ES1235360U - CONTAINER CONTAINER OF A SUBSTANCE SUITABLE FOR MIXING A LIQUID (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Container carrying a substance suitable for mixing with a liquid, essentially characterized in that it is formed as a receptacle (1) with a mouthpiece (2) in its upper part, presenting in its lower third a disk (11) delimiting a cavity (12) intended to accommodate a preferably liquid first substance which is retained by a mobile locking and release module (3) as a piston in turn covered by a seal (4). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

CONTAINER CONTAINER OF A SUBSTANCE SUITABLE FOR MIX

WITH A LIQUID

Object of the invention

The object of this invention is a container carrying a substance suitable for mixing with a liquid that, by its characteristics of conformation and use, significantly improves similar items existing in the market and in the state of the art.

More specifically, the invention relates to a container duly prepared to accommodate a dose of a first substance that is usually mixed with a second liquid for consumption, this container being applicable in the consumption of beverages combined as a glass, in taking medications or other uses.

Technical sector

This invention is adjusted in the sector that refers to containers that are carriers of a first substance intended to be mixed with another for their combined tasting.

Background of the invention and state of the art

The consumption of alcoholic beverages is one of the economic sectors that generates greater benefits both for the brands of beverages and for the entertainment venues in which they are consumed. At the same time, however, the need to control alcohol consumption is evident from the dependence it may end up implying, the way it affects consumer self-control and its health consequences.

Alcoholic beverages consumed in leisure, day and night, are usually served in unsealed bottles and with the risk of having been adulterated and do not match the quality standards of the original brand.

One way to control both the quantity and the quality of the alcoholic beverage would be to dispense pre-established doses to consume directly or in combination with other beverages.

However, beverages that are sold in unit dose formats are usually specified in sealed coffee capsules that are introduced into a coffee maker that punches and mixes the coffee with hot water, all perfectly programmed, or sealed cream capsules of manual opening that the same user pours into his coffee.

At the industrial property level there are some patents that develop technical solutions in containers intended for mixing beverages. This is the case of European patent EP2121485 which describes a vessel with static mixer for the preparation of a liquid product, which has a chamber that contains "a preparation substance, an inlet opening provided with a cover layer with permeable perforations. to liquids to receive a liquid suitable for the preparation substance, an outlet opening for discharging the prepared beverage or dish, and a static mixer that is in liquid communication with the outlet opening. ”European Patent EP 2323923 refers to a post-mixing beverage system comprising a "container, a fixing mechanism and a cartridge. The container may contain a mixture or liquid solution, such as water, to be mixed with the contents of the cartridge. The fixing mechanism is generally within of the container The fixing mechanism may comprise a coupling assembly, a piercing part and an assembly Valve The coupling assembly can generally receive the cartridge inside the fixing mechanism. The perforation part can generally pierce the cartridge, thereby releasing the contents of the cartridge in the container. The valve assembly can generally be opened by coupling the cartridge with the fixing mechanism. The cartridge is usually hooked with the locking mechanism to open the cartridge to be dispensed in the container, thus combining the contents of the cartridge with the liquid inside the container to create a drinking beverage. ” For its part, the utility model ES 1192059 refers to a container for several liquids that ensures that said liquids remain unmixed during transport and any handling, but that are mixed when the user wishes, generally just before use. This system is specified in a can comprising two elements, one inside the other and with adjoining surfaces and equipped with sharp means and tabs that intervene in the breakage and concealment of said surfaces, allowing the mixing of the liquids contained in both containers.

The technical solutions referenced are optimal for the objectives they seek but do not solve the problem of how to have a container containing a single dose of a substance, preferably an alcoholic beverage, properly insulated and sealed with a blocking means that in turn allows release it for later mixing with a second random drink that is added at that time according to the consumer's taste for immediate consumption. The same problem occurs in the taking of certain medications, for example in powdered form or in effervescent tablets that must be mixed with water for their intake.

The applicant understands that there should be a type of container that responds to the technical problem described and therefore proposes the invention that is exposed.

Description of the invention

The object of the invention is a container carrying a substance suitable for mixing with a liquid that incorporates means for containing a substance in a liquid, powdery, solid or pasty state and means that release said substance from its initial location for later mixed with a second substance preferably in a liquid state.

This container is formed as a receptacle with an upper opening that novelly houses in its lower part a disk with a trapdoor that delimits a cavity destined to carry a first substance blocked in its lower part by a release module of such substance that acts to piston mode, allowing it to be mixed with at least one other liquid substance, this piston counting with a sharp element suitable for opening the aforementioned trapdoor.

To release said substance, it is enough to remove the seal that immobilizes the mobile release module or plunger, at which time the piston moves upwards, its protruding impact on the flap of the disk, opening it and allowing the first substance contained in the The aforementioned cavity is mixed with a second substance, usually liquid, with which it reacts and amalgams, forming a combined drink.

The protruding punch of the plunger, once the trapdoor is open, is located in the lower part of the container acting at this time as a means to prevent splashing of the liquid.

Description of the drawings

For a better understanding of what is described herein, some drawings are attached by way of example and without any limiting or restrictive character. In these figures, the container is shown in the shape of a tall glass of the type used for beverage mixes.

