Drink mix system

• US 20070029214A1
• Filed: 08/04/2005
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ronald Balazik
• Original Assignee: Ronald Balazik
• Inventors: Balazik, Ronald
• Granted Patent: US 7,537,112 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/222
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/28 with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials B65D51/247 takes precedence

Abstract

A drink mix system includes a disk having first and second additives, an additional additive coated on an end wall of a threaded bottle cap, and a seal. The disk is adapted to be self-retaining within a bottle cap. The additives are sandwiched between the seal and the end wall when in a sealed position such that liquid within a bottle can not contact the additives when the cap is mated to the bottle. Alternatively, rather than a disk, a bullet-shaped nugget having an outer additive layer and an inner additive layer is sandwiched between the seal and the end wall of the cap. When desired, a user removes the seal and selectively mixes one or more of the 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.

Claims

1. A drink mix system for mixing additives into liquid held by a container comprising:

a cap including an end wall and a side wall which collectively define an inner portion, and threads extending into the inner portion adapted to mate with threads formed on the container;

a removable seal; and

a disk having a first side with a first additive affixed thereto, and a second side, said disk being sandwiched between the removable seal and the end wall of the cap.

2. The drink mix system of claim 1, wherein the disk is formed of compressible material.

3. The drink mix system of claim 1, wherein the disk further comprises a first tab extending therefrom.

4. The drink mix system of claim 3, wherein the disk has a first diameter and the inner portion of a cap has a second larger diameter whereby the disk will be retained in the cap by an interference fit.

5. The drink mix system of claim 3, wherein the disk further includes a second tab extending therefrom.

6. The drink mix system of claim 1, wherein the disk is adapted to be self-retaining within the inner portion of the cap.

7. The drink mix system of claim 1, wherein the second side has a second additive affixed thereto.

8. The drink mix system of claim 7, wherein the first additive includes a lemon flavoring and the second additive includes a lime flavoring.

9. The drink mix system of claim 1, further comprising an additional additive coated on the end wall of the cap such that the additional additive and the disk are sandwiched between the seal and the end wall of the cap when in a sealed position.

10. The drink mix system of claim 1, wherein the seal includes a tab to aid in removal of the seal.

11. The drink mix system of claim 1, wherein the container is a bottle.

12. A drink mix system for mixing additives into liquid held by a container comprising;

a cap including an end wall and a side wall which collectively define an inner portion, and threads extending into the inner portion adapted to mate with threads formed on the container;

a removable seal; and

an additive nugget including an inside layer and an outside layer, the outside layer including a side wall and an end wall abutting the end wall of the cap, the additive nugget being sandwiched between the removable seal and the end wall of the cap.

13. The drink mix system of claim 12, wherein one of the inside and outside nugget layers includes a lemon flavoring and the other of the inside and outside nugget layers includes a lime flavoring.

14. The drink mix system of claim 12, wherein the nugget is bullet shaped.

15. A drink mix system for mixing additives into liquid held by a container comprising;

a cap including an end wall and a side wall which collectively define an inner portion, and threads extending into the inner portion adapted to mate with threads formed on the container;

a removable seal; and

a layer of additive coated on the end wall of the cap, the layer of additive being sandwiched between the removable seal and the end wall of the cap.

16. The drink mix system of claim 15, wherein the seal includes a first tab to aid in removal of the seal.

17. The drink mix system of claim 15, wherein the container is a bottle.