Container with incorporated juicer

A juicer-enabled container, comprising:

• a base container having a closed surface wherein a portion of said closed surface defines an opening;
• a juicer adapted to engage said portion of said closed surface, said juicer including one or more juicing elements that extract a quantity of juice from an object interacting with said one or more juicing elements and further including one or more apertures communicating said quantity of juice into said base container;
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• a first closure, repeatedly engageable with and disengageable from said portion of said closed surface, sealing said opening while said juicer is engaged with said portion of said closed surface and while said juicer is engaged in a juice-extracting configuration wherein said juicer includes an extraction aperture and wherein said first closure includes a sprayer head having a conduit extending from said sprayer head through said extraction aperture and into said base container.

A juicing method, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) disengaging a first closure from a portion of a surface of a container, said portion of said surface defining an opening, wherein said first closure disengaging step reveals a juicer engaged with said portion of said surface with said juicer overlaying a reservoir of said container and said revealed juicer preconfigured into a juice-extracting configuration automatically available for juicing without reconfiguring said juicer;
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• (b) interacting an object with said juicer to extract juice into said reservoir;
• (c) communicating a conduit coupled to a sprayer head into said reservoir through an extraction aperture provided in said juicer;
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• (d) operating said sprayer head to spray said extracted juice from said reservoir.

A juice-extracting container, comprising:

• a base container enclosing a container volume accessible through a container opening with said container opening provided with a first mating structure;
• a discrete juicer removeably disposed within said container opening in a juicing arrangement configured to extract juice from an object into said container volume without a modal conversion of said discrete juicer to activate a juicing arrangement;
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• a main closure enclosing an enclosure volume accessible through a main closure opening, said main closure opening complementary to said container opening and including a second mating structure selectively engageable with and disengageable from said first mating structure while said discrete juicer is disposed in said container opening in said juicing configuration, said second mating structure forming a fluidic seal with said first mating structure when selectively engaged therewith retaining a fluid within a combined volume that includes said container volume and said enclosure volume;
• wherein said first mating structure includes a container screw thread disposed at said container opening and wherein said second mating structure includes a first closure screw thread complementary to said container screw thread;
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• a secondary closure system in fluid communication with said combined volume, said secondary closure system including a removable and replaceable cap provided with a cap mating structure and a secondary closure opening accessing said combined volume, said secondary closure opening complementary to said removable and replaceable cap and including a secondary mating structure with said removable and replaceable cap selectively engageable with and disengageable from said secondary mating structure while said discrete juicer is disposed in said container opening in said juicing configuration, said secondary mating structure forming a fluidic seal with said cap mating structure when selectively engaged therewith retaining said fluid within said combined volume.

A juice-extracting container, comprising:

• a base container enclosing a container volume accessible through a container opening with said container opening provided with a first mating structure;
• a discrete juicer removeably disposed within said container opening in a juicing arrangement configured to extract juice from an object into said container volume;
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• a main closure enclosing an enclosure volume accessible through a main closure opening, said main closure opening complementary to said container opening and including a second mating structure selectively engageable with and disengageable from said first mating structure while said discrete juicer is disposed in said container opening in said juicing configuration, said second mating structure forming a fluidic seal with said first mating structure when selectively engaged therewith retaining a fluid within a combined volume that includes said container volume and said enclosure volume and further comprising a sprayer system in fluid communication with said combined volume, said sprayer system including a sprayer head coupled to said main closure and a conduit extending from said sprayer head into said container volume.

A juice-extracting container, comprising:

• a base container enclosing a container volume accessible through a container opening with said container opening provided with a first mating structure;
• a discrete juicer removeably disposed within said container opening in a juicing arrangement configured to extract juice from an object into said container volume;
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• a main closure enclosing an enclosure volume accessible through a main closure opening, said main closure opening complementary to said container opening and including a second mating structure selectively engageable with and disengageable from said first mating structure while said discrete juicer is disposed in said container opening in said juicing configuration, said second mating structure forming a fluidic seal with said first mating structure when selectively engaged therewith retaining a fluid within a combined volume that includes said container volume and said enclosure volume;
• further comprising a secondary closure system in fluid communication with said combined volume, said secondary closure system including a removable and replaceable cap provided with a cap mating structure and a secondary closure opening accessing said combined volume, said secondary closure opening complementary to said removable and replaceable cap and including a secondary mating structure with said removable and replaceable cap selectively engageable with and disengageable from said secondary mating structure while said discrete juicer is disposed in said container opening in said juicing configuration, said secondary mating structure forming a fluidic seal with said cap mating structure when selectively engaged therewith retaining said fluid within said combined volume;
• wherein said secondary closure system is disposed in said main closure;
• wherein said main closure includes a main closure longitudinal axis extending from said main closure opening to a main closure terminus, said main closure longitudinal axis generally coaxial with said container longitudinal axis and wherein said secondary closure system is disposed at said terminus and includes a secondary closure longitudinal axis generally co-axial with said main closure longitudinal axis, said secondary closure longitudinal axis passing through said secondary closure opening;
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• further comprising a sprayer system in fluid communication with said combined volume, said sprayer system including a sprayer head coupled to said secondary closure and a conduit extending from said sprayer head into said container volume.

