Beverage shaker with ice strainer

• US 7,571,830 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2005
• Issued: 08/11/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shin-Shuoh Lin
• Original Assignee: Shin-Shuoh Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Shin-Shuoh
• Primary Examiner(s): HYLTON, ROBIN ANNETTE
• Application Number:
  US11/089,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20060255035A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,600 Days
• Field of Search: 220/212, 220/592.17, 220/256.1, 220/255, 220/568, 220/716, 220/718, 220/713, 220/254.1, 220/254.8, 215/356, 215/228, 215/387, 206/219, 222/146.6, 222/145.5, 222/189.06, 366/347, 366/130
• US Class Current: 220/212
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 41/0016 the stopper remaining in the opening and clearing a passage way between stopper and vessel for dispensing
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 43/27 for mixing drinks; Hand-held shakers mechanically driven A47J43/042

Abstract

A beverage shaker (10) consists of an insulated container (20) which is configured to hold the ingredients for protein supplement drinks. The shaker permits manual mixing by shaking to and fro and retains any large pieces of the remaining ice within the container. The shaker has a removable top member (32) that is attached to the container which includes a smooth peripheral lip (26) surrounding the container suitable for drinking. A strainer (50) is supported internally by the top member and is configured for holding back large sized pieces of ice. A lid (60) internally interfaces with the top member in a leak proof manner permitting protein supplement drink ingredients to be mixed and consumed directly from the shaker when the lid is removed.

Claims

1. A beverage shaker for protein supplement drinks which comprises:

an insulated container having an open top, sides and a closed bottom configured to hold a liquid therein,

a top member removable from the container, said top member having;

an integral body member having body member male threads,

an integral smooth peripheral lip surrounding the body member with the lip suitable for drinking,

an integral sealing ring positioned beneath said body member male threads for hermetically sealing the top member to the container,

an integral centrally located upright cap supported internally, for attachment of a lid,

an integral plurality of cap male threads on an outside surface and a smooth bore on an inside surface,

an integral plurality of struts connecting said upright cap to the body member of said top member permitting liquid to pass through unobstructed,

a strainer removable for cleaning, centrally positioned within the top member supported by said upright cap, configured for holding back unwanted pieces of ice, and

a lid attached to the container top member for enclosing the container when shaking and for retention of the drinks contained therein.

2. A beverage shaker for protein supplement drinks which comprises:

an insulated container having an open top, sides and a closed bottom cylindrically configured to hold a liquid therein, with the container having a plurality of female threads on the sides adjacent to the open top,

a removable top member attached to said container, the top member having a body member and a contoured, uninterrupted, smooth peripheral lip surrounding the body member suitable for drinking, wherein said body member further having a plurality of male threads for interfacing with said container female threads for top retention and removal,

an integral sealing ring positioned beneath said body member male threads for hermetically sealing the top member to the container,

said removable top member integrally having;

a) a centrally located upright cap supported internally, for attachment of a lid,

b) said cap having a plurality of cap male threads on an outside surface and a smooth bore on an inside surface, and

c) said cap having a plurality of struts connecting said upright cap to said body member permitting liquid to pass through unobstructed,

a removable strainer supported internally by said cap of said body member, centrally positioned within the body member and configured for holding back predetermined sized pieces of ice, and

a sealable lid internally interfacing with said body member in a leak proof manner permitting protein supplement drink ingredients to be mixed by manually shaking and retaining remaining ice within the container when previously mixed supplement drink is consumed.

3. A beverage shaker for protein supplement drinks which comprises:

a liquid container having an open top, sides and a closed bottom to configured to hold a liquid therein,

a body member having body member male threads,

a top member connected to said container, said top member having an integral lip surrounding the body member suitable for drinking,

a sealing ring positioned beneath said top member male threads for hermetically sealing the top member to the container,

a strainer disposed within the top member permitting drink ingredients to be mixed by manually shaking with ice to be retained within container,

a lid attached to the container top member for enclosing the container while shaking and for retention of drinks contained therein,

a centrally located upright cap supported internally, for attachment of said lid, also said cap having a plurality of cap male threads on an outside surface and a smooth bore on an inside surface, and

said centrally located upright cap further comprises a plurality of struts connecting said upright cap to said body member permitting liquid to pass through unobstructed.

4. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 3 wherein said container further comprises a double wall construction for insulation purposes.

5. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 4 wherein said container further comprises a vacuum insulation between the double walls minimizing thermal feed-through from the surrounding ambient to the contents within the shaker.

6. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 3 wherein said container further comprises a stainless steel construction.

7. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 3 wherein said container further comprises a thermoplastic construction.

8. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 3 wherein said container further comprises a resilient pad attached to the bottom to prevent slipping when the container is resting on a flat surface.

9. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 3 wherein said removable top member further comprises a thermoplastic construction wherein, said thermoplastic is selected from the group consisting of acrylic, allyl diglycol carbonate, polycarbonate, polystyrene, polysulfone, polyester sulfone and polyester.

10. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 3 wherein said sealing ring further comprises a silicone construction.

11. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 3 wherein said strainer further comprises a an outer ring and an inner upstanding column with a plurality of integral ribs attaching the outer ring to the upstanding column with the ribs spaced apart sufficiently to permit the flow of liquid but obstruct predetermined sized pieces of ice from leaving the container.

12. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 11 wherein said upstanding column further comprises a strainer o-ring disposed around the column such that the strainer is removably retained by compression of the o-ring when the column is positioned within the smooth bore of the top upright cap.

13. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 3 wherein said lid further comprises a cylindrical cover configured to fit over and interface with said top upright cap, said cover having a plurality of internal threads that mate with the cap male threads on the top upright cap permitting the lid to be removed from the top member by manual rotation of the lid.

14. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 13 wherein said lid further comprises a compressible seal disposed around the cylindrical cover compressing the seal between the lid and the top member.

15. The beverage shaker as recited in claim 3 wherein said strainer and said lid further comprises a thermoplastic construction, wherein said thermoplastic is selected from the group consisting of acrylic, allyl diglycol carbonate, polycarbonate, polystyrene, polysulfone, polyester sulfone and polyester.