Drinking Device to Minimize The Unpleasant Taste of Liquids

Abstract

A drinking device comprising a first compartment to hold a first fluid, a second compartment to hold a second fluid independent of the first fluid, a vertical separation between the first and second compartments, a horizontal separation closing a part of the first compartment, an opening in the horizontal separation to allow flow of the first fluid, and a lip on an upper rim of the device and opposite to the horizontal separation and adjacent to the opening to allow ingestion of the first and second fluids. A method of oral delivery of a first fluid and a second fluid, said fluids having different taste flavors, comprising delivering the first fluid in a bolus head followed by delivering the second fluid in the bolus center, and then delivering the first fluid again in the bolus tail to mask the more unpleasant flavor.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A drinking device comprising:
 a first compartment to hold a first fluid;   a second compartment to hold a second fluid independent of the first fluid;   a vertical separation between the first and second compartments;   a horizontal separation closing a part of the first compartment;   an opening in the horizontal separation to allow flow of the first fluid; and   a lip on an upper rim of the device and opposite to the horizontal separation and adjacent to the opening to allow ingestion of the first and second fluids.   
     
     
         2 . The drinking device of  claim 1 , wherein the second compartment is adjacent to the first compartment. 
     
     
         3 . The drinking device of  claim 1 , wherein the second compartment is inside the first compartment. 
     
     
         4 . The drinking device of  claim 3 , wherein the second compartment is removable. 
     
     
         5 . The drinking device of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second fluids flow at different times in a pre-determined sequence. 
     
     
         6 . The drinking device of  claim 1 , wherein the flow of first and second fluids minimizes their mixing. 
     
     
         7 . The drinking device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 an extension of the upper rim of the device; and 
 a foil to close the second compartment, said foil sealed to the extension. 
 
     
     
         8 . The drinking device of  claim 7 , wherein the second compartment is pre-filled with a fluid. 
     
     
         9 . The drinking device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 an extension of the upper rim of the device; and 
 a foil to close first and second compartments, said foil sealed to the extension. 
 
     
     
         10 . The drinking device of  claim 9 , wherein both the compartments are pre-filled with fluids. 
     
     
         11 . The drinking device of  claim 9 , wherein the foil is removable. 
     
     
         12 . The drinking device of  claim 7  further comprising an antiseptic foil, said antiseptic foil sealed around the top of the device. 
     
     
         13 . The drinking device of  claim 1 , wherein the front and back of the device have an indentation on the outside to allow holding the device. 
     
     
         14 . The drinking device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first fluid is a liquid with a first flavor; and   the second fluid is a liquid medication with a different second flavor.   
     
     
         15 . A method of oral delivery of a first fluid and a second fluid, said fluids having different taste flavors, comprising:
 first delivering the first fluid in a bolus head;   then delivering the second fluid in the center of the bolus; and   finally delivering the first fluid again in the tail of the bolus.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the sequence of delivery of the first and second fluids minimizes their mixing. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the sequence of delivery of the first and second fluids masks the flavor of the second fluid.