BOTTLE CAP

• US 20120279939A1
• Filed: 12/18/2008
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jeong-Min Lee, Seong-Jae Lee
• Original Assignee: Jeong-Min Lee, Seong-Jae Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Jeong-Min, Lee, Seong-Jae
• Application Number:
  US13/517,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20120279939A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 215/227
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/0025 of the 47-type
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/0093 Membrane
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2251/08 Closures specially adapted for closing container mouths of differing size or configuration, e.g. screw/snap combination
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/28 with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials B65D51/247 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/2807 the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3211 coaxially and provided with means facilitating admixture

Abstract

A bottle cap which is combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of; a main body combined with the container; a storage space inside the main body which contains additives, and; filter holes formed above and below the storage space to keep the additives within the storage space; and the additives in the storage space is soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, and the flow path of the liquid is characterized by being configured to lead the liquid to the storage space of the additives to facilitate dissolution of the additives.

Claims

1. A bottle cap which is combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of;

a main body to be combined with the container;

a storage member inside the main body which contains additives, and;

filter holes formed above and below the storage member to keep the additives within the storage member; and

the additives in the storage member are soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, and the flow path of the liquid is characterized by being configured to lead the liquid to the storage space of the additives to facilitate dissolution of the additives.

2. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being shaped in a cochlea-type tube.

3. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being comprised of multiple number of compartments connected in a series and the last compartment is connected to the spout.

4. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said plural storage spaces formed in the storage member are further partitioned by the upper or lower part of the main body or by space sealing members.

5. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein the spout of said main body is characterized by being formed with filtering discharge hole or holes.

6. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said storage spaces in the storage member are comprised of the first storage space in the center and one or more storage spaces around the first storage space, and said storage spaces are connected by connecting paths, and the storage spaces are further partitioned by the upper or lower part of the main body or by space sealing members.

7. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 6, wherein said space sealing member formed above the storage space is formed with a discharge outlet at the end of the space, so that the solution in the storage space can flow out to the discharge hole of the spout of the main body of the cap.

8. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein the spout of said main body is characterized by being formed with a lid for closing.

9. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 8, wherein said closing lid is structured to be separated from the spout or open and close by upward and downward movement.

10. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said main body is characterized by being formed with a sealing member, on its bottom, to retain the content in the storage space.

11. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said main body is characterized by being formed with two or more types of screw threads on its inner wall to be applicable to the containers whose necks are of different standards.

12. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein a lower space where straw or similar can be connected is formed beneath the suction hole formed on said storage member.

13. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being comprised of multiple number of compartments connected in a series, and the intake hole is formed to begin from the center.

14. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being comprised of multiple number of compartments connected in a series, and the intake hole is formed to begin from the outer side of the storage space.

15. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said storage member is characterized by being assembled to the main body.

16. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said storage member is characterized by being integrated with the main body.

17. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 16, wherein the bottom of said storage member is sealed by the space sealing member when said storage member is integrated into the main body.

18. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being a crisscross type.

19. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 18, wherein the crisscross formation of said storage member leads the liquid incoming through the suction hole to flow upward and downward, and then upward again and exit through the spout of the main body.

20. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 19, wherein a discharge path is provided to crisscross the flow path in said storage member.

21. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said cochlea-type storage space is formed in said storage member, filter-type suction hole are through which liquid can enter are formed outer part, and the liquid entering the suction hole flow up while rotating.

56. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said bottle caps are designed to be able to be distributed separately from containers in air-tight packing.

57. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said content in the storage space in the storage member is characterized by being a foaming type.

59. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said content in the storage space in the storage member is characterized by being flavoring substance.

61. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said content in the storage space in the storage member is shaped in sphere, pellet, granule, or tablet, whose diameter is at least 2 mm˜

5 mm.

63. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said content in the storage space in the storage member is shaped in sphere, pellet, granule, or tablet, whose diameter is at least 5 mm˜

7 mm.

65. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 1, wherein said content in the storage space in the storage member is shaped in sphere, pellet, granule, or tablet, whose diameter is at least 7 mm.

67. A bottle neck in accordance with the claim 1, wherein the inner volume of said storage space in the storage member is at least 5 cc (mL).

69. A bottle neck in accordance with the claim 1, wherein the inner volume of said storage space in the storage member is less than 5 cc (mL).

22. A bottle cap combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of;

a main body combined with the container;

a storage space inside the main body which contains additives, and;

filter holes formed above and below the storage space to keep the additives within the storage space; and

the additives in the storage space are soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, and the storage space in the storage member contains a certain volume of soluble solid substances.

23. A bottle cap combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of;

a main body combined with the container;

a opening-closing lid formed above the main body, a storage space inside the main body which contains additives, and;

filter-type discharge hole formed above and below the storage space to keep the additives within the storage space; and

the additives in the storage space are soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, and the storage space in the storage member contains a certain volume of soluble solid substances.

24. A bottle cap combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of;

a main body combined with the container, a opening-closing lid formed above the main body, an assembly-type storage space inside the main body which contains additives, and;

filter-type discharge hole formed above and below the storage space to keep the additives within the storage space; and

the additives in the storage space are soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, and the storage space in the storage member contains a certain volume of soluble solid substances.

25. A bottle cap combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of;

a main body combined with the container;

a opening-closing lid formed above the main body, an integrated-type storage space inside the main body which contains additives, and;

filter-type discharge hole formed above and below the storage space to keep the additives within the storage space; and

the additives in the storage space are soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, and the storage space in the storage member contains a certain volume of soluble solid substances.

26. A bottle cap combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of;

a main body combined with the container, a opening-closing lid formed above the main body, an assembly-type storage space inside the main body which contains additives, and;

filter-type discharge hole formed above and below the storage space to keep the additives within the storage space; and

the additives in the storage space are soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, the storage space in the storage member contains a certain volume of soluble solid substances, and the content in the storage member can be sucked up through the spout of said main body.

28. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 26, wherein the bottom of said storage member which is formed in the lower part of said main body is designed to be connected with a straw to suck up the content in said storage member into the storage space of said storage member.

27. A bottle cap combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of;

a main body combined with the container;

a opening-closing lid formed above the main body, an integrated-type storage space inside the main body which contains additives, and;

filter-type discharge hole formed above and below the storage space to keep the additives within the storage space; and

the additives in the storage space are soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, the storage space in the storage member contains a certain volume of soluble solid substances, and the content in the storage member can be sucked up through the spout of said main body.

29. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 27, wherein the bottom of said storage member which is formed in the lower part of said main body is designed to be connected with a straw to suck up the content in said storage member into the storage space of said storage member.

30. A bottle cap which is combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of;

a main body combined with the container;

a storage space inside the main body which contains additives, and;

filter holes formed above and below the storage space to keep the additives within the storage space; and

the additives in the storage space is soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, and the when the user tilts the container and sucks the spout of the main body, the liquid in the container flows into the storage member to facilitate dissolution of the additives in the storage space.

31. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 30, wherein the liquid in the container assembled with said bottle cap, when the spout of the main body is sucked up, flows through the straw connected to the bottom of said storage member, dissolve the content in the storage space in the storage member, and the solution exits through the spout formed at the top of the cap.

32. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 30, wherein said storage space in the storage member is so shaped as to make the liquid, flowing into the suction hole circulate the storage space or crisscross vertically, while flowing through the compartments of the storage space.

33. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 32, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being a Cochlea type.

34. A bottle cap which is combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of a main body combined with the container;

a lid which can move up and down for opening and closing;

a storage space inside the main body which contains additives, and;

filter holes formed above and below the storage space to keep the additives within the storage space; and

the additives in the storage space is soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, and the when the user tilts the container and sucks the spout of the main body, the liquid in the container flows into the storage member to facilitate dissolution of the additives in the storage space.

