System for combining liquids

a liquid-combining system and liquid-combining technology, applied in the field of liquid-combining systems, can solve the problems of inconvenient decanting, unsatisfactory mixture, and inability to use multiple large containers at the same tim

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-02-22
BOCHTLER MARTIN
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[0021] In a further broad form of the invention there is provided a system for the accurate mixing of an additive potable liquid to a base potable liquid; said system including an additive potable liquid container adapted for screwed connection to a base potable liquid container; said additive potable liquid container defining a volume in a predetermined ratio to the volume of base potable liquid in said base potable liquid container.

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In the case of drinks, these are frequently consumed in situations or venues where the transporting of a large container and the decanting is inconvenient or undesirable.
Especially, if it is desired to have a choice of various flavours or alcoholic additives, the multiple large containers required become impractical.
Thus, without careful measuring, a desired ratio is difficult to achieve resulting in an unsatisfactory mixture.
Similar problems are encountered in situations where a particular volume of a substance in granular or powder form needs to be added to a base liquid.

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first preferred embodiment

[0080] With reference to FIG. 1, in a first preferred embodiment of a system for combining liquids according to the invention, an additive liquid container 10 is provided in the form of a relatively small bottle 11 having a body 11 and a neck portion 12. Small bottle 11 is provided with a pierceable seal member 19 at neck opening 21 and with piercing collar 13. In this embodiment as shown in FIG. 1, piercing collar 13 is attached to neck portion 12 by lower threaded portion 25 during manufacture.

[0081] Piercing collar 13 is comprised of a cylindrical housing 20 provided at upper opening 14 with internal thread 15. Internal thread 15 extends at least part way from the outer rim 27 down the bore of piercing collar 13 and is adapted for screwed connection to the external thread of standard screw-top containers such as for example PET water bottles. The internal thread 15 of piercing collar 13 may be provided in a range of sizes to suit a range of standard screw-top containers dependin...

second preferred embodiment

[0088] In a further preferred embodiment in which like features have been numbered alike with the addition of 100, piercing collar 113 is substantially as described in the first embodiment above, but is only internally threaded at that end 114 intended for screwed attachment to a base liquid container. In this form, as shown in FIG. 5, the other end 120 of the neck portion 112 of container 111 is attached to additive potable liquid container 111 after filling, by such means as for example a suitable adhesive, friction welding or ultrasonic welding.

third preferred embodiment

[0089] In this embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 6, an additive liquid container 211 is again provided with a pierceable seal 219. Note that in FIG. 6 the additive container 211 has been inverted and screwed to the neck of a base liquid container 233. Seal 219 may for example be affixed across the opening 221 of container 211 by ultrasonic welding or other suitable means, after the container has been filled with an additive liquid. Piercing collar 213 is preferably comprised of a first portion 214 and a second portion 215 for, but may also be formed as a single integral unit.

[0090] When formed as first and second portions as shown in FIG. 6, the mating ends 216 and 217 may be formed to connect together as a snap-fitting. Mating ends of the first and second collar portions may be provided with engaging lugs or castellation (not shown) so as to prevent the rotation of one collar relative to the other when in use. Alternatively the portions may be attached together by for exam...

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Abstract

An additive container for an additive potable liquid; said additive container adapted for screwed connection to a standard screw-top base potable liquid container; said additive container provided with sealing means adapted to change from a first sealed state to a second unsealed state by contra-rotation of said additive container relative to said base potable liquid container.

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[0001] The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for the mixing of the contents of a first with those of a second container and, more particularly for the mixing of one predetermined volume of a substance with a second predetermined volume. BACKGROUND [0002] Many liquids, whether they be for drinking, cleaning or some other application may be made up of a base liquid and an additive liquid. Frequently it is the case that such an additive liquid is of a concentrate requiring dilution with a base liquid. [0003] An example for potable liquids is found in cordials where a strongly flavoured concentrate is added to water to give an acceptable drink. Another example of such mixing is where a relatively small volume of alcoholic beverage is added to a larger non-alcoholic volume of a proprietary drink. [0004] Often the concentrate is supplied in a relatively large volume container from which smaller volumes may be decanted for addition to the water or some other base liquid to...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47G19/00B65D25/08B65D51/28B65D71/50B65D81/32
CPCB65D81/3211B65D71/502
Inventor BOCHTLER, MARTIN
Owner BOCHTLER MARTIN
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