Cap Construction with a Storage Space and a Container Provided Therewith as well as a Method of Using Same

Abstract

A cap construction for a container, having a storage space for dispersing a product into the container, a screw cap with a foil for closing the storage space, a support structure which is embodied for on the one hand by means of mutual screw-thread coupling same in a rotatable manner with the screw cap and, on the other hand, coupling the cap construction with the container and which is provided with a cutting element for cutting the foil. The cap construction has cutting element cuts through the foil upon rotating the screw cap with respect to the support structure, with the proviso that the support structure comprises a stop means for collecting the foil that was cut by the cutting element.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cap construction for a container, said cap construction comprising:
 a storage space for dispersing a product into said container;   a screw cap with a foil for closing said storage space; and   a support structure which is embodied for on the one hand by means of mutual screw-thread coupling same in a rotatable manner with the screw cap and, on the other hand, coupling the cap construction with the container and which is provided with a cutting element for cutting the foil, wherein said cutting element cuts through the foil upon rotating the screw cap with respect to the support structure; and   wherein said support structure comprises a stop means for collecting foil that was cut by said cutting element, wherein the screw cap and the support structure are embodied for a mutual relative displacement in a screw direction for cutting the foil, and further wherein the stop means comprises a recess for collecting therein foil, the access opening thereof being substantially directed into the screw direction of the support structure.   
     
     
         2 . The cap construction according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage space has a substantially circular edge to which the foil is connected and wherein said cutting element is connected to the support structure for cutting the foil along said circular edge. 
     
     
         3 . The cap construction according to  claim 2 , wherein the cutting element is positioned between the stop means and the edge. 
     
     
         4 . The cap construction according to  claim 1 , wherein the cutting element and the stop means are positioned substantially adjacent. 
     
     
         5 . The cap construction according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage space of the screw cap is received within the support structure. 
     
     
         6 . The cap construction according to  claim 1 , wherein the support structure comprises inner screw-thread by means of which it is embodied for being coupled to outer screw-thread of the container and wherein the screw cap and the support structure are provided with a containment connection at the end of their mutually cooperating screw-thread for mutually coupling the screw cap and the support structure. 
     
     
         7 . The cap construction according to  claim 1 , wherein the screw cap and the support structure are embodied for a mutual relative displacement into a screw direction for cutting the foil, wherein the cutting element has a cutting element protruding into the screw direction for cutting the foil. 
     
     
         8 . The cap construction according to  claim 7 , wherein a line drawn through a center of rotation of the support structure and the protruding portion of the cutting element, intersects the stop means. 
     
     
         9 . The cap construction according to  claim 1 , wherein the support structure by means of inner screw-thread is embodied for connection to outer screw-thread of the container and wherein the cutting element is positioned to be received within the container. 
     
     
         10 . A method for dispersing a product from a storage space of a cap construction into a container, said cap construction being embodied for closing the container, wherein the cap construction has a storage space for said product and a screw cap with a foil for closing the storage space, wherein the cap construction furthermore has a support structure which on the one hand is embodied for rotatably connecting same with the screw cap by means of mutual screw-thread and, on the other hand, for coupling the cap construction with the container and which is provided with a cutting element for cutting the foil, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
 rotating the screw cap with respect to the support structure in a first screw direction for cutting the foil with the cutting element, with the proviso that the support structure comprises a stop means for stopping and collecting the foil that is cut by said cutting element during said rotation movement, wherein the stop means comprises a recess for collecting therein foil, when screwing the screw cap in said first screw direction, the access opening of said recess being substantially directed into the first screw direction of the support structure;   dispersing said product out of the storage space and into the container; and   mixing said product in a material in said container.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , additionally comprising the step of breaking a seal between the screw cap and the support structure when rotating the screw cap with respect to the support structure, preceding the step of cutting the foil. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 10 , additionally comprising the steps of connecting the screw cap to the support structure upon cutting the foil and removing the combination of the screw cap and the support structure from the container. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein removing the combination of the screw cap and the support structure from the container occurs by rotating the combination of the screw cap and the support structure from the container.