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Reusable container with flavor chamber in lid

a container and lid technology, applied in the field of lids or caps, can solve the problems of frequent difficulty and inconvenience for users, undesirable change in taste and/or quality of mixed beverages, and no beverage lid or cap is known, and achieves the effect of high differentiation

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-04-05
STOKES HARLAN
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[0015] The embodiments described herein offer interactivity, variety, and control to a user of the flavored container lid because the consumer chooses and varies beverage versus flavor sips, alternatively and interactively. The embodiments described herein allow virtually unlimited combinations of beverage and flavor where the consumer controls the flow of flavor and beverage with an individual's tongue. When a precise serving or dosage is added, this method becomes a highly differentiated beverage flavor delivery system.

Problems solved by technology

It is frequently difficult and inconvenient for the user to add a desired amount of the substance, from a separate container, to the primary liquid contained in the cup, bottle or can.
This may result in an undesirable change in the taste, and / or quality of the mixed beverage.
No beverage lid or cap is known which enables a user to regulate the concentration of a combined primary liquid and flavor additive within an individual's mouth prior to consumption by the individual.
Also, no beverage lid or cap is known which provides to a user active control over the flow of supplemental flavor for combination with a primary beverage through the use of an individual's tongue.

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[0065]FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a lid 10 adapted to be used with a container 12. The container 12 in FIG. 1 is a cup. The lid 10 is constructed and arranged to engage the top of the cup. In this embodiment, the lid 10 is constructed and arranged to engage the top of the cup by means of a snap on ridge 132, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

[0066] The lid 10 may be manufactured from a thermoformed plastic, for example. Alternatively, the lid 10 may be manufactured from polystyrene or PETE. Other materials that may be used to manufacture the lid 10 include, but are not limited to, clear plastics, colored plastics, aluminum, paper and any combination thereof.

[0067] In addition to the at least one sip hole 50 described above, the lid 10 may include a plurality of passageway openings, e.g. a beverage spout 20, a straw hole 30, a mix hole 40, a beverage vent 60 and a flavor vent 70. (FIG. 12) FIG. 2 is a cross section of the lid 10 in FIG. 1 taken at line 2-2 and illustrates the different p...

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[0135] The reusable and / or disposable containers 12 as related to FIGS. 20-26a disclosed herein, may each include any combination of reusable or disposable lids 10, containers 12, and / or flavor chambers 80. An individual is not required to exclusively utilize reusable elements within a reusable container embodiment 12. For example, in a reusable embodiment, an individual may elect to utilize a reusable container 12, and a reusable bottom 150 in conjunction with a disposable flavor chamber 80. Alternatively, an individual may elect to utilize a disposable container 12, disposable lid 10, reusable bottom 150 and reusable flavor chamber 80. Any combination of reusable and disposable elements for the reusable / disposable container 12, having lid 10 and flavor chamber 80, may be used by an individual herein.

[0136] The flavor chamber 80 as disclosed herein related to FIGS. 20-26a may alternatively include more than one, or multiple flavor chambers as earlier described relative to FIGS. 1-1...

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Abstract

A lid for a cup having at least one flavor chamber, a beverage spout, and at least one sip hole. The beverage spout has a first opening and defines a passage through which a liquid from the cup can flow therethrough. The at least one sip hole has a first opening and defines a passage through which a flavoring from the at least one flavor chamber can flow therethrough.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 11 / 453,393 filed Jun. 15, 2006, which claims priority to Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 723,699, filed Oct. 5, 2005, the entire content all of which are incorporated herein in their entireties. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH [0002] Not ApplicableFIELD OF THE INVENTION [0003] In some embodiments this invention relates to lids or caps, for cups, bottles and cans, where the lid includes a flavor chamber that stores one or more different flavors which are to be mixed with the primary liquid contained within the cup, bottle or can, in the mouth of the person drinking from the cup, bottle or can. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] In the prior art, most of the conventional bottles and cans circulated and sold in markets each contain only a single kind of material, such as a drink or a liquid medicine. When a user wants to add another flavor of liquid or ...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D51/00A47G19/22B65D1/24B65D51/16
CPCA47G21/18A47G2019/122A47G2019/125B65D41/06B65D81/3205B65D81/3216B65D2231/022A47G19/22B65D47/06B65D51/2807Y02W30/80
Inventor STOKES, HARLAN
Owner STOKES HARLAN
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