WATER CONTAINER CAP WITH FILTER FOR HOLDING ADDITIVES TO WATER
First Claim
1. A supplement dispensing closure couplable to an outlet of a container housing a liquid, the closure comprising:
- a supplement retention chamber and a liquid flow pathway extending through the supplement retention chamber, the liquid flow pathway being configured to guide a liquid exiting the container through the outlet through the supplement retention chamber when the closure is coupled to the container, the supplement retention chamber being configured to retain a dissolvable supplement body as the liquid flows therethrough and dissolves the dissolvable supplement body; and
a selectively removable filter assembly disposed within a portion of the liquid flow pathway before the supplement retention chamber, the filter assembly being operable to filter a liquid guided by the liquid flow pathway before the liquid flows through the supplement retention chamber.
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Abstract
A supplement dispensing closure couplable to an outlet of a container, such as a water container. When the closure is coupled to the container, liquid exiting the container through the outlet flows through a supplement retention area that retains a dissolvable supplement body inside the closure as the liquid flows therethrough and dissolves the dissolvable supplement body. A user may select one or more dissolvable supplement bodies and insert them inside the supplement retention area for dissolution in the liquid as it flows through the supplement retention area. The closure may include a selectively openable and closable cap portion. The closure includes a selectively removable filter assembly configured to filter one or more components from the liquid before or after it flows through the supplement retention area.
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20 Claims
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1. A supplement dispensing closure couplable to an outlet of a container housing a liquid, the closure comprising:
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a supplement retention chamber and a liquid flow pathway extending through the supplement retention chamber, the liquid flow pathway being configured to guide a liquid exiting the container through the outlet through the supplement retention chamber when the closure is coupled to the container, the supplement retention chamber being configured to retain a dissolvable supplement body as the liquid flows therethrough and dissolves the dissolvable supplement body; and a selectively removable filter assembly disposed within a portion of the liquid flow pathway before the supplement retention chamber, the filter assembly being operable to filter a liquid guided by the liquid flow pathway before the liquid flows through the supplement retention chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A filter assembly couplable to a closure cap of a container, the container having an outlet and a liquid flow pathway configured to guide a liquid exiting the container through the outlet, the closure cap having a downwardly extending projection, the filter assembly comprising:
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a filter screen removably disposed within a portion of the liquid flow pathway before the outlet, the filter screen being operable to filter a liquid guided by the liquid flow pathway before the liquid flows through the outlet; and a filter support portion configured to maintain the position of the filter screen and having an opening sized to receive the projection of the closure cap to permit selective coupling between the closure cap and the frame. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A supplement dispensing closure couplable to an outlet of a container housing a liquid, the closure comprising:
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a supplement retention chamber and a liquid flow pathway extending through the supplement retention chamber, the liquid flow pathway being configured to guide a liquid exiting the container through the outlet through the supplement retention chamber when the closure is coupled to the container, the supplement retention chamber being configured to retain a dissolvable supplement body as the liquid flows therethrough and dissolves the dissolvable supplement body, the supplement retention chamber including a downwardly extending projection; and a selectively removable filter assembly disposed within a portion of the liquid flow pathway before the supplement retention chamber, the filter assembly having an opening sized to receive the projection to permit selective coupling between the supplement retention chamber and the filter assembly, the filter assembly being operable to filter a liquid guided by the liquid flow pathway before the liquid flows through the supplement retention chamber.
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