Internal Drink Mix System

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-31
BALAZIK RONALD FR
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[0011] Additives can constitute vitamins, flavorings, coloring, or any other desired additive, and may be in the form of powders, liquids, syrups or gels that dissolve easily in liquid. This results in an inexpensive drink mix system that allows a user to selectively add one or mo

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Generally, they are limited to only one flavor per container, and the total range of flavors available from bottlers is quite limited when compared with the vast quantities sold and the many millions of consumers involved.
Thus far, few simple, inexpensive options exist that allow consumers the freedom to enhance or multiply flavors for satisfying individual tastes without utilizing specialized beverage containers or caps.
Thus, consumers who wish to add their own flavoring to a beverage (e.g., lemon concentrate to bottled water) must

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[0020] With initial reference to FIG. 1, a drink mix system 10 includes a bottle cap 20 used to close a bottle 30, an additive holder or disk 40 and a seal 50. Cap 20 includes an end wall 60 and a side wall 70 which collectively define an inner portion 80. Cap 20 can be any cap having threads 90 that extend from side wall 70 and are adapted to mate with threads 100 on bottle 30. Preferably, cap 20 and bottle 30 have standard structures and shapes; thus allowing bottles and caps currently on the market to be used with little or no modification in conjunction with the present invention. Disk 40 includes first and second sides 110 and 111, and preferably also includes first and second diametrically opposed tabs 120 and 121. Disk 40 is formed from cardboard, plastic, foam or any other thin flexible material capable of supporting a beverage or drink additive. A first drink additive 130 is coated on first side 110 of disk 40. Preferably, for a greater range of additives, a second drink ad...

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A drink mix system is provided for mixing one or more additives with liquid in a container. An additive holder is provided having an end wall that attaches to the end wall of a standard screw-off bottle cap. Inner and outer walls define one or more additive holding spaces that are sealed off from the liquid with one or more removable seals. Additive holding spaces may be in the form of concentric cylindrical holding spaces, wedge-shaped holding spaces, or stacked holding spaces. Additives may comprise vitamins, flavorings or colorings, and may be in a liquid, powder, solid or gel form. When desired, a user removes the seal(s) and selectively mixes one or more additives with the liquid in the bottle. This results in an inexpensive drink mix system that can utilize standard bottle caps and allows a user to selectively flavor a beverage.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application represents a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 196,420 entitled “Drink Mix System”, filed Aug. 4, 2005 and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 850,380, filed Oct. 10, 2006.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention pertains to the art of drink mix systems and, more specifically, to an additive mixing system for screw-cap containers including additive holders that allow additives to be selectively added to a liquid by a user. The invention may be utilized to customize soft drinks, juices, bottled water, alcoholic beverages and other marketed drinks. [0004] 2. Discussion of the Prior Art [0005] Billions of beverage containers are sold throughout the world every year. Generally, they are limited to only one flavor per container, and the total range of flavors available from bottlers is quite limited when compared with...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D25/08
CPCB65D51/28
Inventor BALAZIK, RONALD FRANK
Owner BALAZIK RONALD FR
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