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US 11,745,996 B1Granted
Ingredient containers for use with beverage dispensers
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorAndrew David Zbedlick
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Abstract
Containers are provided for use with a beverage dispensing device. The container can include a container body defining a hollow interior and a cap. The cap can have an end wall with a first collar and a second collar projecting therefrom, and first and second recesses surrounding the first and second collars and formed in a surface of the end wall. The first collar has an inlet valve therein, and the second collar has an outlet valve therein, and the first and second collars are spaced apart from one another.
Claims14
An ingredient container, comprising:
- a container housing defining a hollow interior;
- a first collar projecting from the container housing and having an inlet valve therein, the inlet valve leading to the hollow interior;
- an outlet valve disposed on the container housing and leading to the hollow interior, the first collar and the outlet valve being spaced apart from one another;
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- at least one recess surrounding the inlet and outlet valves, the at least one recess being formed in an outward-facing surface of the container housing.
2 more elements
An ingredient container, comprising:
- a container housing defining a hollow interior, the container housing including at least one recess having a substantially figure-8 shaped projection with first and second openings therein, the first opening including an inlet valve and the second opening including an outlet valve, and the substantially figure-8 shaped projection being at least partially defined by the at least one recess,
- wherein the substantially figure-8 shaped projection includes first and second collars respectively defining the first and second openings, the first and second collars being spaced apart from one another and having the inlet and outlet valves therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.