Two-piece double-sealed dispensing capsule with button blast and drink through feature

• US 9,452,870 B1
• Filed: 02/20/2015
• Issued: 09/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/1987
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gacers LLC
• Original Assignee: Michael Anderson
• Inventors: Anderson, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Reynolds, Steven A.
• Application Number:
  US14/627,487
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 206/222, 206/219, 206/220, 215/DIG.8, 220/521, 222/83
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/0842 consisting of a strap of flexible material
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 51/2828 said element being a film or a foil B65D51/2821, B65D51/2842 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/72 for edible or potable liquids, semiliquids, or plastic or pasty materials

Abstract

A dispensing capsule has an actuation cap including an internal punch, a cap body including a container connector, an ingredient-storing chamber disposed in the container connector and sealed by a lower sealing member, and an actuator base extending above said container connector. A sealed nozzle is attached to the chamber by a circumferentially disposed flexible actuator. A vented moveable plunger extends downward from the nozzle and is disposed within the chamber. The actuation cap is slidingly engaged with cap body at the actuator base. Upon application of pressure to actuation cap, the internal punch engages the nozzle causing the plunger to displace downward and break the lower sealing member to dispense the ingredients into a target container for mixture. The punch of the actuation cap is also capable of breaking the seal in the nozzle to provide drink-through access to the eventual mixture.

Claims

1. A dispensing capsule, comprising:

an actuation cap including an internal punch;

a cap body including a container connector, a chamber disposed in said container connector and sealed by a lower sealing member, and an actuator base extending above said container connector surrounding a top portion of said chamber;

a nozzle attached to said chamber by a flexible stepped actuator, said nozzle sealed by an upper sealing member;

a moveable conical-shaped plunger having a triangular cutaway extending downward from said nozzle and disposed within said chamber and having an beveled distal tip;

wherein said actuation cap is seated in a groove located between said chamber and said actuator base such that said actuation cap is slidingly engaged with said cap body at said actuator base; and

wherein upon application of pressure to said actuation cap, said internal punch engages said nozzle causing said plunger to displace downward such that said beveled distal tip at least partially breaks said lower sealing member.

2. The dispensing capsule of claim 1, wherein said chamber is configured to store one or more ingredients to be dispensed therefrom.

3. The dispensing capsule of claim 1, wherein said internal punch is configured to at least partially break said upper sealing member upon application of pressure thereon.

4. The dispensing capsule of claim 1, wherein said container connector is configured to attached to a target container.

5. The dispensing capsule of claim 1, wherein said actuation cap includes a hingeable lid.

6. The dispensing capsule of claim 1, wherein said actuation cap is in flow communication with said cap body.

7. The dispensing capsule of claim 1, wherein said actuation cap includes a spout in flow communication with said chamber of said cap body.

8. The dispensing capsule of claim 1, wherein said container connector, said actuator base, and said chamber are axially aligned.