All in one measure/funnel/pour/mix/shake container

• US 5,662,249 A
• Filed: 09/07/1995
• Issued: 09/02/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Allison Grosse
• Original Assignee: Allison Grosse
• Inventors: Grosse, Allison
• Primary Examiner(s): Derakshani, Philippe
• Application Number:
  US08/525,974
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: 222/158, 222/184, 222/461, 222/465.1, 222/538, 222/543, 222/567, 222/539, 73/426-428, 141/18, 141/100, 141/21, 141/22, 141/319, 141/328, 141/331, 141/340-343, 141/381
• US Class Current: 222/461
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2203/04 Level indicators see also B65D25/56, B65D33/004
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2501/0072 Means for facilitating filling of the bottle
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/147 for snap-on caps
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/24 combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 19/00 Calibrated capacity measures for fluids or fluent solid material, e.g. measuring cups

Abstract

A shaking container designed with built in measuring cup, funnel and pour spout intended to measure, mix and pour a powdered material with a liquid. This container will enable the user to invert the cap to sit in the container opening, using this cap as a measuring cup, as it has measure markers inside the cap. When measure completed, the top spout, inverted into the container, to be unsnapped, thereby funneling the powder down into the container. The container to be filled with liquid, then cap replaced in closed position. With pour spout snapped, shaking can commence.

Claims

1. A combination measuring and mixing container for flowable liquid-powder mixes, comprising:

a) a first container formed of adjoining sides, top and bottom with an opening in the top, with a raised lip about the opening, forming a mouth of the first container;

b) a second cap compartment having funnel shaped sides with an input mouth end being wider than a narrower outlet mouth end, the second cap compartment having the input mouth end sized to be closely received about the mouth of the first container, the second cap compartment further having a removable cap for releasably sealing the input mouth end of the second cap compartment;

the second cap compartment being removable from the first container for receipt of one of the flowable liquid and powder mixes, and the first container receives the other of the flowable liquid and power mixes, wherein

the input mouth end of the second cap compartment is closely received about the mouth of the first container and the removable cap is positioned to releasably seal the input mouth end of the second cap compartment so that the combined flowable liquid-powder is mixed by shaking and vigorous agitation of the combined first container and the second cap compartment, and removal of the cap from the second cap compartment enables the liquid-powder mixture to be dispensed through the input mouth end of the second cap compartment, with the second cap compartment serving as a pour spout, and wherein the second cap compartment is removed from the mouth of the first container and inverted for insertion of the input mouth end of the second cap compartment into the mouth of the first container, the funnel shape of the second cap compartment forming a seal within the mouth of the first container to provide a low profile sealable container for ease of storage of the combined flowable liquid-powder mixtures and wherein said first container and said second cap compartment are joinable to form a tight, leak-proof seal and wherein said first container and said second cap compartment are separable to form two separate and distinct measuring devices which will be used to correctly measure mixtures into a self contained mixing, agitating, shaking and storage unit.

2. The combination measuring and mixing container of claim 1, wherein the first container includes a handle portion for ease of agitating and mixing the flowable liquid-powder mixture within the combined measuring and mixing container.

3. The combination measuring and mixing of claim of claim 2, wherein the handle is isolated from the liquid in the first container so that the handle does not become heated when a heated liquid is inserted into the first container.

4. The combination measuring and mixing container of claim 1, wherein a plurality of measuring rings on the second cap compartment provide visible indicia for a liquid or powder component to be observed thereat prior to mixing.

5. The combination measuring and mixing container of claim 1, wherein a plurality of visible indicia on the first container provide visible indicia for a liquid or powder component to be observed thereat prior to mixing, and timber to provide an indication of the volume of the combined flowable liquid-powder mixture in the first container after mixing, and after partial dispensing of the flowable liquid-powder mixture from the first container.

6. The combination measuring and mixing container claim 1, wherein the removable cap is releasably secured to the funnel shaped side of the second cap compartment with a suitable holding strap.

7. The container compartment as in claim 1 wherein said container compartment is constructed of a light transmitting material.

8. The cap compartment as in claim 1, wherein said cap compartment is constructed of a light transmitting material.

9. A combination measuring, pouting, mixing, agitating and storing unit for liquid and powders, or any combination thereof, comprising:

a removable measuring cap compartment of light transmitting material having an input mouth end and an output mouth end forming a funnel shape with the input mouth end wider than the output mouth end, and a container compartment of light transmitting material having an opening forming a mouth thereon, said input end of the cap compartment sealable with the mouth of the container compartment, the cap compartment and container compartment each having a plurality of desired indicia positioned to provide measurements thereon,

said cap compartment having a removable and closable cap at the outlet mouth end and a seal thereat, said cap compartment with closable cap positioned on the outlet mouth of the cap compartment being turnable upside down, and whereby a predetermined mount of powder is poured into the input end of said cap compartment up to a set of predetermined measurements located upon said cap compartment, and wherein the input end of the cap compartment with the powder therein is placed upon the mouth of the container compartment and inverted to place the cap compartment above the container compartment, the cap is then removed from the cap compartment, and a predetermined mount of liquid is poured through the cap compartment into the container compartment, the closable cap is inserted on the output end of the cap compartment and the mixture of flowable liquid-powder mixture is vigorously shaken to mix the contents thoroughly together, and wherein said cap compartment may be removed, inverted, and the outlet mouth end of the cap compartment inserted within the mouth of said container compartment, with the funnel shaped sides of the cap compartment forming a seal within the mouth of the container compartment for storage of said unused portion of the flowable liquid-powder mixture in a compact, refrigerated state.

10. The combination measuring and mixing container of claim 9, wherein the first container includes a handle portion for ease of agitating and mixing the flowable liquid-powder mixture with the combined measuring and mixing container.

11. The combination measuring and mixing container of claim 9, wherein the handle is isolated from the liquid in the first container so that the handle does not become heated when a heated liquid is added to the first container.

12. The combination measuring and mixing container of claim 9 wherein the removable cap is releasably secured to the funnel shaped side of the second cap compartment with a suitable holding strap.

13. The cap compartment as in claim 9, wherein said cap compartment is shaped and used as a funnel to let liquids or powders flow through into said container compartment, and when the removable cap is used to seal the funnel shaped side of the cap compartment, the container compartment and cap compartment may be vigorously shaken to mix any and all remaining powders left in said cap compartment, and when said cap is removed from the funnel side of the cap compartment, the compartment serves as a pour spout when dispensing the mixture from the container compartment.