of the tubular member 12. An improvement on this point is that in some embodiments there may be more complex tubular geometries at certain locations, requiring the term “flow direction” to also describe the sum or average “flow direction” at those locations. Since the term "flow direction" implies direction, it is natural that vector components can be associated with the term "flow direction." This term "flow direction" can also be used to specify the geometric cross-sectional area at a particular location of the tubular member 12, for example, by the expression "cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to a particular flow direction." These cross-sectional areas for some embodiments and locations of the tubular member 12 may be based on a circular cross-section, while for other embodiments or locations of the tubular member 12, they may be based on a non-circular cross-section.

[0018] Referring to Figure 11, an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the reinforced container system 10 in an upright position and in a first liquid surface state having an ambient liquid surface B1, ambient air B2, and liquid B3.

[0019] Referring to Figure 12, an enlarged side cross-sectional view is shown of the first portion of the reinforced container system 10 in an upright position and in a first liquid level state.

[0020] Referring to Figure 13, an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the third portion of the reinforced container system 10 in an upright position and in a first liquid level state is shown.

[0021] Referring to Figure 14, an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the reinforced container system 10 in an upright position and in a second liquid level state is shown.

[0022] Referring to Figure 15, an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the reinforced container system 10 in an upright position and in a second liquid level state is shown.

[0023] Referring to Figure 16, an enlarged side cross-sectional view is shown of the third portion of the reinforced container system 10 in the first inclined position and in the third liquid level state.

[0024] Referring to Figure 17, a side cross-sectional view of the reinforced container system 10 in a second inclined position and a fourth liquid level state is shown, indicating the liquid level B4 of the contained liquid, the contained air B5, and the liquid B3 exiting the container assembly 14, as indicated by the dispensed liquid C1. At this point, a fluctuating flow of ambient air B2 occurs within the tubular member 12, resulting in fluctuating sound generation from the acoustic emitter 16.

[0025] Referring to Figure 18, an enlarged side cross-sectional view is shown of a portion of the reinforced container system 10 in a second inclined position and in a fourth liquid level state with bubbles B6.

[0026] Referring to Figure 19, an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the reinforced container system 10 in the third inclined position and fifth liquid level state is shown.

[0027] Referring to Figure 20, there is an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the reinforced container system 10 in a third inclined position, showing the surrounding liquid surface B7 of the contained liquid surface B8 and the fifth liquid surface state. Unlike the conventional container system 100, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the reinforced container system 10 includes an extended portion 12c that can hold a sufficient amount of liquid B9 to continuously vary the flow of ambient air B2 within the tubular member 12, thereby continuously varying the sound generation of the acoustic emitter 16.

[0028] Referring to Figure 21, an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the reinforced container system 10 in the fourth inclined position and sixth liquid level state is shown.

[0029] Referring to Figure 22, an enlarged side cross-sectional view of a portion of the reinforced container system 10 in the fourth inclined position and sixth liquid level state is shown.

[0030] Referring to Figure 23, an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the reinforced container system 10 in a second inclined position and a fourth liquid level state is shown. In this embodiment, the reinforced container system 10 is shown to include a tubular member 12' having a longitudinal portion 12a', a reversible portion 12b', and an extended portion 12c', which is shown to be extra-large.

[0031] Referring to Figure 24, a side cross-sectional view of the reinforced container system 10 in a fourth tilt position and a sixth liquid level state is shown, which illustrates the result of having an oversized extension 12c' in this fourth tilt position of the reinforced container system 10, which will result in some of the liquid B9 undesirably entering the acoustic emitter 16. In some embodiments, the undesirable entry of some of the liquid B9 into the acoustic emitter 16 can be reduced or eliminated by making the volumes of the various parts of the tubular member 12 proportionally sized to each other. For example, in some embodiments, the total volume of the extension 12c is made proportional to the volume of the reversing portion 12b, such that the volume of the extension 12c is greater than the volume of the reversing portion 12b.

[0032] Referring to Figure 25, an enlarged side cross-sectional view of the reinforced container system 10 in a third inclined position and a fifth liquid level state is shown. In this embodiment, the reinforced container system 10 is shown to include a tubular member 12" having a longitudinal portion 12a'', a direction-changing portion 12b'', and an expanded portion 12c'' shown as being smaller.

