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Flavoring component holding dispenser for use with consumable beverages

  • US 7,306,117 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2004
  • Issued: 12/11/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A dispenser for a drink bottle adapted to contain a consumable beverage, the dispenser being adapted to engage the bottle, the dispenser comprising:

  • a dispenser body defining a chamber therein, the chamber being adapted to hold a flavoring component;

    a plunger slidably disposed at least partially within the dispenser body for movement from a first plunger position to a second plunger position, in which the plunger penetrates a portion of the dispenser body to create a passageway, the passageway being adapted to allow the flavoring component from the chamber to mix with the consumable beverage in the bottle,at least one gasket extending outwardly from the plunger, when the plunger is in the first plunger position, the at least one gasket forms a chamber seal between the plunger and an inner chamber surface that secures the flavoring component between the at least one gasket and the portion of the dispenser body that can be penetrated by the plunger, while the plunger is in the first plunger position the at least one gasket does not contact the consumable beverage, when the plunger is in the second plunger position, the at least one gasket does not form the chamber seal and the plunger penetrates the portion of the dispenser body to allow the flavoring component to mix with the consumable beverage in the bottle and to allow a mixture of the flavoring component and consumable beverage to flow through the dispenser body to a mouth of the drink bottle.

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