CLOSURE WITH ADDITIVE RESERVOIR
First Claim
1. A closure for attachment to a container configured for retaining a consumable liquid therein, the closure comprising:
- a base including a chamber for containing an additive and a passageway for allowing a consumable liquid in the container to flow from an opening in the container to the consumer;
a plunger in the chamber for causing the additive in the chamber to flow out of the chamber and into a consumable liquid upon being depressed, anda spout movably disposed in the base and around the chamber and around the passageway, the spout having a sealed relationship with the passageway when in a first position and an unsealed relationship with the passageway and in a second position, whereby upon actuating the plunger to release the additive into the consumable liquid, and moving the spout from the first to the second position, the consumable liquid together with the additive can flow through the opening in the to the consumer.
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Abstract
A closure with an additive reservoir is mounted on a container for a consumable liquid such as a beverage liquid or health drink. The closure has three components; a base, which includes the additive reservoir; a spout mounted on the base, and a plunger received in the additive reservoir. Upon depressing the plunger, an additive in the reservoir is released into the consumable liquid and upon moving the spout from a first position on the base to a second position on the base, a passageway through the base is opened so that the consumable liquid can flow to the consumer. Preferably, the additive chamber is mounted in the support column of the base with the passageway disposed between the additive chamber and the support column.
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14 Claims
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1. A closure for attachment to a container configured for retaining a consumable liquid therein, the closure comprising:
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a base including a chamber for containing an additive and a passageway for allowing a consumable liquid in the container to flow from an opening in the container to the consumer; a plunger in the chamber for causing the additive in the chamber to flow out of the chamber and into a consumable liquid upon being depressed, and a spout movably disposed in the base and around the chamber and around the passageway, the spout having a sealed relationship with the passageway when in a first position and an unsealed relationship with the passageway and in a second position, whereby upon actuating the plunger to release the additive into the consumable liquid, and moving the spout from the first to the second position, the consumable liquid together with the additive can flow through the opening in the to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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