[0033] Referring to Figure 26, an enlarged side cross-sectional view is shown of a portion of the reinforced container system 10 in a third inclined position and a fifth liquid level state. The result of having a small extended portion 12c" is shown at this third inclined position of the reinforced container system 10, where ambient air B2 can move through the air passage B10 as a stable, unchanging flow, thereby causing the acoustic emitter 16 to emit an undesirable stable sound rather than a fluctuating sound. In some embodiments, this undesirable condition, where ambient air B2 can move through the air passage B10 as a stable, unchanging flow, can be reduced or eliminated by making the various portions of the tubular member 12 relatively large. For example, in some embodiments, the combined volume of the longitudinal portion 12A and the directional portion 12b is larger than the volume of the extended portion 12c, and so on.

[0034] While specific aspects of the subject matter described herein are shown and described, it is possible to modify and alter them based on the teachings herein without departing from the subject matter described herein and its broader aspects, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the appended claims encompass all such modifications and alterations within their scope, as they are within the true spirit and scope of the subject matter described herein. In general, it will be understood to those skilled in the art that the terms used herein, and in particular in the claims (e.g., the text of the claims), are generally intended to be "non-limiting" terms (for example, the term "including" should be interpreted as "including but not limited to," the term "having" as "having at least," the term "includes" as "includes but is not limited to," etc.). Where a particular number of claims to be introduced is intended, such intent is explicitly stated in the claims, and it will be further understood to those skilled in the art that the absence of such statement does not mean that such intent is not presented. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following claims may include the use of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce the claim description. However, the use of such phrases should not be interpreted as implying that any particular description containing such introduced claim description is limited to a claim containing only one such description, even if the introduction of the claim description by the indefinite article “a” or “an” includes the introductory phrase “one or more” or “at least one” and an indefinite article such as “a” or “an” (for example, “a” and / or “an” should generally be interpreted as meaning “at least one” or “one or more”). The same applies to the use of the definite article used to introduce the claim description.In addition, if a specific number of claims to be introduced is explicitly stated, a person skilled in the art will understand that such a statement should be interpreted as meaning at least one stated number (for example, the minimum statement of “two statements” without other modifying phrases generally means at least two statements, or two or more statements). Furthermore, where a convention similar to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” applies, such a construction is generally intended in the sense that a person skilled in the art will understand the convention (for example, “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include, but not be limited to, a system having A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and / or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those examples, a convention similar to "at least one of A, B, or C" is used, and in those examples, such construction is generally intended in the sense that a person skilled in the art will understand the convention (for example, "a system having at least one of A, B, or C" includes, but is not limited to, a system having A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and / or A, B, and C together, etc.). A person skilled in the art will also understand that disjunctive words and / or phrases presenting two or more alternative terms, whether usually in the specification, claims, or drawings, should be understood to intend the possibility of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both, unless otherwise indicated by the context. For example, the phrase "A or B" is usually understood to include the possibilities of "A" or "B" or "A and B".

[0035] With respect to the attached claims, those skilled in the art will understand that the operations enumerated herein may generally be performed in any order. Furthermore, while various operation flows are presented in sequence, it should be understood that various operations may be performed in a different order than illustrated, or simultaneously. Examples of such alternative orderings may include overlapping, interleaving, interrupting, rearranging, incremental, preparatory, supplementary, simultaneous, reverse, or other variant orderings, unless otherwise indicated by the context. Moreover, terms such as “responding to,” “related to,” or other past tense adjectives are generally not intended to exclude such variants unless otherwise indicated by the context.

