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US 12,557,934 B2Granted
Additive container with bottom cover
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorsSimon Lewis Bilton, Joseph Butler, Timothy Christopher Stubbs
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Abstract
Containers are provided for use with a beverage dispensing device. The container can include a housing defining a hollow interior and having an opening leading to the hollow interior, a cover coupled disposed over the opening, an inlet leading to the hollow interior, and an outlet spaced apart from the interior. The inlet and outlet can each have valves movable between open and closed positions for allowing fluid flow into and out of the hollow interior.
Claims12
An additive container, comprising:
- a housing defining a hollow interior and having an opening leading to the hollow interior;
- a cover disposed over the opening;
- an inlet formed in a wall of the housing and leading to the hollow interior, the inlet having an inlet valve movable between open and closed positions for allowing fluid flow into the hollow interior;
- an inlet collar disposed around the inlet and extending outward from the wall of the housing;
- an outlet formed in the wall of the housing and spaced apart from the inlet, the outlet having an outlet valve movable between open and closed positions for allowing fluid flow out of the hollow interior;
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- a first recess and a second recess disposed on opposing sides of the inlet and the outlet, the first and second recesses each having a bat wing form.
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An additive container, comprising:
- a housing defining a hollow interior configured to store at least one additive for a beverage, the housing having an opening leading to the hollow interior;
- a lid removably disposed over the opening to close off the hollow interior;
- an inlet defined in the housing and having an inlet valve disposed therein, the inlet being configured to receive a pressurized gas to elevate an internal pressure of the hollow interior;
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- an outlet defined in the housing and having an outlet valve disposed therein, the outlet valve being configured to open in response to the elevated internal pressure of the hollow interior to expel the at least one additive;
- wherein the housing has an ovular form defining a major axis and a minor axis;
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- wherein the inlet and the outlet are aligned with the minor axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.