A juicing method, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) disengaging a first closure from a portion of a surface of a container, said portion of said surface defining an opening, wherein said first closure disengaging step reveals a juicer engaged with said portion of said surface with said juicer overlaying a reservoir of said container and said revealed juicer preconfigured into a juice-extracting configuration automatically available for juicing without reconfiguring said juicer;
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• (b) interacting an object with said juicer to extract juice into said reservoir;
• (c) reengaging, after step (b) said first closure to said portion of said surface of said container while said juicer is engaged with said portion of said surface with said juicer overlaying a reservoir of said container and preconfigured into said juice-extracting configuration
• (d) communicating a conduit coupled to a sprayer head into said reservoir through an extraction aperture provided in said juicer;
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• (e) operating said sprayer head to spray said extracted juice from said reservoir.

A juice processing method, comprising:

• (a) disengaging a main closure from a base container enclosing a container volume accessible through a container opening by unsealing a fluidic seal between said main closure and said base container formed around said container opening;
• (b) revealing, after said disengaging step (a), a discrete juicer removeably disposed within said container opening, said discrete juicer in a juicing arrangement configured to extract juice from an object into said container volume when revealed without a modal conversion of said discrete juicer to activate a juicing arrangement;
• (c) extracting, using said discrete juicer disposed within said container opening in said juicing arrangement as revealed by revealing step (b), a quantity of juice from a juice-containing object;
• and thereafter
• (d) directing said quantity of juice into said container volume using said discrete juicer;
• and thereafter
• (e) reengaging said main closure with said base container without reconfiguring said discrete juicer within said container opening, said reengaging step (e) forming said fluidic seal between said main closure and said base container around said container opening;
• and thereafter
• (f) disengaging a replaceable cap of a secondary closure system in fluid communication with said container volume through said discrete juicer, said secondary closure system including said replaceable cap provided with a cap mating structure and a secondary closure opening accessing said container volume, said secondary closure opening complementary to said replaceable cap and including a secondary mating structure with said replaceable cap selectively engageable with and disengageable from said secondary mating structure while said discrete juicer is disposed in said container opening in said juicing configuration, said secondary mating structure forming a fluidic seal with said cap mating structure when selectively engaged therewith retaining said fluid within said container volume;
• (g) extracting juice from said container volume through said secondary closure opening and said discrete juicer while said replaceable cap is removed.

A juice processing method, comprising:

• (a) disengaging a main closure from a base container enclosing a container volume accessible through a container opening by unsealing a fluidic seal between said main closure and said base container formed around said container opening;
• (b) revealing, after said disengaging step (a), a discrete juicer removeably disposed within said container opening, said discrete juicer in a juicing arrangement configured to extract juice from an object into said container volume when revealed;
• (c) extracting, using said discrete juicer disposed within said container opening in said juicing arrangement as revealed by revealing step (b), a quantity of juice from a juice-containing object;
• and thereafter
• (d) directing said quantity of juice into said container volume using said discrete juicer;
• and thereafter
• (e) reengaging said main closure with said base container without reconfiguring said discrete juicer within said container opening, said reengaging step (e) forming said fluidic seal between said main closure and said base container around said container opening;
• (f) solutionizing said quantity of juice within said container volume with addition of one or more cleaning components into said container volume along with said quantity of juice to produce a cleaning solution while said main closure is engaged with said base container and said discrete juicer is disposed within said container opening in said juicing arrangement wherein one of said cleaning components includes a cleaning fluid;
• wherein said solutionizing step (f) further includes:
• (f1) disengaging a secondary closure from a structure defining a secondary opening in fluid communication with said container volume while said main enclosure is engaged with and fluidically sealed to said base container and said discrete juicer is removeably disposed within said container opening and in said juicing arrangement, said secondary closure fluidically sealing said secondary opening when said secondary closure engages said structure wherein said secondary closure includes a sprayer head coupled to a conduit;
• (f2) revealing said secondary opening;
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• (f3) streaming said cleaning fluid into said container volume through said secondary opening while said main enclosure is engaged with and fluidically sealed to said base container and said discrete juicer is removeably disposed within said container opening;
• (g) reengaging said secondary closure to said structure after said solutionizing step (f) and forming said fluidic seal between said secondary closure and said structure while extending said conduit into said base volume;
• and thereafter
• (h) dispensing said cleaning solution from said container volume using said sprayer head while said main enclosure is engaged with and fluidically sealed to said base container and said discrete juicer is removeably disposed within said container opening in said juicing arrangement.