US2013037425A1PendingUtilityA1
Bottle cap flavor dispenser
Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 11, 2011Filed: Aug 11, 2011Published: Feb 14, 2013
Est. expiryAug 11, 2031(~5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:William J. Gilleran
B65D 51/28
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Abstract
A bottle of beer may have a frangible capsule that is fabricated to resemble a slice of lime suspended in the beer. The frangible capsule may be suspended from a length of transparent string attached to a bottle cap of the beer.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A container with an integrated flavor dispenser, the container comprising:
a fluid tight body; a fluid in the fluid tight body; a lid securable to the fluid tight body; a frangible capsule supported from the lid and disposed in the fluid tight body when the lid is secured to the fluid tight body.
2 . The container of claim 1 wherein the fluid tight body is a beer bottle.
3 . The container of claim 2 wherein the lid is a beer bottle cap.
4 . The container of claim 3 wherein the frangible capsule has a visual appearance of a slice of lime.
5 . The container of claim 4 further comprising a string between the frangible capsule and the lid for hanging the frangible capsule to the lid.
6 . The container of claim 5 wherein the string has a length so that the frangible capsule extends about one half of a height of the fluid tight body.
7 . The container of claim 5 wherein the fluid tight body and the string are generally transparent.
8 . The container of claim 6 wherein the string appears to be generally invisible.
9 . The container of claim 1 wherein the fluid tight container is a sports drink.
10 . The container of claim 1 further comprising a juice, lemon flavor liquid, lime flavor liquid, seasoning, salt and pepper, solid or liquid flavoring, a food product, or combinations thereof disposed in the frangible capsule.
11 . The container of claim 1 wherein the frangible capsule has a weakened area which is rupturable upon application of finger pressure on the frangible capsule.
12 . The container of claim 11 wherein the weakened area is at a bottom most tip of the frangible capsule.
13 . The container of claim 1 wherein the frangible capsule is fabricated from a latex or rubber material.
14 . The container of claim 1 wherein the fluid is beer, a liquid replenishment drink, or a premixed bloody mary cocktail.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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