Container cap with liquid-dissolvable additive
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1. A cap for mounting on a liquid container, the cap comprising:
- (a) a sidewall having an inwardly facing surface defining an interior chamber, the cap sidewall also having an outwardly facing surface;
(b) a receiving end of the sidewall adapted to receive a portion of the liquid container, said receiving end having an opening to the chamber for placing the chamber in fluid communication with liquid in the liquid container;
(c) a top end of the sidewall opposite the receiving end; and
(d) a liquid-dissolvable body rigidly mounted to the sidewall within the chamber between the receiving end and the top end, wherein at least part of said body is in fluid communication with said chamber for contacting liquid in the chamber from said liquid container and thereby at least partially dissolving in the liquid.
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Abstract
A cap for a water bottle or other liquid container. The cap has a liquid-dissolvable disk in it that dissolves in the water when the bottle is shaken. The preferred cap also has an annular cavity between inner and outer walls in the sidewall of the cap into which the liquid can flow through fluid passageways once the disk is at least partially dissolved.
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16 Claims
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1. A cap for mounting on a liquid container, the cap comprising:
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(a) a sidewall having an inwardly facing surface defining an interior chamber, the cap sidewall also having an outwardly facing surface;
(b) a receiving end of the sidewall adapted to receive a portion of the liquid container, said receiving end having an opening to the chamber for placing the chamber in fluid communication with liquid in the liquid container;
(c) a top end of the sidewall opposite the receiving end; and
(d) a liquid-dissolvable body rigidly mounted to the sidewall within the chamber between the receiving end and the top end, wherein at least part of said body is in fluid communication with said chamber for contacting liquid in the chamber from said liquid container and thereby at least partially dissolving in the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cap for mounting on a liquid container, the cap comprising:
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(a) a sidewall having an inner wall with an inwardly facing surface defining an interior chamber and an outer wall having an outwardly facing surface, said inner and outer walls being spaced apart in at least one circumferential section of the sidewall, thereby forming at least one cavity therebetween;
(b) a receiving end of the sidewall adapted to receive a portion of the liquid container, said receiving end having an opening to the chamber for placing the chamber in fluid communication with liquid in the liquid container;
(c) a top end of the sidewall opposite the receiving end;
(d) at least two fluid passageways extending through the inner wall between said at least one cavity and said chamber for permitting fluid flow from the chamber to said at least one cavity; and
(e) a liquid-dissolvable body rigidly mounted to the sidewall within the chamber between the receiving end and the top end, wherein at least part of said body is in fluid communication with said chamber for contacting liquid in the chamber from said liquid container and thereby at least partially dissolving in the liquid.
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16. A drinking apparatus comprising:
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(a) a liquid container having a spout and a reservoir containing a human-consumable liquid;
(b) a cap mounted on the spout of said liquid container, said cap comprising;
(i) a sidewall having an inner wall with an inwardly facing surface defining an interior chamber and an outer wall having an outwardly facing surface, said inner and outer walls being spaced apart in at least one circumferential section of the sidewall, thereby forming at least one cavity therebetween;
(ii) a receiving end of the sidewall mounted to the spout of the liquid container, said receiving end having an opening to the chamber thereby placing the chamber in fluid communication with the liquid in the liquid container'"'"'s reservoir;
(iii) a top end of the sidewall opposite the receiving end;
(iv) at least two fluid passageways extending through the inner wall of the cap between said at least one cavity and said chamber for permitting fluid flow from the chamber to said at least one cavity; and
(v) a liquid-dissolvable body rigidly mounted to the sidewall within the chamber between the receiving end and the top end, wherein at least part of said body is in fluid communication with said chamber and the liquid container'"'"'s reservoir for at least partially dissolving the body in the liquid.
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