CONCENTRATE RELEASE CAP
First Claim
1. Concentrate release cap to extend the shelf life of a beverage, comprises two independent plastic parts, the body of the cap and seal keeping separate the liquid of the bottle and the flavor concentrate in the corresponding compartment;
- the cap comprises a flexible top center provided with spring style bends, a external skirt and a tamper-proof band, a cylinder body with perimeter rim inclined inside thereof defining the contact surface or seal;
a central stem concentric to the cylinder body and having a coupling pin in the bottom end;
a barrel shaped seal with two end inclined side faces or seal surfaces, a vertical side face seating in the side edge of the cylinder body, the seal fastening to the cap is made at the center thereof having a structure with a central cylinder body and a disc, the cylinder body defines a cavity with groove and intermediate perimeter rim that upon opening allows the passage of the stem pin, which also has a groove to ease the insertion of the seal structural body;
once the seal is coupled to the cylinder body defines a tight closed cavity retaining inside a concentrate and release by pressing the caps flexible center kept is deployed position pushing the stem and seal joined thereto, generating a perimeter escape space of the concentrate.
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Abstract
A cap keeping separate the product and the liquid in a bottle, until the moment of consumption. It is useful for products having a short shelf life once mixed to each other, the product concentrate with the liquid.
The concentrate product is mixed opening the seal closed in a way that the shelf life of the product is the one required by the market, opening the seal of the cylinder containing the product concentrate, pressing with the finger on the top part of the cap and allowing release of the mix of the product with the liquid, so the consumer can drink the beverage with the nutritional, medicinal, functional features, etc., as offered by the manufacturer to the public.
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11 Claims
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1. Concentrate release cap to extend the shelf life of a beverage, comprises two independent plastic parts, the body of the cap and seal keeping separate the liquid of the bottle and the flavor concentrate in the corresponding compartment;
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the cap comprises a flexible top center provided with spring style bends, a external skirt and a tamper-proof band, a cylinder body with perimeter rim inclined inside thereof defining the contact surface or seal; a central stem concentric to the cylinder body and having a coupling pin in the bottom end; a barrel shaped seal with two end inclined side faces or seal surfaces, a vertical side face seating in the side edge of the cylinder body, the seal fastening to the cap is made at the center thereof having a structure with a central cylinder body and a disc, the cylinder body defines a cavity with groove and intermediate perimeter rim that upon opening allows the passage of the stem pin, which also has a groove to ease the insertion of the seal structural body; once the seal is coupled to the cylinder body defines a tight closed cavity retaining inside a concentrate and release by pressing the caps flexible center kept is deployed position pushing the stem and seal joined thereto, generating a perimeter escape space of the concentrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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