Ingredient release spout

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9592940-B2
Application number	US-201113039457-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2011
Priority date	Mar 16, 2007
Publication date	Mar 14, 2017
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017

Abstract

The present application provides an ingredient release spout with an ingredient therein for use on a container. The ingredient release spout may include a cap with the ingredient therein and a nozzle. The cap may include a diaphragm with a capsule insert extending therefrom. The nozzle may include a cutting device therein such that rotating the cap pulls the diaphragm and the capsule insert towards the cutting device.

First claim

We claim:

1. An ingredient release spout with an ingredient therein for use on a container, comprising:
a cap;
the cap comprising an diaphragm with a capsule insert extending therefrom and with the ingredient therein;
the diaphragm comprises a plurality of indented surfaces and a plurality of raised surfaces forming concentric circles; and
a screw on nozzle;
the screw on nozzle comprising a plurality of internal threads that cooperate with a spout of the container; and
the screw on nozzle comprising a cutting device therein such that rotating the cap internally pulls the diaphragm and the capsule insert towards the cutting device.

2. The ingredient release spout of claim 1 , wherein capsule insert comprises a sealing layer thereon.

3. The ingredient release spout of claim 1 , further comprising a capsule positioned within the capsule insert and with the ingredient therein.

4. The ingredient release spout of claim 3 , wherein the capsule comprises a sealing layer thereon.

5. The ingredient release spout of claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises a tamper evident band.

6. The ingredient release spout of claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises a pair of circular cap threads and wherein the screw on nozzle comprises a pair of circular nozzle threads that cooperate therewith for horizontal rotation of the cap.

7. The ingredient release spout of claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises one or more cap cross-plates and the screw on nozzle comprises one or more nozzle cross-plates that cooperate therewith to stop horizontal rotation of the cap.

8. The ingredient release spout of claim 1 , wherein the capsule insert comprises a circular band therein sized according to a spout of the container.

9. The ingredient release spout of claim 1 , wherein the capsule insert comprises one or more capsule insert threads and wherein the screw on nozzle comprises one or more sleeve threads that cooperate therewith to pull the capsule insert downward.

10. The ingredient release spout of claim 1 , wherein the screw on nozzle comprises an internal opening sleeve with the cutting device therein.

11. The ingredient release spout of claim 1 , wherein the cutting device comprises a cylinder and a number of supports.

12. An ingredient release spout for use on a container, comprising:
a cap;
the cap comprising an diaphragm with a capsule insert extending therefrom;
the diaphragm comprises a plurality of indented surfaces and a plurality of raised surfaces forming concentric circles;
an ingredient positioned within the capsule insert; and
a screw on nozzle;
the screw on nozzle comprising a plurality of internal threads that cooperate with the spout of the container; and
the screw on nozzle comprising a cutting device therein such that rotating the cap internally pulls the diaphragm and the capsule insert towards the cutting device so as to release the ingredient into the container.

13. The ingredient release spout of claim 12 , wherein the ingredient comprises a probiotic ingredient.

14. The ingredient release spout of claim 12 , wherein capsule insert comprises a sealing layer thereon.

15. The ingredient release spout of claim 12 , further comprising a capsule positioned within the capsule insert and with the ingredient therein.

16. The ingredient release spout of claim 15 , wherein the capsule comprises a sealing layer thereon.

Assignees

• Nyambi Samuel Ombaku
• Seelhofer Fritz
• Coca Cola Co

Inventors

• Nyambi Samuel Ombaku
• Seelhofer Fritz

Classifications

• B65D47/243

  moving linearly, i.e. without rotational motion · CPC title

• B65D51/2835 Primary

  ruptured by a sharp element, e.g. a cutter or a piercer · CPC title