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Programmable liquid containers

a liquid container and programmable technology, applied in the field of liquid containers, can solve the problem that liquid cannot leave the container, and achieve the effect of reducing or eliminating, easy recall, and reducing or eliminating

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-11-29
IPIFINI INC
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"The present invention provides a programmable liquid container with a vessel that can hold a base liquid and has multiple additive chambers that can be opened by a user to add different additives to the base liquid. The additives can be colorants, flavorings, sweeteners, pharmaceuticals, nutrients, creamers, teas, or cosmetic bases, among others. The container also includes a sealing device for the outlet and a mixing chamber between the main chamber and the outlet to allow the base liquid and additives to be mixed. The invention also provides a disposable liquid container with a coated inner surface that can be brought into communication with the base liquid and a disposable utensil with a coated outer surface that can be used to add different additives to the base liquid."

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Thus, no liquid can leave the container until the user unseals the outlet.

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[0790]Reference will now be made in detail to certain preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts.

[0791]FIG. 1 shows a side view of a container of this invention filled with a liquid 3. The container comprises a button-shaped additive chamber 2 filled with an additive 4. The additive chamber is affixed to the vessel wall 1. The additive chamber 2 further comprises an integrated piercing device 10. When the additive chamber 2 is depresses by the user, the piercing device 10, breaks through a frangible seal 20 which serves as a common wall for the vessel and the additive chamber 2. When the piercing device 10 breaks through the frangible seal 20, the additive chamber contents 4 are released into the liquid 3. The button shaped additive chamber 2 may be filled with additive 4 before the vessel is filled with li...

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The invention relates to liquid containers comprising a plurality of sealed additive chambers in communication with a vessel fillable with a liquid. The additive chambers comprise independently selected additives that may be added to a liquid in the container at the option of the user. The user can manually open the additive chambers of their choice and release the additive into a liquid in the vessel without destroying the integrity of the container. In this manner, the liquid containers are programmable by the users and various aspects of the liquid in the container, such as color and / or flavor, is controlled by the user.

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RELATED APPLICATION INFORMATION[0001]This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application entitled “Programmable Liquid Containers”, filed Apr. 29, 2005, Application No. 60 / 594,704.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention relates to liquid containers comprising a plurality of sealed additive chambers in communication with a vessel finable with a liquid. The additive chambers comprise independently selected additives that may be added to a liquid in the container at the option of the user. The user can manually open the additive chambers of their choice and release the additive into a liquid in the vessel without destroying the integrity of the container. In this manner, the liquid containers are programmable by the users and various aspects of the liquid in the container, such as color and / or flavor, is controlled by the user.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The beginning of the twenty-first century has seen a trend toward the personalizatio...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D25/08B65D81/28B65D81/24B65D23/12B65D85/72A23L27/10
CPCA61J1/05A61J2205/20B65D81/3205A61J2200/40B65D81/32A61J2205/30A61J2200/50B65D25/08A61J2200/72
Inventor WOOLF, TOD M.MARKS, ANDREW S.WACHLER, GLENNWOOLF, SCOTT
Owner IPIFINI INC
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