Claims

Claim 1 A container system comprising: (I) A container including: (A) An upper portion, (B) A bottom portion, (C) At least one intermediate portion extending between the upper portion and the bottom portion, wherein the upper portion, the bottom portion, and the at least one intermediate portion at least partially form the interior of the container; the container; and (II) A tubular member having a first end closer to the upper portion of the container than the bottom portion of the container and a second end closer to the bottom portion of the container than the upper portion of the container, the tubular member being coupled to the upper portion, (A) A longitudinal tubular portion coupled to the upper portion of the container, (i) The longitudinal tubular portion at least partially extends from the upper portion toward the bottom portion, (ii) The longitudinal tubular portion includes a flow direction having a vector component oriented in a direction away from the upper portion and toward the bottom portion, the longitudinal tubular portion; (B) An expansion tubular portion at least partially extending toward the upper portion, (i) The expansion tubular portion includes a flow direction having a vector component oriented in a direction away from the bottom portion and toward the upper portion, (ii) The expansion tubular portion includes a maximum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction, (iii) The expansion tubular portion includes the second shelf portion of the tubular member as a free end, the expansion tubular portion; (C) A flow direction conversion tubular portion positioned between the longitudinal tubular portion and the expansion tubular portion, (i) The flow direction conversion tubular portion includes a plurality of flow directions including a first flow direction and a second flow direction, (a) The first flow direction includes a vector component oriented in a direction away from the upper portion and toward the bottom portion, (b) The second flow direction includes a vector component oriented in a direction toward the upper portion and away from the bottom portion, (ii) The flow direction conversion tubular portion includes a cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the second flow direction, (iv) The maximum cross-sectional flow area of the expansion tubular portion is larger than the maximum cross-sectional flow area of the flow direction conversion tubular portion, (v) The longitudinal tubular portion at least partially extends from the upper portion toward the bottom portion such that when the liquid in the container includes at least one amount less than the maximum liquid holding capacity of the container, the expansion tubular portion includes the liquid obtained from the container, the flow direction conversion tubular portion. the tubular member, including the container system, comprising **Claim 2** further comprising an acoustic emitter, wherein the longitudinal tubular portion is coupled to the acoustic emitter, wherein the longitudinal tubular portion extends at least partially from the top to the bottom such that the expanded tubular portion contains liquid obtained from the container, including when the liquid in the container includes at least one amount that is half of the maximum liquid holding capacity of the container. The system according to claim 1. **Claim 3** The system according to claim 1, wherein the first flow direction and the second flow direction of the flow direction conversion portion are different by at least 60 degrees. **Claim 4** The system according to claim 1, wherein the flow direction of the longitudinal tubular portion and the first flow direction of the flow direction conversion portion are different by at least 30 degrees. **Claim 5** wherein the expanded tubular portion includes a plurality of cross-sectional flow areas taken perpendicular to the flow direction of the expanded tubular portion, wherein the size of at least a part of the plurality of cross-sectional flow areas increases based on an increase in the distance from the flow direction conversion portion along the flow direction of the expanded tubular portion. The system according to claim 1. **Claim 6** The system according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinal tubular portion includes a portion having a constant cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction of the longitudinal tubular portion. **Claim 7** The system according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinal tubular portion includes a portion having a constant inner diameter taken perpendicular to the flow direction of the longitudinal tubular portion. **Claim 8** wherein the longitudinal tubular portion includes a volume, the direction conversion tubular portion includes a volume, and the expanded tubular portion includes a volume, wherein the sum of the volume of the longitudinal tubular portion and the volume of the direction conversion tubular portion is greater than the volume of the expanded tubular portion. The system according to claim 1. **Claim 9** wherein the direction conversion tubular portion includes a volume and the expanded tubular portion includes a volume, wherein the volume of the expanded tubular portion is greater than the volume of the direction conversion tubular portion. The system according to claim 1. **Claim 10** wherein the plurality of flow directions of the flow direction conversion tubular portion includes a third flow direction equal to the flow direction of the flow direction expansion tubular portion, wherein the flow direction conversion tubular portion includes a maximum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the third flow direction, wherein the expanded tubular portion includes a minimum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction of the expanded tubular portion. The maximum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the third flow direction of the direction-changing tubular portion is smaller than the cross-sectional flow area of the second end of the tubular member as the free end of the expanding tubular portion. The system according to claim 1.

11. The at least one intermediate portion includes a geometry forming at least one curve. The system according to claim 1.

12. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a fluid outlet fluidly connected and coupled to the at least one intermediate portion.

13. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a fluid outlet fluidly connected and coupled to the upper portion.

14. The container further includes a lid. The lid is removably coupled to the upper portion of the container. The system according to claim 1.

15. The flow direction of the longitudinal tubular portion is not equal to any of the plurality of flow directions of the flow direction-changing tubular portion, according to claim 1.

