Cap assembly for cold steeping drinks

Abstract

A cap assembly includes a body, a punch assembly, a safety ring and a connector strip. The body has a cap connector, a primary tube, a cover, a drive tube and a chamber. The primary tube is formed coaxially on the cap connector and has at least one annular seal. The drive tube is mounted on the cap connector and has multiple outer pawl teeth and multiple top pawl teeth. The punch assembly includes a drive cap, a punch tube and multiple upper teeth corresponding to the top pawl teeth. The punch tube is formed coaxially on and extends down from on the drive cap, is longer than the body and presses against the at least one annular seal. The safety ring is connected to the cap connector. The connector strip is connected to the punch assembly and has multiple inner pawl teeth engaging the outer pawl teeth.

1 . A cap assembly for cold steeping drinks comprising
 a body having
 a cap connector comprising
 a sidewall having
 an upper edge; 
 a lower edge; 
 an inner surface; and 
 an inner thread being formed on the inner surface; and 
 
 a shoulder being formed on and protruding in from the upper edge of the sidewall and having
 an outer surface; and 
 an inner surface; 
 
 
 a primary tube being formed on and protruding coaxially down from the inner surface of the of the shoulder and having
 an inner surface; 
 an outer surface; 
 a distal end; and 
 at least one annular seal being formed on the inner surface of the primary tube; 
 
 a cover being attached to the distal end of the primary tube; 
 a drive tube being formed on and protruding coaxially up from the outer surface of the shoulder and having
 an inner surface; 
 an outer surface; 
 a top edge; 
 multiple outer pawl teeth being formed between the top surface of the shoulder and the outer surface of the drive tube; and 
 multiple top pawl teeth being formed on the top edge of the drive tube; and 
 
 a chamber being defined in the primary tube and the drive tube; 
   a punch assembly being mounted on the body and comprising
 a drive cap being mounted slidably on the drive tube and comprising
 a top being circular and having
 a bottom surface; and 
 an outer edge; and 
 
 a sidewall being formed on and protruding down from the outer edge of the top of the drive cap and having
 a lower edge; and 
 an inner surface; 
 
 
 a punch tube being formed coaxially on and protruding down from the bottom surface of the top wall, being mounted slidably in the drive tube and the primary tube, being longer than the body and having
 an outer surface pressing against the at least one annular seal in the primary tube; and 
 a distal end selectively extending through the distal end of the primary tube to separate the cover from the distal end of the primary tube; and 
 
 multiple upper teeth being formed on the bottom surface of the top of the drive cap between the outer surface of the punch tube and the inner surface of the sidewall of the drive cap and corresponding to the top pawl teeth on the drive tube; 
   a safety ring being connected to the cap connector, being removable and having
 an upper edge; 
 an inner surface; 
 multiple connectors being tearable, being formed on the upper edge of the safety ring and being connected to the lower edge of the sidewall of the cap connector; and 
 a locking ring being formed on the inner surface of the safety ring; and 
   a connector strip being connected detachably to the punch assembly and having
 an upper edge; 
 an inner surface; 
 multiple connectors being formed on the upper edge of the connector strip, being connected to the lower edge of the side wall of the drive cap; 
 multiple inner pawl teeth being formed on and protruding in from the inner surface of the connector strip and engaging the outer pawl teeth on the drive tube; 
 a crack being defined in the connector strip; and 
 a pull tab being mounted near the crack. 
   
     
     
         2 . The cap assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein
 the primary tube further has a sealing lip formed between the bottom surface of the shoulder of the cap connector and the outer surface of the primary tube.   
     
     
         3 . The cap assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein
 the drive tube further has an outer thread formed on the outer surface of the drive tube; and   the side wall of the drive cap further has an inner thread being formed on the inner surface of the side wall and being corresponding to and screwed onto the outer thread of the drive tube.   
     
     
         4 . The cap assembly as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein
 the distal end of the punch tube is oblique.   
     
     
         5 . The cap assembly as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein
 the drive tube further has an outer thread formed on the outer surface of the drive tube; and   the sidewall of the drive cap further has an inner thread formed on the inner surface of the sidewall and corresponding to and screwed onto the outer thread of the drive tube.   
     
     
         6 . The cap assembly as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein
 the distal end of the punch tube is oblique.   
     
     
         7 . The cap assembly as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein
 the distal end of the punch tube is oblique.