Apparatus for mixing a fluid and a liquid

• US 5,971,140 A
• Filed: 01/28/1998
• Issued: 10/26/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Gizmo Packaging Limited
• Original Assignee: Rocep Lusol Holdings Limited
• Inventors: Frutin, Bernard Derek
• Primary Examiner(s): Ackun, Jacob K.
• Application Number:
  US09/000,401
• Time in Patent Office: 636 Days
• Field of Search: 206/219, 206/222, 206/220, 206/221, 215/DIG. 8
• US Class Current: 206/222
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3222 with additional means facilitating admixture
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/382 with closures that must be perforated
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/386 actuation occurring by moving the aerosol container relative to the outer shell or external container
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 215/08 Mixing

Abstract

A first container (60) contains a first liquid. The first container includes an opening which is closed by a releasable closure (61) and a second container (20) located in the first container (60) adjacent the opening of the first container (60). The second container (20) contains a fluid (15,16) and the second container (20) is adapted to release the fluid (15,16) into the first container (60) and into contact with the first liquid on release of the closure (61) from the first container (60).

Claims

1. Apparatus for introducing a fluid into a first liquid, the apparatus comprising a first container for holding the first liquid, the first container having an opening closed by a releasable closure, and a second container located in the first container adjacent the opening of the first container;

the second container comprising an outer housing located in the opening and an inner container containing a fluid, the inner container including a rupturable member and being movably mounted in the housing for movement between a closed position in which the inner container is sealed by the housing when the releasable closure closes the opening, and an open position in which the fluid within the inner container is released from the inner container into the first container and into contact with the first liquid on release of the releasable closure, the housing also including a rupturing member to rupture the rupturable member on the inner container.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, whereby on closing of the first container by the closure, the inner container is moved to the closed position and the second container includes a sealing device and when the inner container is in the closed position, the rupturable member is ruptured by the rupturing member and the contents of the inner container prevented from being released from the inner container by the sealing member.

3. Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the sealing member is mounted on the inner container and seals against the rupturing member on the housing.

4. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rupturable member includes a fluid port through which the fluid passes when the second container moves to the open position.

5. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second container includes a conduit into which the fluid passes on release of the closure and the conduit extends below the surface of the first liquid in the first container.

6. Apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the conduit extends to at least adjacent to the mid section of the first liquid in the first container.

7. Apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the conduit extends to adjacent the bottom of the first container.

8. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fluid comprises a gas.

9. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fluid comprises a second liquid.

10. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fluid is pressurised.