Beverage container with additive capabilities

Abstract

Pre-packaged beverage container with built in additives compartments or enclosures for allowing consumer to customized flavors and nutritional benefits of the beverage being consumed. The beverage container may be configured with a plurality of popable, puncturable, or bursting additives enclosures. Each of the additive enclosures may be configured to be activatable by the consuming individual from the exterior of the beverage container at a period of time just before consumption. Upon activation of the enclosures, the additives are dispensed or released from the sealed enclosure into the beverage confined within the interior of the container without the need to open the container itself.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A beverage container comprising:
 a burstable enclosure positioned along an exterior surface of the beverage container, the burstable enclosure configured to dispense additive into the contents of the beverage container when a pressure is applied to a designated location on the exterior surface.   
     
     
         2 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a resealable cap that releasably couples to the container; and   wherein the burstable enclosure are positioned under the cap, such that the burstable enclosure are exposed to a user when the cap is removed from the beverage container.   
     
     
         3 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the burstable enclosure is positioned within the top one fourth of the beverage container. 
     
     
         4 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the burstable enclosure is positioned within the top one half of the beverage container. 
     
     
         5 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the burstable enclosure is positioned above a straw puncture location. 
     
     
         6 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a second burstable enclosure positioned along the exterior surface of the beverage container, the second burstable enclosure configured to dispense second additive into the contents of the beverage container when a second pressure is applied to a second designated location on the exterior surface. 
     
     
         7 . The vehicle as recited in  claim 6 , wherein the second additive is different than the first additive. 
     
     
         8 . The vehicle as recited in  claim 6 , wherein a size of the second burstable enclosure is different than a size of the first burstable enclosure. 
     
     
         9 . The vehicle as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the burstable enclosure is formed from a first material and the beverage container is formed from a second material, the first material different than the second material. 
     
     
         10 . The vehicle as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the exterior surface is a side surface. 
     
     
         11 . The vehicle as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the exterior surface is a top surface. 
     
     
         12 . The vehicle as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the burstable enclosure includes an actuation component. 
     
     
         13 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the burstable enclosure extend outward from the exterior surface. 
     
     
         14 . A beverage container comprising:
 a first burstable enclosure positioned along an exterior surface of the beverage container, the first burstable enclosure configured to dispense first additive into the contents of the beverage container when a first pressure is applied to a first designated location on the exterior surface; and   a second burstable enclosure positioned along the exterior surface of the beverage container, the second burstable enclosure configured to dispense second additive into the contents of the beverage container when a second pressure is applied to a second designated location on the exterior surface.   
     
     
         15 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the first burstable enclosure and the burstable enclosure are arranged vertically along the exterior surface. 
     
     
         16 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the first burstable enclosure and the burstable enclosure are arranged horizontally along the exterior surface. 
     
     
         17 . The beverage container as recited in  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a third burstable enclosure positioned along the exterior surface of the beverage container, the third burstable enclosure configured to dispense third additive into the contents of the beverage container when a third pressure is applied to a third designated location on the exterior surface;   a fourth burstable enclosure positioned along the exterior surface of the beverage container, the fourth burstable enclosure configured to dispense fourth additive into the contents of the beverage container when a fourth pressure is applied to a fourth designated location on the exterior surface; and   wherein the first burstable enclosure and the second burstable enclosure from a first row along the exterior surface and the third burstable enclosure and the fourth burstable enclosure form a second row along the exterior surface.   
     
     
         18 . A cap for a beverage container comprising:
 a burstable enclosure positioned along an exterior surface of the cap, the burstable enclosure configured to dispense additive into the contents of the beverage container when a pressure is applied to a designated location on the exterior surface; and   a second burstable enclosure positioned along the exterior surface of the cap, the second burstable enclosure configured to dispense second additive into the contents of the beverage container when a second pressure is applied to a second designated location on the exterior surface.   
     
     
         19 . The cap as recited in  claim 18 , wherein the first burstable enclosure and the burstable enclosure include an activation component. 
     
     
         20 . The cap as recited in  claim 18 , wherein the first burstable enclosure and the burstable enclosure are re-sealable.