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Water bottle with dosage in a blister pack

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-07-22
MULLIGAN PATRICK
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[0008]In view of the above-mentioned unfulfilled needs, the present invention embodies, but is not limited by, the following objects and advantages:
[0012]A fourth objective of the present invention is to render both the water and the nutritional supplement secure from tampering.
[0013]In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an enhanced water product combined with a safety feature comprises a water bottle containing water and having a neck finish and a neck flange operable with a closure. The closure is sealing fitted to the neck finish and has a top surface thereon. The enhanced water product further comprises a nutritional supplement in solid dosage form contained in a means for disposing said supplement on the top surface of the closure. The means for disposing protects the nutritional supplement from contamination when separate from the closure. Additionally, the enhanced water product comprises a means for attaching the means for disposing to the top surface of the closure. The means for attaching also provides an indication of tampering, should any such violation occur.

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In both of these examples, the pills or capsules are loose in the cavity spaces and are without the protection of any individual packaging designed for sanitary and safe handling.

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[0021]FIG. 1 shows an enhanced water product 1. The major components thereof are best shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Water bottle 10 is sealed by closure 20. Nutritional supplement 30 is contained within a means for deploying 40. Means for deploying 40 is joined with closure 20 and bottle 10 by a means for attaching 50.

[0022]Referring to FIG. 2, water bottle 10 is provided with a neck finish 11 and a neck flange 12. Closure 20 is sealingly fitted to neck finish 11 by means of screw threads 13, best shown in FIG. 3. Closure 20 has a top surface 21.

[0023]In the preferred embodiment, the means for deploying 40 is a blister package 41. Referring to FIG. 3, blister package 41 is comprised of a film 42, which is heat-sealed to a frangible lidding 43 to form a laminated structure 44 (FIG. 2). Film 42 can be heated and drawn by a plug die to form a cavity 46. Blister package 41 has an extended sealing area forming a blister flange 45 (FIG. 2). The extent of blister flange 45 is such that it substa...

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Abstract

A nutritional preparation in solid dosage form is provided with a bottle of water. The solid dose is contained a safe and sanitary blister package and attached by means of a shrink band to the closure of the bottle. The shrink band provides a tamper-indicating seal for the both the bottle and blister contents. An advantage of the design is that it does not require customization of bottle and closure tooling, and thereby provides a simple and cost-effective means for combining solid and liquid materials in a unitary package.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to bottled water products, and more particularly to a nutritionally enhanced drink.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Additives are commonly sold in combination with bottled water. Currently marketed examples include energy, or health, drinks, where the additive is provided in solution form. Other examples include a medication where the bottled water is supplied simply as a convenience for washing down a pill or a capsule.[0003]In particular instances involving nutritional supplements, however, it is useful to supply the supplement in solid dosage form, similar to the medication example. Doing so improves the shelf stability of a natural active ingredient, and particularly one of a biological derivation, which might otherwise degrade or lose potency over time when in dissolution.[0004]In contrast with the medication circumstance, however, the water is not just a convenience for administering the dosage. It is also a measured amount of...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D81/32
CPCB65D81/3205
Inventor GRUENWALD, ERIC WILLIAMLAMBELET, LAWRENCEMULLIGAN, PATRICK JAMES
Owner MULLIGAN PATRICK
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