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US 6,669,013 B1Granted
Disposable baby bottle
OwnerAmado Villanuevainventor
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Abstract
An infant beverage dispenser carries a beverage powder and a liquid in separate compartments until needed. The compartments are contained in a flexible bag and are separated by each other by a seam. The seam is rupturable due to manual squeezing of the compartment containing the liquid. Once ruptured, the liquid mixes with powder to create the beverage. A nipple is attached to the outlet of the bag for allowing the beverage to be dispensed.
Claims12
A beverage dispenser, comprising:
- a flexible bag having an outlet and two compartments, one adapted to contain beverage powder and the other adapted to contain a liquid;
- a seam separating the two compartments, the seam being rupturable due to manual squeezing of the compartment containing the liquid, so as to allow the liquid to mix with the powder to create a beverage;
- a mouthpiece attached to the outlet for allowing the beverage to be dispensed into a user's mouth;
- a seal attached to the outlet for sealing the powder and liquid in the bag prior to mixing, the seal being removable after the seam has ruptured so as to communicate the beverage with the mouthpiece;
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- wherein the bag has oppositely facing sidewalls that have portions that touch and bond to each other to form the seam;
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- wherein the outlet comprises:
- a base that has a cylindrical wall and on one end a depending cylindrical neck of lesser outer diameter than the wall of the base, the bag having a mouth that is sealed to the neck, and the base having on another end a rim;
- and wherein the seal comprises:
- a sealing disk that is releasably bonded to the rim of the base.
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An infant beverage dispenser, comprising;
- a flexible bag having two compartments, one adapted to contain infant beverage powder and the other adapted to contain a liquid;
- a seam separating the two compartments, the seam being rupturable due to manual squeezing of the compartment containing the liquid, so as to allow the liquid to mix with the powder to create a beverage;
- a base having a cylindrical wall having a rim on an upper end and a depending neck on a lower end, the bag having a mouth that is sealed to the neck;
- a retainer having a cylindrical retention wall depending from a central portion that has a central aperture, the retention wall extending over and releasably securing the retainer to the base;
- a nipple that protrudes through the central aperture and has a radially extending flange that is deformed between the central portion of the retainer and the rim to seal the nipple to the retainer;
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- a housing having an upper end that releasably secures to the wall of the base and encloses the bag.
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A method of storing and dispensing a beverage, comprising:
- (a) providing a flexible bag with an outlet and two compartments separated and sealed from each other by a seam and providing a removable sealing disk over the outlet;
- (b) placing a beverage powder in one of the compartments and a liquid in the other compartment and closing the outlet;
- (c) when it is desired to dispense the beverage, rupturing the seam by squeezing the compartment containing the liquid, then mixing the liquid with the powder to create a beverage;
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- (d) opening the outlet and dispensing the beverage from the outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.