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US 12,145,118 B2Granted
Self-blending bottle
AssigneeRevelution Technology, LLC
InventorsJoshua Kent, Christanne Cabal, DanAngelo Cabal, Rebekah Cabal
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Abstract
A device for mixing or blending the contents of the device into a liquid or semi-liquid. The device includes a bottle body, a bottle lid connected to a top end of the bottle body, and a mixer located within the bottle body. The mixer may be powered by a motor or by a manual crank turned by a user.
Claims10
A bottle for mixing or blending contents of the bottle into a liquid or semi-liquid, the bottle comprising:
- a bottle body defining a cavity for receiving the contents of the bottle;
- a bottle lid configured to cover a top opening of the bottle body;
- a mixer located within the bottle body for mixing or blending the contents of the bottle;
- a crank having a handle and a lever, being connected to the bottle lid, and being configured to turn around a central axis of the bottle, the turning causing the mixer to spin and mix or blend the contents of the bottle;
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- a shaft connecting the crank and the mixer, the shaft located along the central axis of the bottle and configured to turn when the crank is turned, the mixer being removably attached to the shaft via respective threads located on the shaft and the mixer,
- wherein the handle of the crank is connected to a first end of the lever and the second end of the lever is coupled to a hub,
- wherein the hub includes a bumper configured to prevent the lever of the crank from contacting a cap covering a mouthpiece of the bottle lid when the crank is being turned around the central axis,
- wherein the crank is configured to be in a stowed position or a deployed position, and
- wherein the handle of the crank is located in a slot of the bottle lid when the crank is in the stowed position.
7 more elements
A bottle for mixing or blending contents of the bottle into a liquid or semi-liquid, the bottle comprising:
- a bottle body defining a cavity for receiving the contents of the bottle;
- a bottle lid configured to cover a top opening of the bottle body;
- a mixer located within the bottle body for mixing or blending the contents of the bottle;
- a crank having a handle and a lever, being connected to the bottle lid, and being configured to turn around a central axis of the bottle, the turning causing the mixer to spin and mix or blend the contents of the bottle;
- a shaft connecting the crank and the mixer, the shaft located along the central axis of the bottle and configured to turn when the crank is turned, the mixer being removably attached to the shaft via respective threads located on the shaft and the mixer,
- a bottom ring connected to a bottom end of the bottle body and configured to prevent the bottle from sliding along a surface;
- an attaching ring located between the bottle lid and the bottle body and having an opening configured to receive a carabiner or a paracord;
- a grip located on the bottle lid and configured to aid in a user grasping the bottle lid to remove and attach the bottle lid to and from the bottle body;
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- a gearbox located within the bottle lid configured to translate a single revolution of the crank to multiple revolutions of the shaft
- wherein the handle of the crank is connected to a first end of the lever and the second end of the lever is coupled to a hub,
- wherein the crank is configured to be in a stowed position or a deployed position, and
- wherein the handle of the crank is located in a slot of the bottle lid when the crank is in the stowed position.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.