CAP AND INGREDIENT FOR MULTI-COMPARTMENT CONTAINER
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1. A cap for a container, the cap comprising:
- a cap body structured to attach the cap to the container, the cap body comprising a first material;
a first compartment for a first ingredient; and
a depressible structure arranged such that, when the depressible structure is depressed, the depressible structure applies force onto the first compartment, thereby rupturing the first compartment and dispensing the first ingredient into a second compartment of the container, wherein the depressible structure comprises a second material more pliant than the first material.
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Abstract
A cap for a container includes a depressible structure arranged such that, when the depressible structure is depressed, the depressible structure applies force onto a first compartment, thereby rupturing the first compartment and dispensing a first ingredient into a second compartment of the container. The depressible structure can include a pliant material. Also described is a solid material shaped to concentrate force applied by the depressible structure at a first location of the first compartment to facilitate rupturing the first compartment. Additionally described is an ingredient that includes an effervescent material.
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1. A cap for a container, the cap comprising:
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a cap body structured to attach the cap to the container, the cap body comprising a first material; a first compartment for a first ingredient; and a depressible structure arranged such that, when the depressible structure is depressed, the depressible structure applies force onto the first compartment, thereby rupturing the first compartment and dispensing the first ingredient into a second compartment of the container, wherein the depressible structure comprises a second material more pliant than the first material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cap for a container, the cap comprising:
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a cap body structured to attach the cap to the container; a first compartment comprising a solid material; and a depressible structure arranged such that, when the depressible structure is depressed, the depressible structure applies force onto the first compartment, thereby rupturing the first compartment and dispensing the solid material into a second compartment of the container, wherein the solid material is shaped to concentrate force applied by the depressible structure at a first location of the first compartment to facilitate rupturing the first compartment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A cap for a container, the cap comprising:
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a cap body structured to attach the cap to the container; a first compartment comprising a first ingredient; and a depressible structure arranged such that, when the depressible structure is depressed, the depressible structure applies force onto the first compartment, thereby rupturing the first compartment and dispensing the first ingredient into a second compartment of the container, wherein the first ingredient comprises an effervescent material. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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