US2006251771A1PendingUtilityA1

Beverage container with a nutritional substance holder of green tea or other nutritional supplements and an opener attached to a container cap

Assignee: YOKOTA TAKESHIGEPriority: Oct 19, 2004Filed: Oct 19, 2004Published: Nov 9, 2006
Est. expiryOct 19, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
B65D 51/2835
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Abstract

A beverage container with a opener slide guide connected to a nutritional substance holder of green tea powder or other nutritional supplements integrated with an opener attached to a cap portion of the beverage container is disclosed. A preferred version of the present invention is a single unit cylinder comprising a nutritional substance holder integrated with a tubular blade opener which is attached to the cap portion and a top of the beverage container, especially a beverage container made of a bottle glass or plastic, aluminum, steel containing any beverage drink for consumption by individuals. The holder device may be a vacuum packed (or not) container made out of aluminum (or, and) plastic to act as a vessel which will contain green tea (such as green tea powder, black tea powder, oolong tea powder, white tea powder, jasmine tea powder) or a nutritional powder supplement which can be added to the opener slide guide on the top of the bottle contents just prior to consumption to maintain freshness.

Claims

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1 . A beverage container comprising: 
 a nutritional substance holder for containing powdered tea or other nutritional substances to be mixed into a beverage in the beverage container,    a blade opener device for breaking the nutritional substance holder,    an opener slide guide of a cylindrical shape to be attached to a neck of the beverage container for allowing the blade opener device to break the nutritional substance holder, the cylinder connected to a nutritional substance holder integrated with the tubular blade opener device being adapted to be attached to the bottle cap which consumers can use as an additive to their purchased beverage in order to maximize freshness, taste, and nutritional value of the enclosed powdered tea or any other nutrition supplement.    
   
   
       2 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the nutrition substance holder is adapted to contain a minimum of 0.1 gram to a maximum of 8 grams of powdered tea or other nutritional supplement.  
   
   
       3 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the blade opener device is adapted to have a tubular blade opener, the tubular blade opener comprising of a hollow tubular blade cut at an angle between 20 to 90 degrees, for cutting two lids of the nutritional substance holder with the tubular blade, and wherein the hollow tube style of opener can protect the nutritional substance especially powder tea like green tea powder as it is delicately held inside the tubular blade opener so as to prevent the contents from being compacted or hard upon dispensation and dissolves easily into the liquid in the beverage container.  
   
   
       4 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the blade opener device is adapted to have a gap at the top of the tubular blade at the end of the blade where it will touch the lids after the first blade of the opener allows two lids to stay in the opener slide guide after opening the nutritional container, thereby preventing the two lids from falling off into the liquid, and wherein the length of the gap is in proportion to the length of the nutritional substance holder, and wherein an end of the gap will not pass over any of the lids including the first lid which will be the first contact with the blade of the opener.  
   
   
       5 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the blade opener device is adapted to have a hook catcher at the top of tubular blade opener for catching a hook of the opener slide guide and after catching the hook to prevent leaking.  
   
   
       6 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the blade opener device is adapted to have an edge pocket which is snug to and catches the curving edge of the opener slide guide to prevent leaking.  
   
   
       7 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the opener slide guide is adapted to have a gradually thick body which gets gradually thicker and tight from after a delicate hook until three-fourths of the opener's length where it keeps the same thickness until the top of the tubular blade opener, whereby this body shape can keep the tubular blade opener in a suitable place in the opener slide guide so as not to reach the nutritional substance holder before the consumer pushes it.  
   
   
       8 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the blade opener device is adapted to have a delicate hook for keeping the tubular blade opener in a suitable place so it does not move to the back and prevents leaking.  
   
   
       9 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the opener slide guide is adapted to have a track in order to slide the tubular blade opener down straight when consumers push it down into the bottle with the projection along the track.  
   
   
       10 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the blade opener device is adapted to have different shapes of the blade openers which are designed to open the nutritional substance holder, and wherein the blade openers vary in blade thickness, angle, length, in gap placement, shape, size, or covered or not covered and in angle.  
   
   
       11 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the opener slide guide is adapted to have the nutritional substance holder which is a vacuum air packed (or not) to contain powdered green tea or any other nutritional supplements at the bottom of the opener slide guide and lids of plastic or aluminum which is completely airtight for protecting green tea powder or any other nutritional powder from oxidation and humidity.  
   
   
       12 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the opener slide guide is adapted to have a hook which is on the outside near the top of the opener slide guide to catch a hook catcher which is near the top of the tubular blade opener in order to prevent leaking.  
   
   
       13 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the opener slide guide is adapted to have a delicate hook catcher which is inside of the opener slide guide to catch a delicate hook which is on the outside centered on the tubular blade opener to keep the tubular blade opener in a suitable place so as not to move back and to prevent leaking when consumers push the tubular blade opener down.  
   
   
       14 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the opener slide guide is adapted to have a curving edge which is at the top of the opener slide guide and is tapered and curved inward to prevent leaking, and wherein the curving edge will snugly fit in an edge pocket at the top of the tubular blade opener.  
   
   
       15 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the beverage container is adapted to have a wide rim or a long handle rim of the beverage container having a wide or long rim, so that this arrangement is more convenience to consumers, allowing them to just push the opener with one hand and so that consumers can use the second and third finger to put under the rim and push the cylinder blade opener with their palm.  
   
   
       16 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the opener slide guide is adapted to have a bottle cap connected to a cylinder stay which is part of the opener slide guide to be attached to the beverage container with a liquid-stopping washer, and wherein the bottle cap has a cap stopper for preventing it from falling being removed from the cap using a projection and safety seal under the cap sealing the cap until the consumer opens it.  
   
   
       17 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the opener slide guide is adapted to have a liquid-stopping washer put in between the beverage container and a cylinder stay.  
   
   
       18 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the top of the beverage container is adapted to have a cap covering for the tubular blade opener put on the beverage container cap to prevent it from being pushed before consumer use, and wherein the cap has a cap stopper which is fit to the other cap stopper of the beverage container cap to prevent it from falling off the cap during the distribution process.  
   
   
       19 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the device can be modified such as the opener slide guide is combined with a beverage container cap, whereby this combination reduces the number of parts and items to produce.  
   
   
       20 . The beverage container of  claim 1  wherein the top of the beverage container is adapted to have a plastic seal covering for beverage container cap, a wide rim or normal rim, and a neck of the beverage container as a safety seal.  
   
   
       21 . The beverage container of  claim 1  is made of aluminum (or, and) plastic to guarantee freshness of the enclosed powdered tea or nutrition supplement.  
   
   
       22 . A cap assembly for use with a beverage container, comprising 
 an opener slide guide of a cylindrical shape,    a nutritional substance holder of powdered tea or other nutritional substances, attached to the opener slide guide, and    a tubular blade opener device for use with the beverage container. Movable, sliding up and down, the tubular blade opener device is adapted to be attached to the beverage container at the top portion of the bottle thereof which consumers can use as an additive to their purchased beverage in order to maximize freshness, taste, and nutritional value of the enclosed powdered tea or nutrition supplement.

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