Device and method for storing and mixing at least two materials
OwnerErnest J. Kiminventor
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a storing and mixing apparatus is provided and includes a container having a reservoir, a neck, and a seal protrusion extending toward the longitudinal center of the container. The apparatus further includes a cap having a compartment with an off-center funnel part that extends toward an inner surface of the neck and ends in a dispenser opening that engages or disengages with the seal protrusion upon actuation of the cap between a first position and a second position of the dispenser opening relative to the seal protrusion. A method of using such an apparatus is also disclosed.
Claims20
A storing and mixing apparatus, comprising:
- a container including a reservoir, a neck, and a seal protrusion extending toward the longitudinal center axis of the container;
- and
- a cap including a compartment with an off-center funnel part that extends toward an inner surface of the neck and ends in a dispenser opening that engages or disengages with the seal protrusion upon actuation of the cap between a first position and a second position of the dispenser opening relative to the seal protrusion.
A method of storing and mixing, the method comprising:
- providing an apparatus including:
- a container including a reservoir, a neck, and a seal protrusion extending toward the longitudinal center of the container, the reservoir including a first material;
- and
- a cap including a compartment with an off-center funnel part that extends toward an inner surface of the neck and ends in a dispenser opening that is engaged with the seal protrusion, the compartment including a second material different from the first material;
- actuating the cap to disengage the dispenser opening from the seal protrusion;
- dispensing the second material out of the compartment;
- and
- mixing the second material from the compartment with the first material in the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.