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MULTI-PURPOSE CAP FOR DRINK CONTAINERS

  • US 20080099487A1
  • Filed: 06/28/2007
  • Published: 05/01/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A cap for a container holding a liquid, the cap comprising:

  • a screw cap having internal threads and configured to mate with corresponding external threads provided on the container;

    a mouthpiece formed on the screw cap, the mouthpiece having an opening in fluid communication with the liquid within the container;

    a stopper coupled to the opening in the mouthpiece and adapted to selectively block or open the opening in the mouthpiece;

    a housing extending downward from the screw cap, the housing forming a chamber containing an additive to be combined with the liquid, the chamber having an opening and a seal covering the opening such that the chamber is enclosed to prevent liquid from entering the chamber, the housing further having at least one passage formed on the housing to provide a path of fluid travel in which the liquid within the container may travel through the passage and out the opening in the mouthpiece; and

    a plunger attached to the cap and configured within the housing, the plunger being operable by a user to open the seal, whereby the chamber and the container are in fluid communication such that the additive and the liquid may be mixed.

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