35. A bottle cap which is combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of;

a main body combined with the container;

a hinged lid which can open and close the spout a storage space inside the main body which contains additives, and;

filter holes formed above and below the storage space to keep the additives within the storage space; and

the additives in the storage space is soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, and the when the user tilts the container and sucks the spout of the main body, the liquid in the container flows into the storage member to facilitate dissolution of the additives in the storage space.

36. A bottle cap which is combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of;

a main body combined with the container, a closure which can open and close the spout by raising up and lowering down;

a storage space inside the main body which contains additives, and;

filter holes formed above and below the storage space to keep the additives within the storage space; and

the additives in the storage space is soluble in the liquid in the container and discharged through a spout above, and the when the user tilts the container and sucks the spout of the main body, the liquid in the container flows into the storage member to facilitate dissolution of the additives in the storage space.

37. A bottle cap which is combined with a beverage container in the direction of discharge or drinking, comprised of a main body combined with the container;

a lid which can open and close the spout a storage space inside the main body which contains soluble additives;

said storage space in the storage member is closed tightly by a sealing member, which is opened by touching or opening said lid to connect the space in the container and the storage space, so that the solution in the storage member can be sucked up by tilting the container and sucking through the spout.

38. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said storage member is characterized by being formed with filter-type suction and discharge hole above and below it.

39. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said lid formed on said spout of the main body, when raised up, removes the sealing member which is closing the lower suction hole of the storage member with the connecting rod extending from the bottom of the lid, to connect the storage space and the space in the container.

40. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said sealing member is opened when said lid is opened, and when the user tilts the container and sucks the lid, the lid is raised to allow the solution in said storage space in the storage member flow out through the discharge hole.

41. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein if said closing lid is once opened, reclosing it does not make the sealing member close the suction hole.

42. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 41, wherein the prevention of the reclosing of the suction hole is ensured by the configuration where the sealing ring or discharge rod is caught by a reclose-prevention member or by the inner wall of the spout.

43. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being a Cochlea type.

44. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being a spiral type.

45. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being a vertical crisscross type.

46. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said storage member is characterized by being partitioned into plural storage spaces.

47. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being assembled to the main body.

48. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being integrated with the main body.

49. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein the bottom of said suction hole which is formed in the lower part of said storage member is designed to be connected with a straw which connects the container and the storage space of said storage member.

50. A bottle cap in accordance with the claim 37, wherein said main body is characterized by being formed with one or more coupling member on its inner wall to be applicable to the containers whose necks are of different standards.

51. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 50, wherein said coupling member is characterized by being formed with the first screw threads on the top and the second screw threads on the lower inner wall.

52. A bottle cap in accordance with the claim 37, wherein said storage member is characterized by being formed with filter-type suction and discharge holes above and below it.

53. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said discharge hole is characterized by being formed on the inner wall of the spout of the main body.

54. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said discharge hole is characterized by being formed on the inner wall of the discharge rod connected to the lid.

55. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said storage space in the storage member is characterized by being filled with pellet-type solid content which is soluble in the liquid in the container.

58. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said content in the storage space in the storage member is characterized by being a foaming type.

60. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said content in the storage space in the storage member is characterized by being flavoring substance.

62. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said content in the storage space in the storage member is shaped in sphere, pellet, granule, or tablet, whose diameter is at least 2 mm˜

5 mm.

64. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said content in the storage space in the storage member is shaped in sphere, pellet, granule, or tablet, whose diameter is at least 5 mm˜

7 mm.

66. A bottle cap in accordance with claim 37, wherein said content in the storage space in the storage member is shaped in sphere, pellet, granule, or tablet, whose diameter is at least 7 mm.

68. A bottle neck in accordance with the claim 37, wherein the inner volume of said storage space in the storage member is at least 5 cc (mL).

70. A bottle neck in accordance with the claim 37, wherein the inner volume of said storage space in the storage member is less than 5 cc (mL).