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Supplement compartment for beverage container

a beverage container and compartment technology, applied in the field of beverage container supply compartments, can solve the problems of system failure to use successfully with a full container of liquid, and the difficulty of manufacturing and manufacturing of anderson plunger tubes

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-05-13
SORENSON JOSEPH
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Problems solved by technology

The Anderson plunger tube may be difficult to manufacture, particularly in forming the integral tube and cylinder floor.
In addition, because the capsule is inserted into the neck of the bottle, the system may not be used successfully with a full container of liquid.

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[0030]FIG. 1A depicts an exemplary embodiment of a dispensing cap including aspects of the invention. As illustrated, the dispensing cap 10 includes a body 20 with a mounting structure 30, and a plunger 70. As shown in FIG. 1B, the body 20 has a storage compartment 24 therein. The storage compartment 24 enables temporary storage of a supplement 50 for use in conjunction with a beverage 60 in a beverage container 65. The supplement 50 may be in any form such as, for example, a granule or powder, a tablet or pill, or a paste, liquid or syrup. The supplement 50 may be applied to the beverage 60 as an additive prior to the beverage being imbibed. The supplement 50 may comprise one or more of, for example, a flavoring, an electrolyte, a vitamin, and a nutritional, mineral or medicinal additive.

[0031]The dispensing cap 10 may be matingly engaged with the beverage container 65. The mounting structure 30 may be received by an opening 67 of the beverage container 65. The mounting structure 3...

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Abstract

A dispensing cap for a container with a top opening, and a method of dispensing a supplement into a container are disclosed. The dispensing cap may include a chamber and a plunger disposed therein. A floor of the chamber may have a weakness in a predetermined location. The dispensing cap may be mated with the top opening of the container, and the plunger may be used to pierce the floor, forming an opening at the weakness. The supplement may pass through the opening into the container.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e), to U.S. provisional patent application 60 / 941,122, filed on May 31, 2007, the contents of the entirety of which are incorporated by this reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]This invention relates to supplement containing and dispensing systems. It is particularly directed to a dispensing cap having a compartment that may be associated with a liquid container, and that is to contain supplements for ingestion with water or other beverage.BACKGROUND[0003]Conventional beverage container and dispenser systems associated with compartments may be used with beverage supplements, such as a flavoring, an electrolyte, a vitamin, and a nutritional, mineral or medicinal additive. Dispenser systems are useful, particularly for ingredients that have a shortened shelf-life when mixed with a liquid. The dry or powdered ingredient may be stored in a compartment, and dispensed into the beverage immedi...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D25/08
CPCB65D51/285
Inventor SORENSON, JOSEPH
Owner SORENSON JOSEPH