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US 6,779,566 B2Granted
Connector device for sealing and dispensing freeze-dried preparations
AssigneeAccess Business Group International LLC
InventorSteven P. Engel
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Abstract
A connector device is provided that permits two separately stored ingredients to be mixed in and dispensed from the same container. The connector device includes an attachment mechanism for connecting two containers together to permit combining of separately stored ingredients and another attachment mechanism for connecting a dispenser to the container containing the combined ingredients to permit dispensing of the product directly from that container. In a preferred embodiment, a stopper is included in the neck of the first container, the second container including a device for penetrating the stopper. Also disclosed is a method of intermixing products with the connector device.
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A kit for intermixing ingredients comprising:
- a first container containing a first ingredient;
- a second container containing a second ingredient;
- a dispenser for dispensing a mixture of said first ingredient and said second ingredient from said first container;
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- a connector device connected to said first container, said connector device having a guide for aligning said first container with said second container in a position to allow said second ingredient to be discharged into said first container, said connector device further including a connector for connecting said dispenser to said connector device while said connector device is connected to said first container, said connector device positioning said dispenser in an appropriate position to dispense said mixture from said first container without returning said mixture to said second container.
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A kit for intermixing ingredients comprising:
- a first container containing a first ingredient, a perforable membrane, a neck portion, and a stopper inserted into the neck portion, said stopper having a top surface, a height, and a central orifice extending through said height, said perforable membrane covering said orifice and at least a portion of said top surface, closing said neck portion;
- a second container containing a second ingredient;
- a dispenser for dispensing a mixture of said first ingredient and said second ingredient from said first container, said dispenser comprising a finger pump having a tank;
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- a connector device connected to said first container, said connector device including a guide for aligning said first container with said second container in a position with respect to said perforable membrane to allow said second ingredient to puncture said perforable membrane and be discharged into said first container, said connector device further including a connector for connecting said dispenser to said connector device while said connector device is connected to said first container, said connector device positioning said dispenser in an appropriate position to dispense said mixture from said first container, said tank tightly fitting within said central orifice when said dispenser is attached to said first container.
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A kit for intermixing ingredients comprising:
- a first container including a neck portion having a stopper with a top surface within said neck portion and a perforable membrane covering at least a portion of said top surface of said stopper, said first container containing a first ingredient to be mixed;
- a second container containing a second ingredient to be mixed with said first ingredient to provide a mixture;
- a dispenser for dispensing said mixture from said first container, said dispenser being distinct from said second container;
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- a connector device connected to said first container, said connector device having a guide to shepherd said second container into an appropriate position with respect to said perforable membrane to allow said second ingredient to be discharged into said first container, said connector device further including a connector for connecting said dispenser to said connector device while said connector device is connected to said first container, said connector device positioning said dispenser in an appropriate position to dispense said mixture from said first container.
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A kit for intermixing ingredients comprising:
- a first container including a neck portion having a stopper with a top surface within said neck portion, a height, a central orifice through said height and a perforable membrane covering said central orifice and at least a portion of said top surface of said stopper, said first container containing a first ingredient to be mixed;
- a second container containing a second ingredient to be mixed with said first ingredient to provide a mixture;
- a dispenser for dispensing said mixture from said first container wherein said dispenser is a finger pump;
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- a connector device connected to said first container said connector device having a guide to shepherd said second container into an appropriate position with respect to said perforable membrane to allow said second ingredient to be discharged into said first container, said connector device further including a connector for connecting said dispenser to said connector device while said connector device is connected to said first container, said connector device positioning said dispenser in an appropriate position to dispense said mixture from said first container.
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A method of intermixing products including the steps of:
- (a) connecting a connector device to a first container, the first container containing a first ingredient and the connector device including a guide;
- (b) inserting a second container into the guide of the connector device, the second container containing a second ingredient, the connector device shepherding a dispensing means of the second container into a position for directly dispensing the second ingredient into the first container;
- (c) dispensing the second ingredient from the second container into the first container;
- (d) mixing the second ingredient and the first ingredient in the first container to form a mixture;
- (e) removing the second container from the connector device;
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- (f) connecting a dispenser to the connector device, the connector device positioning the dispenser into a position to allow the mixture to be dispensed from the first container without returning the mixture to the second container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.