Figure 1.- Perspective view of the vessel for combined

Figure 2.- Elevation view of the vessel for combined

Figure 3.- Detail view of the disc with the exit hatch of the liquid carried in the lower cavity of the vessel

Figure 4.- Detail view of the mobile module for the release of the ported liquid or plunger Figure 5.- Detail view of the safety seal of the vessel, which covers the mobile module of release or piston

Figure 6.- Elevation view of the mobile module for the release of the ported liquid or plunger Figure 7.- View on the upper floor of the vessel, with detail of the disc and the hatch for the ported liquid and the protruding punch of the piston that opens the trapdoor

Figure 8.- Bottom plan view of the vessel, with details of the entry point of the ported liquid and the security seal

Figure 9.- Detail view of the vessel with the mobile module for releasing the ported liquid or sealed piston

Figure 10.- Detail view of the vessel with the mobile module for releasing the ported liquid or plunger without seal

Figure 11.- Detail view of the vessel with the mobile module for carrying the ported liquid or displaced piston and opening the hatch of the ported liquid outlet

Description of a preferred embodiment

These figures explicitly detail a container carrying a substance suitable for mixing with a liquid that is claimed in its preferred embodiment as a tall vessel for beverage mixes.

Figures 1 and 2 show two views of the container formed as a receptacle (1) of great structural simplicity, of tubular conformation with a mouth (2) open in its upper part, presenting in its lower third a disk (11) that delimits a cavity (12) intended to accommodate a preferably liquid first substance which is retained by a mobile locking and releasing module (3) as a piston in turn covered by a seal (4).

Figure 4 shows the detail of the disc (11) delimiting the cavity (12) in which the liquid is housed and incorporating a trapdoor (6) that is opened by the thrust and pressure of the protruding punch (5) of the piston (3) that constitutes the mobile module for blocking and releasing such liquid, as shown in figures 4 and 6. This module or piston (3) is covered by a seal, shown in figure 5, and that guarantees the tightness of the glass.

Figures 7 and 8 show the top and bottom plan views of the container (1), the disc (11) being visible with the flap (6) and the protruding punch (5) of the plunger (3) (figure 7) and the lower orifice (7) for entering the liquid into the cavity (12) that delimits the disk (11), also showing the safety seal (4) (figure 8).

In the figures 9, 10 and 11 the container (1) is shown in three phases of its use. In figure 9 the container (1) is sealed, with the seal (4) covering the mobile locking and release module or plunger (3) with the outgoing punch (5) inactive, with the disk (11) delimiting the cavity ( 12) which contains the first substance and the exit hatch (6) closed. In figure 10, the seal (4) has been removed, whereby the mobile locking and release module or piston (3) is unlocked, so that, according to figure 11, it moves upwards, pushing the first substance housed in the cavity (12), which is compressed when the substance is dislodged, the projection (5) of the plunger (3) acting by pushing and pressing on the flap (6) of the disc (11), which it opens and allows the exit of the aforementioned substance, prepared for mixing with the liquid that can be poured into the container (1) through its mouth.

Based on what has been described, the advantages of the new carrier carrying a substance suitable for mixing with a claimed liquid are obvious. The technical solution provided is simple, forming a product with only two pieces at the production level, a first, the container and its inner disk, and a second, the module lock and release or plunger. Injection of the first substance is carried out through the bottom of the container before inserting the release module or plunger and the corresponding safety seal.

Obviously the conformation of the container is variable but it must always have a mouthpiece, the most natural being the shape of a tubular glass when it is applied to its main use to taste drinks in which more than one liquid participates, being evident that having a dose of one of the drinks already encapsulated, it implies a control of the quantity and a guarantee of the quality of the alcoholic beverage to consume since the dose of the same is sealed and hygienically revised.

However, in its conformation as a single-use disposable object, it allows its application in other areas where at least two substances must be mixed, a first one, the one contained in the inner module of the duly sealed container and a second one, which is probably liquid and more specifically water. In this sense, it would be applicable in a sanitary field, in which the first substance can be, for example, a dose of medically liquid, powdery, solid or pasty that, when mixed with water, reacts to be the perceptual medical formulation. In this embodiment, the container has in its mouth an easily removable laminar lid to ensure the tightness of the vessel and a second pressure coupled lid that can have a sharp means in its inner face suitable to penetrate the laminar lid and perforate it, allowing the outlet of the air contained in the vessel and, consequently, allowing the first substance release module to be activated.

It is not considered necessary to make this description more extensive so that any person skilled in the art understands the scope of the invention and the advantages derived therefrom. The materials, shape, size and position will be subject to variation as long as it does not imply an alteration in the essentiality of the invention. The terms in which this report has been written must always be taken in a broad and non-limiting sense.

Claims (2)

1st container carrying a substance suitable for mixing with a liquid, essentially characterized in that it is formed as a receptacle (1) with a mouth (2) in its upper part, presenting in its lower third a disk (11) that delimits a cavity (12) intended to accommodate a preferably liquid first substance which is retained by a mobile locking and release module (3) as a piston in turn covered by a seal (4). 2nd container carrying a substance suitable for mixing with a liquid, according to the 1st claim, characterized essentially in that the piston (3) incorporates a protrusion punch (5) that acts by pushing and pressing on a trapdoor (6) present in the disc (11) that delimits the cavity (12). 3 a Container carrying a substance suitable for mixing with a liquid, according to 1a, essentially characterized in that it incorporates in its mouth (2) an easily removable laminar lid and a second lid coupled under pressure with a sharp means in its inner face suitable for swelling and piercing the laminar lid.