LIQUID DISPENSER WITH MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR DRINKING CONTAINER

• US 20080102174A1
• Filed: 05/22/2007
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: YO! Brands LLC
• Original Assignee: YO! Brands LLC
• Inventors: Bizzell, Daniel Lee, Stancombe, Todd, Jamison, Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/752,285
• Publication Number:
  US 20080102174A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/104
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/04 Multi-cavity bottles
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/095 made of flexible material
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/003 Suspension means
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 25/22 for facilitating lifting or suspending of containers

Abstract

A liquid dispenser comprises a body defining an interior containment space for containing a liquid to be dispensed and a structure configured to mount the liquid dispenser onto a drinking container such that the liquid dispenser does not obstruct drinking from a rim of the drinking container.

Claims

1. A liquid dispenser, comprising a body defining an interior containment space for containing a liquid to be dispensed and a structure configured to mount the liquid dispenser onto a drinking container such that the liquid dispenser does not obstruct drinking from a rim of the drinking container.

2. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein the structure is configured to mount the liquid dispenser onto a side of the rim of the drinking container such that the liquid dispenser covers only a small portion of the rim whereby the liquid dispenser does not obstruct drinking from the rim of the drinking container.

3. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein the structure comprises an area of the body that is configured and dimensioned to receive a rim and portion of a sidewall of a container for mounting the liquid dispenser on a drinking container.

4. The liquid dispenser of claim 3, wherein the area comprises an opening formed in the body of the liquid dispenser.

5. The liquid dispenser of claim 4, wherein the opening extends from a periphery of the liquid dispenser.

6. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein the structure comprises a resilient element providing tension for mounting the liquid dispenser onto the drinking container.

7. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein the structure comprises an adhesive area located on the liquid dispenser for mounting the liquid dispenser onto the drinking container, whereby the liquid dispenser may be adhered to a surface of a sidewall of the drinking container.

8. The liquid dispenser of claim 7, wherein the adhesive area comprises a peel-off covering.

9. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein the structure comprises a clasp that is attached to the liquid dispenser and that is adapted to be attached to a rim or sidewall of the drinking container for mounting the liquid dispenser onto a drinking container.

10. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein the body of the liquid dispenser comprises a wall that defines the interior containment space and wherein the wall is at least semi-flexible such that the liquid dispenser may be squeezed in order to expel liquid contained within the interior containment space.

11. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein the interior containment space holds up to twelve milliliters of liquid for dispensing.

12. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein the liquid dispenser is disk-like in shape.

13. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein the liquid dispenser has a generally triangular periphery.

14. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a liquid contained within the interior containment space.

15. The liquid dispenser of claim 14, wherein the liquid is a beverage additive.

16. The liquid dispenser of claim 14, wherein the liquid is a flavoring.

17. The liquid dispenser of claim 14, wherein the liquid is a nutritional supplement.

18. The liquid dispenser of claim 14, wherein the liquid comprises alcohol.

19. The liquid dispenser of claim 14, wherein the body of the liquid dispenser comprises indicia on a surface thereof that is indicative of the liquid retained therein.

20. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein the liquid dispenser comprises a surface and color such that the liquid dispenser resembles an orange slice, a lemon slice, or a lime slice.

21. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein the interior containment space comprises separate, isolated chambers and wherein a different liquid is contained within each chamber.

22. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a sealing element which precludes a liquid contained within the interior containment space from flowing through a dispensing opening.

23. The liquid dispenser of claim 22, further comprising a tear away member, wherein manipulation of the tear away member results in rupturing of the sealing element whereby the liquid may be dispensed.

24. The liquid dispenser of claim 23, wherein the tear away member is integrally formed with the sealing element, and wherein the sealing element is integrally formed with a wall of the body of the liquid dispenser.

25. The liquid dispenser of claim 23, wherein the tear away member comprises a tab that may be pulled and at least partially separated or torn from the body of the liquid dispenser.

26. The liquid dispenser of claim 23, wherein the liquid dispenser has a generally triangular periphery, and wherein the tear away member forms a corner of the liquid dispenser.