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Ingredient release spout

  • US 8,276,748 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2007
  • Issued: 10/02/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A spout for an associated container for dispensing a substance into the container, comprising:

  • a cap;

    a capsule that can be filled, the filled capsule sealed with a sealing layer;

    the capsule comprising a helical collar and the cap comprising a helical margin for rotation therewith;

    a nozzle that can be screwed onto the container in a first direction, the nozzle carries a piercing device protruding therein;

    wherein the sealing layer of the capsule is pierced by the piercing device upon the turning of the cap in a second direction until the cap meets the nozzle at a stop; and

    wherein further turning of the cap in the second direction removes the cap and the nozzle from the container.

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