Water bottle device assembly
AssigneeCirkul, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Noall, Nathan Erickson, Shane McKenna
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Abstract
A water bottle system for adding an additive, which may be flavoring, to the line of flow without contaminating the main reservoir. The system may include a water bottle with a lid feature that may maintain a flavor that may be infused into the water within the water bottle. The infusion of the additive may be adjusted by a user to have the desired concentration of additive to a user's liking. The additive cartridge may be reusable or disposable depending on a user's preference.
Claims27
1-20. (canceled)
A water bottle system for adding an additive to a substance comprising:
- a reservoir for holding a substance;
- a lid configured to engage the reservoir;
- and
- an assembly within the lid for adding an additive to the substance in a line of flow, the assembly comprising:
- a cartridge with additive, the cartridge being configured for addition of additive to the cartridge and to hold the additive without leaking after being used to provide additive to the line of flow;
- and
- an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an amount of additive added from the cartridge to the line of flow.
A method for adding an additive to a substance, the method comprising:
- providing a lid having a cartridge assembly, the lid being engaged with a vessel holding a base liquid;
- dispensing a first portion of additive stored in the cartridge assembly to a line of flow of the base liquid;
- adjusting an amount of the additive dispensed to the line of flow of the base liquid;
- and
- adding a second portion of additive to the cartridge assembly and storing the second portion of additive in the cartridge assembly without leaking after dispensing the first portion of additive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.