Apparatus for dispensing a substance in a liquid beverage
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1. An apparatus for dispensing a substance in a liquid beverage comprising:
- a container for containing a liquid beverage, the container including a body and a top defining an interior;
a well formed in the top comprising a breakable lower portion and an unbreakable side wall and having an open top; and
a dispenser containing a substance to be dispensed including an unbreakable top, an unbreakable side, and a breakable lower portion, the dispenser sized to fit in the well,wherein the dispenser is fitted in and held by the well with the lower portion facing downward, so that when pressure is applied to the top of the dispenser, the lower portion of the dispenser and the lower portion of the well break open, thereby dispensing the substance in the beverage.
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing a substance in a liquid beverage contained in a container includes a receptacle containing the substance formed in the interior of the container and a tab attached to the top of the container for bursting the receptacle to dispense the substance and for opening a pour panel in the top of the container so that the liquid beverage container be drunk from the container. The receptacle can be formed in the top of the container such that it is upwardly openable so that a dispenser containing the substance to be dispensed can be added to the receptacle after the container has been manufactured.
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1. An apparatus for dispensing a substance in a liquid beverage comprising:
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a container for containing a liquid beverage, the container including a body and a top defining an interior; a well formed in the top comprising a breakable lower portion and an unbreakable side wall and having an open top; and a dispenser containing a substance to be dispensed including an unbreakable top, an unbreakable side, and a breakable lower portion, the dispenser sized to fit in the well, wherein the dispenser is fitted in and held by the well with the lower portion facing downward, so that when pressure is applied to the top of the dispenser, the lower portion of the dispenser and the lower portion of the well break open, thereby dispensing the substance in the beverage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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