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US 2021/0053733 A1Published application
Compostable single-use beverage container and associated process and mechanism for filling and sealing the container
AssigneeDrop Water Corporation
InventorsScott Paul EDWARDS, William Gregory TAMMEN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel beverage container and associated mechanism and process for removing a cap from a closure structure in the container, filling the container, securing the cap, and dispensing the container. The beverage container comprises a compostable shell, a cap, a closure structure, and a beverage bag,
Claims21
A method of assembling and dispensing a beverage from a kiosk, comprising:
- obtaining a beverage container from a stack of nested beverage containers within the kiosk, the beverage container comprising a cap and a closure structure;
- placing the beverage container in a shuttle;
- moving the beverage container, using the shuttle, to a first sub-assembly;
- removing, by the first sub-assembly, the cap from the closure structure;
- moving the beverage container, using the shuttle, to a second sub-assembly;
- filling, by the second sub-assembly, the beverage container with liquid;
- moving the beverage container, using the shuttle, to the first sub-assembly;
- securing, by the first sub-assembly, the cap to the closure structure;
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- dispensing the beverage container from the kiosk.
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