WATER CONTAINER CAP 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 portion and a liquid flow pathway extending through the supplement retention portion, the liquid flow pathway being configured to guide a liquid exiting the container through the outlet through the supplement retention portion when the closure is coupled to the container, the supplement retention portion comprising an open upper portion and a perforated supplement support platform that are together configured to retain a dissolvable supplement body as the liquid flows through the supplement retention portion and dissolves the dissolvable supplement body, and an open lower portion including a filter retainer projection; and
a first filter selectively attachable to the supplement retention portion by pressing the first filter upward into the open lower portion and forcing the first filter onto the filter retainer projection.
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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. Optionally, the closure includes a filter configured to filter one or more components from the liquid before or after it flows through the supplement retention area.
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Citations
27 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 portion and a liquid flow pathway extending through the supplement retention portion, the liquid flow pathway being configured to guide a liquid exiting the container through the outlet through the supplement retention portion when the closure is coupled to the container, the supplement retention portion comprising an open upper portion and a perforated supplement support platform that are together configured to retain a dissolvable supplement body as the liquid flows through the supplement retention portion and dissolves the dissolvable supplement body, and an open lower portion including a filter retainer projection; and a first filter selectively attachable to the supplement retention portion by pressing the first filter upward into the open lower portion and forcing the first filter onto the filter retainer projection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A supplement housing for use by a user having a mouth and for use with a dissolvable supplement body having a dissolve rate and a container housing a liquid, the container having an outlet portion through which the liquid may be poured from the container, the supplement housing comprising:
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a first connector portion couplable to the outlet portion of the container housing the liquid; a supplement chamber configured to retain the dissolvable supplement body outside the container and apart from the liquid housed inside the container, the supplement chamber comprising an open lower portion having at least one inlet aperture and a filter retainer projection, and an open upper portion having at least one outlet aperture, the at least one inlet aperture being in fluid communication with the outlet portion of the container when the first connector portion is coupled thereto to receive liquid poured from the outlet portion of the container into the supplement chamber, the supplement chamber configured to limit the flow of liquid therethrough to a flow rate, the flow rate of the liquid received inside the supplement chamber selected to dissolve the dissolvable supplement body at the dissolve rate, the liquid and a dissolved portion of the dissolvable supplement body being receivable inside the mouth of the user via the at least one outlet aperture of the supplement chamber; and a first filter selectively attachable to the filter retainer projection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A kit comprising:
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an open ended supplement housing having a first open end, a second open end, a first connector portion at the first open end couplable to an outlet portion of a container, a second connector portion at the second open end, and at least one supplement chamber positioned between the first and second open ends, the first open end comprising a filter retainer projection; a first filter selectively attachable to the filter retainer projection; and a cap having a connector portion couplable to the second connector portion at the second open end of the supplement housing, the cap being configured to retain a dissolvable supplement body inside the at least one supplement chamber as the dissolvable supplement body dissolves in a liquid flowing from the outlet portion of the container into the first open end of the supplement housing through the at least one supplement chamber and out the second open end of the supplement housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A kit comprising:
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an open ended threaded supplement housing threadably attachable to a threaded outlet portion of a container, the supplement housing including at least one supplement chamber disposed between the open ends of the supplement housing configured to retain a dissolvable supplement body as it dissolves in a liquid poured from the threaded outlet portion of the container into one of the open ends of the supplement housing through the at least one supplement chamber and out the other of the open ends of the supplement housing, the supplement housing further including a filter retainer projection; a first filter selectively attachable to the filter retainer projection; and at least one dissolvable supplement body. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A supplement dispensing closure couplable to an outlet of a container housing a liquid, the closure comprising:
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a supplement retention portion and a liquid flow pathway extending through the supplement retention portion, the liquid flow pathway being configured to guide a liquid exiting the container through the outlet through the supplement retention portion when the closure is coupled to the container, the supplement retention portion comprising an open upper portion and a perforated supplement support platform that are together configured to retain a dissolvable supplement body as the liquid flows through the supplement retention portion and dissolves the dissolvable supplement body, the supplement retention portion also comprising a plurality of elongated raised portions extending upwardly from the perforated supplement support platform configured to at least partially separate two or more dissolvable supplement bodies as a liquid flows through the supplement retention area and dissolves the separated dissolvable supplement bodies, and an open lower portion including a filter retainer projection; and a first filter selectively attachable to the supplement retention portion by pressing the first filter upward into the open lower portion and forcing the first filter onto the filter retainer projection. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. 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 (27)
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Specification