Water bottle with dosage in a blister pack

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-07-22
MULLIGAN PATRICK
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[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 compri

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In both of these examples, the pills or capsules are loose in the cavity spaces and are w

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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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