Ingredient container with sealing valve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12103840-B2
Application number	US-202217989636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2022
Priority date	Nov 17, 2022
Publication date	Oct 1, 2024
Grant date	Oct 1, 2024

Abstract

Containers for use in a beverage system are provided. The containers include a container body defining an interior hollow chamber, and having an opening leading to the interior hollow chamber, and a cap covering the opening. The cap has an inlet port with an inlet valve seated therein and movable between a closed configuration for preventing passage of fluid there through, and an open configuration for allowing passage of fluid there through. The cap also has an outlet port having an outlet valve seated therein and movable between a closed configuration for preventing passage of fluid there through, and an open configuration for allowing passage of fluid there through. The cap has a collar positioned around the inlet port, the collar has an inner surface with at least a portion configured to circumferentially engage a seal having an outer diameter in a range of about 7 mm to 8 mm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container for use in a beverage system, comprising:
a container housing defining an interior hollow chamber;
an inlet port disposed on the container housing and having an inlet valve seated therein, the inlet valve being movable between a closed configuration for preventing passage of fluid there through, and an open configuration for allowing passage of fluid there through;
an outlet port disposed on the container housing and having an outlet valve seated therein, the outlet valve being movable between a closed configuration for preventing passage of fluid there through, and an open configuration for allowing passage of fluid there through; and
a collar positioned around the inlet port, the collar having an inner surface with at least a portion configured to circumferentially sealingly engage a seal having an outer diameter in a range of about 7 mm to 8 mm.

2. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container housing comprises a container body coupled to a cap, the cap including a skirt extending around an end wall thereof and defining a sidewall of the container body.

3. The container of claim 2 , wherein the skirt has a substantially triangular shape.

4. The container of claim 2 , wherein the collar projects outward from the end wall.

5. The container of claim 1 , wherein the collar is substantially cylindrical.

6. The container of claim 1 , wherein the inlet valve and the outlet valve each include a cross-shaped slit configured to enable fluid flow therethrough.

7. The container of claim 1 , wherein the container housing includes a closure pivotally coupled thereto and movable between an open position and a closed position, the closure being configured to close off the inlet valve and the outlet valve in the closed position.

8. A container for use in a beverage system, comprising:
a container housing defining an interior hollow chamber;
an inlet port disposed on the container housing with an inlet valve that is sealed to retain a fluid additive within the interior hollow chamber and that is configured to open to allow gas to be injected into the interior hollow chamber; and
an outlet port disposed on the container housing with an outlet valve that is sealed to retain a fluid additive within the interior hollow chamber and that is configured to open when a pressure within the interior hollow chamber exceeds a threshold pressure to allow fluid additive within the container body to flow through the outlet valve,
wherein the inlet port has an inner diameter in a range of about 7 mm to 9 mm.

9. The container of claim 8 , wherein the inner diameter of the inlet port is about 8 mm.

10. The container of claim 8 , wherein the container housing includes a closure pivotally coupled thereto and movable between an open position and a closed position, the closure being configured to close off the inlet valve and the outlet valve in the closed position.

11. The container of claim 8 , wherein the container housing has a substantially ovular cross-section including a major axis along a first width and a minor axis along a second width.

12. The container of claim 11 , wherein the inlet port and the outlet port are aligned with the minor axis of the container housing.

13. The container of claim 11 , wherein the container housing comprises a container body coupled to a cap, and wherein the cap includes at least one orientation element configured to orient the cap relative to the container body.

14. The container of claim 8 , wherein the inlet valve and the outlet valve each include a cross-shaped slit configured to enable fluid flow therethrough.

Assignees

• Sharkninja Operating Llc

Inventors

• Hooper Ross
• Wrigglesworth Carl Robert

Classifications

• B67D1/1277 Primary

  Flow control valves · CPC title

• B67D2001/0812

  Bottles, cartridges or similar containers · CPC title

• B67D1/0057

  Carbonators · CPC title

• B67D1/0039

  the controls involving at least two different metering technics · CPC title

• B67D1/0078

  Ingredient cartridges · CPC title