Dispenser

Abstract

A dispenser is provided. The dispenser is operable to receive a powder or liquid in a reservoir, and then once connected to a bottle, to dispense the powder or liquid into the bottle. The dispenser has a collar body which threadedly attaches to the mouth of a bottle, and a movable reservoir which, when moved to an open position, dispenses its contents through an opening or openings in the collar body into the bottle to which the collar body is attached.

What we claim is: 
     
         1 . A reusable dispensing device for dispensing contents of a capsule into a container, the device including:
 a body having a chamber configured to receive a capsule, the body including a first member and a second member in a telescopic configuration, the second member configured to telescopically slide into the first member;   the second member further including an opening to provide access to the chamber;   the second member is telescopically moveable between an unsealed first position and an engaged second position;   piercing means configured to pierce the capsule;   sealing means configured to seal the device onto the container in the engaged second position;   the body being configured to sit within an opening of the container in the unsealed first position; and   wherein telescopic movement of the second member from the unsealed first position to the engaged second position to seal the device onto the container engages the piercing means to pierce the capsule and dispense contents from the capsule into the container.   
     
     
         2 . The device as claim in  claim 1 , wherein the first member and second member are substantially cylindrical, having a hollow interior space. 
     
     
         3 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims , wherein the first member is configured to sit within an interior space of the container. 
     
     
         4 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims , wherein the first member includes an upper lip portion to enable the body to sit on the opening of the container without falling into the container. 
     
     
         5 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims , wherein the first member further comprises at least one groove channel extending axially down the first member to guide the second member's telescopic path within the first member. 
     
     
         6 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims , wherein the first member further includes retaining members located on an internal surface configured to house the piercing means. 
     
     
         7 . The device as claimed in claim  7 , wherein the retaining members are in the form of at least one hook, extending partially axially upwardly towards the upper lip portion. 
     
     
         8 . The device as claimed in claim  8 , wherein the retaining members comprises a pair of hooks, defining a gap between the hooks to receive the piercing means. 
     
     
         9 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims , wherein the second member further includes an aperture on an opposing back wall to the opening to provide access to the chamber and allow the user to push the capsule out of the chamber. 
     
     
         10 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims , wherein the sealing means is rotatably connected to the second member. 
     
     
         11 . The device as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the connection between the sealing means and second member allows for unrestricted rotation of the sealing means relative to the second member about a single rotational axis. 
     
     
         12 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims , wherein the second member includes an upper external lip portion. 
     
     
         13 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims , wherein the second member includes a lower external lip portion. 
     
     
         14 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the second member further comprises at least one protruding arm extending from the lower external lip portion. 
     
     
         15 . The device as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein at least one protruding arm is configured to communicate with at least one groove channel as claimed in  claim 6 . 
     
     
         16 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims , wherein the sealing means further includes a removable cap to provide access to the dispensed contents in the container. 
     
     
         17 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims , wherein the piercing means comprises a main member having a first end and a second end. 
     
     
         18 . The device as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein the main member is elongated and includes fins to define flow channels along the elongated main member. 
     
     
         19 . The device as claimed in  claim 17 or 18 , wherein the main member includes at least one beveled edge on located on the first end to pierce a wall in the capsule. 
     
     
         20 . The device as claimed in any one of  claims 17-19 , wherein the main member includes at least one arm extending outwardly near the second end. 
     
     
         21 . The device as claimed in  claim 20  wherein the at least one arm is configured to communicate with the retaining members as claimed in any one of  claims 8-10  to connect the elongated main member to the first member. 
     
     
         22 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims  wherein the piercing means is configured to pierce two or more walls of the capsule to release the contents in the capsule. 
     
     
         23 . The device as claimed in in  claim 22 , wherein the piercing means is configured to pierce a bottom and a top wall of the capsule. 
     
     
         24 . The device as claimed in  any one of the previous claims , further including biasing means to bias the device towards an unsealed first position. 
     
     
         25 . The device as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein the biasing means includes a spring located within the body.