US 6,598,418 B2 · Beverage container with detachable cooling/mixing element

Abstract

A beverage container including a body and a lower cap having a cooling element mounted thereon that extends into an interior portion of the body. The lower cap is removable for convenient charging (e.g., freezing) of the cooling element. The lower cap is then attached to the body and liquid is inserted into the body through an upper opening. A mixing fixture is integrally formed on the free end of the cooling element, and is used to mix the cooled liquid stored in the body with a powdered substance entered through the upper opening. In one embodiment, the beverage container is a multi-chambered container that includes a rotatable hollow member for storing the powdered substance, and a housing for securing the hollow member to the body such that a curved wall of the hollow member separates the powdered substance from the cooled liquid stored in the body.

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Dependent claims

A beverage container comprising:

a body defining a central chamber for storing a liquid, the body including a first opening and a second opening communicating with the central chamber;
and
a lower cap assembly detachably connected over the first opening of the body, the lower cap assembly including:
a disk-shaped cover plate;
and
an elongated cooling element having a first end connected to a central portion of the disk-shaped cover plate and a second end extending perpendicular to the disk-shaped cover plate,
wherein the elongated cooling element extends into the central chamber of the body such that the elongated cooling chamber is surrounded by the liquid stored in the central chamber, and
wherein an interior chamber of the cooling element is filled with a coolant.

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A beverage container comprising:

a body defining a central chamber for storing a liquid, the body including a first opening and a second opening communicating with the central chamber;
and
a lower cap assembly detachably connected over the first opening of the body, the lower cap assembly including:
a disk-shaped cover plate;
an elongated element having a first end connected to a central portion of the disk-shaped cover plate and a second end extending perpendicular to the disk-shaped cover plate;
and
a mixing fixture attached to the second end of the elongated element,
wherein the elongated element extends into the body such that the mixing fixture is maintained at a central location of the central chamber.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Beverage container with detachable cooling/mixing element

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Beverage container with detachable cooling/mixing element

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Abstract

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