Container with a Grinder
AssigneeKraft Foods Global Brands LLC
InventorKeely Eileen Wheaton
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Abstract
A container for holding an edible liquid has a storage chamber for holding the liquid. The storage chamber has at least one outlet. The container also has an ingredient chamber separate from the storage chamber and for holding a flavor enhancing ingredient. A grinder is provided to communicate with the ingredient chamber for grinding the flavor enhancing ingredient. The grinder has at least one opening for dispensing the flavor enhancing ingredient on the opposite side of the grinder from the ingredient chamber.
Claims20
A container for holding an edible liquid, the container comprising:
- a storage chamber for holding the liquid and having at least one outlet;
- an ingredient chamber separate from the storage chamber and for holding a flavor enhancing ingredient;
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- a grinder communicating with the ingredient chamber for grinding the flavor enhancing ingredient and having at least one opening for dispensing the flavor enhancing ingredient on the opposite side of the grinder from the ingredient chamber.
A method of dispensing an edible liquid and a ground flavor enhancing ingredient from a single container, the method comprising:
- dispensing the liquid from the container;
- grinding the flavor enhancing ingredient within the container;
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- dispensing the flavor enhancing ingredient from the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.