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OwnerEric K. Lizerbram, Todd G. Buchholz +1inventors
InventorsEric K. Lizerbram, Todd G. Buchholz, William S. Anapoell
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A closure element for a beverage container is in the form of a sports cap, or other closer, or initially closed straw and provides a chamber or reservoir for containing colorant in the form of liquids, gels, granules, powders, tablets or other solid bodies. Closures such as valves, rupturable membranes, hinged doors or clamps provide closer structure for initially keeping the chambers closed. Upon opening the bottom ends of the chambers, colorants flow into beverages in the containers which are see-through/clear or partially see-through/clear. Coloration of the beverage is voluntarily initiated by the consumer and the thus colored beverages are then consumed by passage through the closure element. In one embodiment of the invention, the colorant is a medicinal agent which can be colored or may be clear. The medicinal agent is released into liquid, which may be water, for ingestion by a patient.
A closure element for attachment to a dispensing opening of a beverage container, the closure element comprising:
In combination a consumable liquid container and a closure element for attachment to a dispensing opening of the consumable liquid container, the combination comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.