Multi-chambered shot container

Abstract

A multi-chamber shot container including a hand-held body that defines a first aperture disposed proximal to an upper end of the hand-held body, a second aperture, and an upper fluid aperture disposed at the upper end of the hand-held body. The shot container also includes an inner container member with an inner surface and a bottom surface enclosing and defining a first cavity spanning from the bottom surface of the inner container member to the upper fluid aperture and an outer container member with an inner surface and a bottom surface enclosing and defining, with an outer surface of the inner container member, a second cavity liquidly segregated from the first cavity, wherein the first and second apertures are in sole fluid communication with the second cavity, thereby enabling selective discharge of liquid housed within the second cavity.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A multi-chamber shot container comprising:
 a hand-held inner container with a bottom surface, a lower end, an upper end opposing the lower end, and a sidewall separating the upper and lower ends of the inner container and having a perimeter outer surface, and enclosing and defining a first cavity extending from the bottom surface in a direction toward the upper end to define an upper fluid aperture disposed at the upper end, the upper fluid aperture in liquid communication with the first cavity;   a hand-held outer container having a lower end, an upper end opposing the lower end of the outer container, a bottom surface, a sidewall with a perimeter inner surface and separating the lower and upper ends of the outer container, and enclosing and defining a second cavity extending from the bottom surface of the outer container in a direction toward the upper end of the outer container;   a first aperture defined by at least one of the inner container and the outer container, the first aperture disposed proximal to the upper end of the inner container;   a second aperture defined by at least one of the inner container and the outer container, the first and second apertures not in liquid communication with the first cavity;   a first position along a container combination path with the inner container uncoupled with the outer container; and   a second position along the container combination path with the inner container disposed within the second cavity and removably directly coupled, through the perimeter outer surface of the sidewall of the inner container, to the perimeter inner surface of the sidewall of outer container in a watertight and frictionally retained configuration and internally segregating the first cavity with respect to the second cavity, the first and second apertures in fluid communication with the second cavity.   
     
     
         2 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first aperture is defined by the inner container and is upwardly facing in a longitudinal direction of the inner container and the second aperture is defined by and disposed on an outer side surface of the inner container in an orthogonal direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the inner container.   
     
     
         3 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the second aperture is disposed in an orthogonal direction with respect to a longitudinal direction of the hand-held inner container and disposed proximal to the upper end of the outer container.   
     
     
         4 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an annular rubber seal directly coupling the perimeter outer surface of the sidewall of the inner container to the perimeter inner surface of the sidewall of outer container when in the second position along the container combination path.   
     
     
         5 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 1 , wherein the inner container further comprises:
 a flange spanning a perimeter of the inner container, the flange superimposed over the upper end of the outer container when in the second position along the container combination path.   
     
     
         6 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first aperture is defined by the inner container and is upwardly facing in a longitudinal direction of the inner container the second aperture is defined by the inner container and disposed on a terminal outer side surface of the inner container, thereby configuring the second aperture for complete covering by a user's finger or hand.   
     
     
         7 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first and second apertures are disposed on opposing sides of the outer container, the first aperture is upwardly facing in a longitudinal direction of the inner container, and the second aperture is disposed in an orthogonal direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the hand-held inner container.   
     
     
         8 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first and second cavities are concentrically disposed in relation to one another when in the second position along the container combination path.   
     
     
         9 . A multi-chamber shot container comprising:
 a hand-held body:
 having a lower end and an upper end opposite the lower end; 
 defining a first aperture disposed proximal to the upper end of the hand-held body, a second aperture, and an upper fluid aperture disposed at the upper end of the hand-held body, the first aperture is upwardly facing in a longitudinal direction of the hand-held body and the second aperture is defined by and disposed on a terminal outer side surface of the hand-held body, thereby configuring the second aperture for complete covering by a user's finger or hand; 
 having an inner container member with an inner surface and a bottom surface enclosing and defining a first cavity spanning from the bottom surface of the inner container member to the upper fluid aperture; and 
 having an outer container member with an inner surface and a bottom surface enclosing and defining, with an outer surface of the inner container member, a second cavity liquidly segregated from the first cavity, the first and second apertures in sole fluid communication with the second cavity and the bottom surface of the inner container member in a raised position interposed between the bottom surface of the outer container and the upper end of the hand-held body. 
   
     
     
         10 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the second aperture is disposed proximal to the upper end of the hand-held body and in an orthogonal direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the body;   
     
     
         11 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first cavity and the second cavity are cylindrical and concentrically disposed in relation to one another.   
     
     
         12 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 9 , wherein the inner and outer container members are removably coupled to one another, and further comprising:
 a first position along a container combination path with the inner container member uncoupled with the outer container member; and   a second position along the container combination path with the inner container member disposed within the second cavity and removably coupled to the outer container in a watertight and frictionally retained configuration and internally segregating the first cavity with respect to the second cavity.   
     
     
         13 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 the second position along the container combination path includes the inner container removably directly coupled, through a perimeter outer surface of a sidewall of the inner container, to a perimeter inner surface of a sidewall of the outer container in the watertight and frictionally retained configuration.   
     
     
         14 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 an annular rubber seal directly coupling the perimeter outer surface of the sidewall of the inner container to the perimeter inner surface of the sidewall of outer container when in the second position along the container combination path   
     
     
         15 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first aperture is upwardly facing in a longitudinal direction of the hand-held body and the second aperture is disposed in an orthogonal direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the body.   
     
     
         16 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 15 , wherein:
 the first aperture has an area and the second aperture has an area, the area of the second aperture is of a magnitude less than a magnitude of the area of the first aperture.   
     
     
         17 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 16 , wherein:
 the upper fluid aperture has an area, the area of the upper fluid aperture is of a magnitude greater than the magnitudes of the areas of the first and second apertures.   
     
     
         18 . A multi-chamber shot container comprising:
 a hand-held inner container with a bottom surface, a lower end, and an upper end opposing the lower end, the inner container defining a first aperture disposed at the upper end, and enclosing and defining a first cavity extending from the bottom surface in a direction toward the upper end to define an upper fluid aperture disposed at the upper end, the upper fluid aperture in liquid communication with the first cavity;   a hand-held outer container having a lower end, an upper end opposing the lower end of the outer container, a bottom surface, and enclosing and defining a second cavity extending from the bottom surface of the outer container in a direction toward the upper end of the outer container;   a second aperture defined by at least one of the hand-held inner container and the hand-held outer container, the first and second apertures not in liquid communication with the first cavity;   a first position along a container combination path with the inner container uncoupled with the outer container; and   a second position along the container combination path with the inner container disposed within the second cavity and removably coupled to the outer container in a watertight configuration and internally segregating the first cavity with respect to the second cavity, the first and second apertures in fluid communication with the second cavity and with the first aperture upwardly facing in a longitudinal direction of the hand-held inner container and with the second aperture disposed in an orthogonal direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the hand-held inner container.   
     
     
         19 . The multi-chamber shot container according to  claim 18 , wherein:
 the second aperture is disposed on an outer side surface of the inner container.