16. A container system, comprising: (I) a container, comprising: (A) an upper portion, (B) a bottom portion, (C) at least one intermediate portion extending between the upper portion and the bottom portion, wherein the upper portion, the bottom portion, and the at least one intermediate portion at least partially form the interior of the container. The container, and (II) a tubular member having a first end closer to the upper portion than the bottom portion of the container and a second end closer to the bottom portion than the upper portion of the container, the tubular member being coupled to the upper portion, (A) a longitudinal tubular portion coupled to the upper portion of the container, (i) the longitudinal tubular portion at least partially extends from the upper portion toward the bottom portion, (ii) the longitudinal tubular portion includes a flow direction having a vector component oriented in a direction away from the upper portion and toward the bottom portion, (iii) the longitudinal tubular portion includes a maximum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction. The longitudinal tubular portion, and (B) an expanding tubular portion at least partially extending toward the upper portion, (i) the expanding tubular portion includes a flow direction having a vector component oriented in a direction away from the bottom portion and toward the upper portion, (ii) the expanding tubular portion includes a maximum cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction. ​ (iii) the maximum cross-sectional flow area of the longitudinal tubular portion is less than the maximum cross-sectional flow area of the expanded tubular portion; (iv) the expanded tubular portion includes the second end of the tubular member without being coupled to any other tubular member, and the second end of the tubular member has a cross-sectional flow area larger than the maximum cross-sectional flow area of the longitudinal tubular portion; (v) the longitudinal tubular portion includes a case where the liquid in the container contains at least one amount less than the maximum liquid storage capacity of the container, and the longitudinal tubular portion extends at least partially from the upper part to the bottom part so that the expanded tubular portion contains the liquid obtained from the container; the expanded tubular portion; including the tubular member; The container system comprising.

17. the longitudinal tubular portion includes a portion having a constant cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction of the longitudinal tubular portion; the longitudinal tubular portion includes a case where the liquid in the container contains at least one amount that is half of the maximum liquid storage capacity of the container, and the longitudinal tubular portion extends at least partially from the upper part to the bottom part so that the expanded tubular portion contains the liquid obtained from the container; The system according to claim 16.

18. the longitudinal tubular portion includes a volume, the direction-changing tubular portion includes a volume, and the expanded tubular portion includes a volume; the sum of the volume of the longitudinal tubular portion and the volume of the direction-changing tubular portion is larger than the volume of the expanded tubular portion; The system according to claim 16.

19. A container system, comprising: (I) a container, comprising: (A) an upper part; (B) a bottom part; (C) at least one intermediate part extending between the upper part and the bottom part; and including; the container, wherein the upper part, the bottom part, and the at least one intermediate part at least partially form the interior of the container; (II) a tubular member having a first end closer to the upper part than the bottom part of the container and a second end closer to the bottom part than the upper part of the container, and the tubular member is coupled to the upper part; (A) a longitudinal tubular portion coupled to the upper part of the container, wherein: (i) the longitudinal tubular portion extends at least partially from the upper part to the bottom part; (ii) the longitudinal tubular portion includes a flow direction having a vector component oriented in a direction away from the upper portion and toward the bottom, (iii) the longitudinal tubular portion includes a cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction, the longitudinal tubular portion, (B) an extended tubular portion that at least partially extends toward the upper portion, the extended tubular portion including the second end of the tubular member, (i) the extended tubular portion includes a flow direction having a vector component oriented in a direction away from the bottom and toward the upper portion, (ii) the extended tubular portion includes a cross-sectional flow area taken perpendicular to the flow direction, (iii) the cross-sectional flow area of the longitudinal tubular portion is less than the cross-sectional flow area of the extended tubular portion, (iv) the second end of the tubular member has a cross-sectional flow area larger than the cross-sectional flow area of the longitudinal tubular portion, (v) the second end of the tubular member is positioned and oriented such that the extended tubular portion contains liquid obtained from the container, including when the liquid in the container includes at least one amount less than the maximum liquid holding capacity of the container, the extended tubular portion, including the tubular member, comprising the container system.

20. the flow direction of the longitudinal tubular portion is not equal to any flow direction of the extended tubular portion, the second end of the tubular member is positioned and oriented such that the extended tubular portion contains liquid obtained from the container, including when the liquid in the container includes at least one amount that is half of the maximum liquid holding capacity of the container, The system according to claim 19.

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