Drink additive delivery lid system
US8684231B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D51/285
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A drink additive lid system (10) is provided for selectively introducing a drink additive (12) to a beverage container (14) closed by the lid system (10). The system (10) includes a plurality of additive compartments (20), each compartment (20) containing a drink additive (12), and a lid (22) attachable to a beverage container (14) to close a fill opening (16) of the beverage container (14). The lid (22) carries the compartments (20) and includes a drinking port (67) to allow beverage to pass from inside of the container (14) to the mouth of a user, and an actuator (24) mounted to be sequentially positioned adjacent each additive compartment (20) to allow a user to sequentially dispense the additive (12) from each additive compartment (20) into the beverage container (14) by engaging the actuator (24) with the compartment (20).
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