Coconut Valve
A resealable spigot for a coconut that provides easy access by consumers to the sterile coconut water within a coconut. The spigot is comprised of a grommet positioned within a coconut tooled cavity, a sleeve positioned with said grommet and a plunger positioned within said sleeve with the plunger selectively movable to breech the coconut's seed-case cavity providing access to the sterile coconut water therein.
1 . A method for hygienically attaching a spigot to a coconut to selectively remove the sterile water from the coconut through the spigot comprising:
a) means for tooling a cavity within the coconut;
b) means for fixating the coconut in a desired orientation during cavity tooling; and
c) means for securing the spigot within the coconut cavity.
2 . A method for creating a cavity within a coconut as recited in claim 1 , wherein the means for creating a cavity within the coconut is a food grade boring machine having a bit for tooling a cavity within the coconut husk that terminates at a predetermined point within the meat of the coconut.
3 . A method for fixating the coconut in a desired orientation during tooling as recited in claim 1 , where the coconut is positioned within the food grade boring machine workpiece holder during the boring task.
4 . A method for securing the spigot within the coconut cavity as recited in claim 1 , where the means for securing the spigot within the coconut cavity is a spigot compression fitting having a bore extending between a flange and a collar with a plurality of external ring-like ridges for frictionally engaging the wall of the cavity and the flange forming stop abutting the rim of the cavity.
5 . A method for selectively removing the sterile water from the coconut through the spigot as recited in claim 1 where the spigot further comprises a sleeve for movably securing a plunger therein; and, a plunger for breeching the seed-case cavity when manual pressure is applied thereto providing access to the coconut water.
6 . A method for selectively removing the sterile water from the coconut through the spigot as recited in claim 5 where the spigot alternately provides a spiked tip for breeching the seed-case cavity to access the coconut water.
7 . A method for selectively removing the sterile water from the coconut through the spigot as recited in claim 6 , further comprising a straw insertable through the spigot into the coconut water for retrieving said coconut water through said straw.
8 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut comprising:
a) a grommet having a flange and a collar with said flange positioned within a tooled coconut cavity.
b) a sleeve having a bore with a flange having opposing transverse collars with one of the collars insertable into the grommet and the other serving as seat for a plunger; and
c) a plunger positioned within and movable in the sleeve whereby manual pressure applied to the plunger breeches the seed-case cavity to access the coconut water therein.
9 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 8 , wherein said grommet collar has compressible external ring-like ridges so that when the grommet is positioned within the tooled coconut cavity the collar ridges frictionally engage the interior wall of the coconut cavity.
10 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 9 , where the grommet when placed within the tooled coconut cavity cause the flange to engage the exterior lip of the tooled cavity.
11 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 10 , wherein said sleeve has a flange with opposing side transverse collars one of the collars that is insertable into the grommet has a terminal end flange that is positioned outside of the grommet bore when placed therein forming seat for said grommet.
12 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 11 , wherein said sleeve alternately provides a membrane positioned approximate the grommet's terminal end flange thereby forming a hermetic seal within said spigot to protect the coconut water within said coconut from contamination.
13 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 11 , where the opposing sleeve collar forms receptacle for the plunger sleeve seat gasket.
14 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 13 , wherein said plunger has a flange with a conduit depending therefrom having a plunger sleeve seat gasket circumscribed about the conduit flange end.
15 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 14 , wherein said plunger has a bore whereby pressure applied to the plunger flange breeches the coconut seed-case cavity thereby establishing fluid communication between the coconut's tooled cavity and the seed-case cavity having the sterile coconut water therein.
16 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 15 , wherein said plunger having a flange further provides a grip tethered to said flange to aid in applying manual pressure to the plunger flange.
17 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 16 , wherein said plunger conduit additional provides for slits placed within the plunger conduit wall.
18 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 17 , wherein said plunger conduit alternately provides for a detachable tip used to breech the seed-case cavity wherethen the tip will fall into the seed-case cavity creating a spigot conduit.
19 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 18 , further comprising a straw insertable through the spigot into the seed-case cavity having the coconut water therein for retrieving said coconut water through said straw.
20 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 19 , further comprising a plunger flange with a top side collar having a bore extending the length of the plunger.
21 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 17 , further comprising a flange tethered cap forming spigot conduit closure for any remaining coconut water within the seed-case cavity.
22 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut comprising:
a) a coconut having a soft eye which has served as its nutrient umbilical cord during growth;
b) a grommet having a flange portion and a collar portion with a bore extending therebetween with said flange portion fixedly attached over said soft eye; and
c) a plunger positioned within said grommet collar whereby manual pressure applied to the plunger causes the plunger to breech the seed-case cavity via said coconut's soft eye.
23 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 22 , wherein said grommet is adhesively bonded over the coconut's soft eye.
24 . A spigot for accessing and removing the sterile water within a coconut as recited in claim 22 , wherein said grommet is mechanically bonded over the coconut's soft eye by a strap circumferentially extending around the coconut between opposing sides of the grommet.