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US 2015/0021214 A1Published application
Free Flow Ingredient Cap Device
OwnerIgor BESIC, Dror FOLDinventors
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Abstract
Aspects described herein provide cap devices for dispensing a composition, the cap devices having chambers, shells, cutting elements, piercers, optional dust covers, and films. Exemplary basket piercers are provided for partially removing a film from the bottom of the chamber permitting a free flow of a composition from the cap device. Methods of using the cap devices are also provided.
Claims23
A cap device comprising:
- a chamber for containing a composition, the chamber comprising one or more side walls, a top wall, a center cavity, a bottom opening, and a film adapted to cover at least part of the bottom opening;
- and
- a shell for associating the cap device with a container, the shell comprising a shell base and a shell basket, the shell basket comprising one or more side walls, and a basket piercer disposed adjacent to the one or more side walls of the shell basket wherein the basket piercer partially removes the film from the bottom opening when the chamber is actuated into the shell.
A method of dispensing a composition into a material, comprising:
- providing a chamber containing a composition, the chamber comprising one or more side walls, a top wall, a center cavity, a bottom opening, and a film adapted to cover at least part of the bottom opening;
- providing a shell, the shell comprising a shell base and a shell basket, the shell basket comprising one or more side walls, and a basket piercer disposed on one or more of the one or more side walls;
- providing a container comprising a material which is capable of mixing with the composition;
- associating the chamber with the shell such that the chamber is in communication with the shell;
- associating the shell with the container such that the shell is in communication with the container;
- and
- actuating the chamber into the shell wherein the basket piercer partially removes the film from the bottom opening wherein the composition is dispensed into the container.
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