Water bottle attachment with releasable concentrated flavor

• US 6,540,070 B1
• Filed: 08/20/2001
• Issued: 04/01/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Christopher J. Conwell
• Original Assignee: Christopher J. Conwell
• Inventors: Conwell, Christopher J
• Primary Examiner(s): BUI, LUAN KIM
• Application Number:
  US09/933,430
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 206/219-222, 206/568, 215/DIG.8, 215/227, 215/228, 222/83, 222/129, 426/115
• US Class Current: 206/219
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/2828 said element being a film or a foil B65D51/2821, B65D51/2842 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 215/08 Mixing

Abstract

A water bottle attachment with releasable concentrated flavor whereby a liftable spout is provided with a plunger portion. The plunger portion includes a cylindrical upper portion engaged by the cylindrical collar whereby upward movement of the liftable spout will not move the plunger portion and subsequent downward movement of the liftable spout will move the plunger portion downwardly. The plunger portion includes a lower plate, portion whereby the downward movement of the plunger portion will cause the lower plate portion to force a quantity of concentrated flavoring against a breakable seal to such a degree that the breakable seal will break allowing the concentrated flavoring to mix with water within a water bottle.

Claims

1. A water bottle attachment with releasable concentrated flavor for allowing a bottle of water to be easily transformed into a flavored drink comprising, in combination:

a cylindrical outer casing adapted for coupling with an open upper end of a water bottle, the cylindrical outer casing having an open upper end and an open lower end, the open lower end being internally threaded for engaging the open upper end of the water bottle;

a cylindrical inner casing disposed within the cylindrical outer casing, the inner casing having an open upper end and an open lower end, the open upper end having narrow neck portion extending upwardly therefrom;

an internal cylinder disposed within the cylindrical inner casing, the internal cylinder having an open upper end and an open lower end, the internal cylinder having a diameter less than a diameter of the inner casing whereby a flow channel is formed between the internal cylinder and the inner casing, the internal cylinder having a quantity of concentrated flavoring therein, the open lower end having a breakable seal disposed therein preventing a downward flow of the concentrated flavoring;

a liftable spout slidably disposed within the open upper end of the outer casing, the liftable spout having a central aperture therethrough in communication with the flow channel, the liftable spout having a cylindrical collar extending downwardly therefrom into the narrow neck portion of the inner casing, the cylindrical collar having an open lower end, the cylindrical collar having annular ridges extending outwardly from an interior surface thereof; and

a plunger portion slidably disposed within the cylindrical collar of the liftable spout, the plunger portion including a cylindrical upper portion having annular ridges extending inwardly thereof for being engaged by the annular ridges of the cylindrical collar whereby upward movement of the liftable spout will not move the plunger portion and subsequent downward movement of the liftable spout will move the plunger portion downwardly into the internal cylinder, the plunger portion including a lower plate portion whereby the downward movement of the plunger portion will cause the lower plate portion to force the concentrated flavoring against the breakable seal to such a degree that the breakable seal will break allowing the concentrated flavoring to mix with water within the water bottle.

2. A water bottle attachment with releasable concentrated flavor for allowing a bottle of water to be easily transformed into a flavored drink comprising, in combination:

a cylindrical outer casing adapted for coupling with an open upper end of a water bottle;

a cylindrical inner casing disposed within the cylindrical outer casing;

an internal cylinder disposed within the cylindrical inner casing, the internal cylinder having a diameter less than a diameter of the inner casing whereby a flow channel is formed between the internal cylinder and the inner casing, the internal cylinder having a quantity of concentrated flavoring therein, the internal cylinder having a breakable seal disposed therein preventing a downward flow of the concentrated flavoring;

a liftable spout slidably disposed within the outer casing, the liftable spout having a central aperture therethrough in communication with the flow channel, the liftable spout having a cylindrical collar extending downwardly therefrom into the narrow neck portion of the inner casing; and

a plunger portion slidably disposed within the cylindrical collar of the liftable spout, the plunger portion including a cylindrical upper portion being engaged by the cylindrical collar whereby upward movement of the liftable spout will not move the plunger portion and subsequent downward movement of the liftable spout will move the plunger portion downwardly into the internal cylinder, the plunger portion including a lower plate portion whereby the downward movement of the plunger portion will cause the lower plate portion to force the concentrated flavoring against the breakable seal to such a degree that the breakable seal will break allowing the concentrated flavoring to mix with water within the water bottle.

3. The water bottle attachment with releasable concentrated flavor as set forth in claim 2, wherein the cylindrical outer casing has an internally threaded open lower end for engaging the open upper end of the water bottle.

4. The water bottle attachment with releasable concentrated flavor as set forth in claim 2, wherein the cylindrical collar of the liftable spout has annular ridges extending outwardly from an interior surface thereof and the cylindrical upper portion of the plunger portion has annular ridges extending inwardly thereof for being engaged by the annular ridges of the cylindrical collar whereby the upward movement of the liftable spout will not move the plunger portion and subsequent downward movement of the liftable spout will move the plunger portion downwardly into the internal cylinder.