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US 10,703,552 B1Granted
Drink container and concentrate
OwnerCharlee Crocker, James P. Crockerinventors
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Abstract
A liquid drink concentrate dispensing system is provided. It includes a concentrate storage container and a housing with a piercing device for providing a flow path for selective discharge of drink concentrate into a cup for diluting with water. The storage container includes a pump to effect selective discharge of the concentrate.
Claims11
A drink concentrate container system for dispensing drink concentrate into liquid to form a liquid drink, said system including:
- a housing having a storage receptacle formed at least partially by a first bottom wall connected to a first sidewall and an open top;
- drink concentrate;
- a non-pressurized concentrate container movably positioned in the receptacle and a storage chamber containing said drink concentrate therein, said concentrate container having a second bottom wall connected to a second sidewall with said second bottom wall overlying said first bottom wall and being adjacent thereto;
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- a dispenser operatively associated with said first bottom wall and being operable to selectively penetrate said second bottom wall upon movement of said second bottom wall toward said first bottom wall and provide a flow communication channel with said storage chamber for discharge of said drink concentrate from said storage chamber;
- a pump device associated with said concentrate container and operable to effect pump induced discharge of said drink concentrate from said storage chamber after said dispenser penetrates said second bottom wall.
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A kit for producing a drink from drink concentrate, the kit comprising:
- a least one housing having a storage receptacle formed at least partially by a first bottom wall connected to a first sidewall and an open top;
- drink concentrate;
- at least one non-pressurized concentrate container movably positioned in a respective said receptacle and having a storage chamber containing said drink concentrate therein, said at least one concentrate container having a second bottom wall connected to a second sidewall with said second bottom wall overlying a respective said first bottom wall and being adjacent thereto;
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- at least one dispenser operatively associated with a said first bottom wall of a said respective first bottom wall and being operable to selectively penetrate a respective said second bottom wall upon movement of said respective second bottom wall toward a said respective first bottom wall and provide a flow communication channel with a respective said storage chamber for discharge of said drink concentrate from said respective storage chamber;
- a pump device associated said concentrate container and operable to effect pump induced discharge of said drink concentrate from said storage chamber after said dispenser penetrates said second bottom wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.