Apparatus and method for dispensing flavoring substance
OwnerJennifer Goldschein, Geoffrey Goldscheininventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing a flavoring substance into a consumable beverage by a dispensing device consisting of a tubular body having a substantially hollow interior and formed with valves provided at distal and proximal ends thereof. Upon positioning of the tubular body into the container, the distal end of the body is pressed against interior of the container, so as to activate the distal valve. The proximal valve is activated to break a vacuum in the interior chamber and to enable the flavoring substance to pass through the open distal valve into the consumable beverage.
Claims16
A method of dispensing a flavoring liquid substance into a consumable fluid situated in a container by means of a dispensing device which consists of a tubular body having a substantially hollow interior forming a chamber adapted to accommodate a flavoring substance, the body is formed with valve arrangements provided at distal and proximal ends thereof, a first protective membrane provided within the substantially hollow interior in the vicinity of the distal valve arrangement and a second protective membrane provided in the vicinity of the proximal valve arrangement, the method consists of the following steps:
- positioning the tubular body into a container with a consumable fluid;
- pressing the distal end of the tubular body, so as to activate the distal valve arrangement;
- breaking a vacuum in the interior chamber by activating the proximal valve arrangement,
- puncturing the first or second protective membranes upon activation of the respective valves, and
- enabling the flavoring liquid substance to pass through the activated distal valve arrangement and to mix with the consumable fluid provided in the container situated outside of the dispensing device.
A device for dispensing a flavoring liquid substance, comprising:
- a tubular body having a substantially hollow interior forming a chamber adapted to accommodate a flavoring liquid, a distal valve arrangement provided at a distal end of the tubular body, a proximal valve arrangement provided at the proximal end of the tubular body, upon activation of the distal valve arrangement communication is established between the substantially hollow interior chamber and exterior of the tubular body;
- upon activation of the proximal valve arrangement communication is established between the interior chamber, the proximal valve arrangement and atmosphere, so as to break a vacuum within the interior chamber;
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- a first protective membrane provided within the substantially hollow interior at the distal valve arrangement and a second protective membrane provided at the proximal valve arrangement, the first or second protective membranes are punctured upon activation of the respective valves, so as to enable the flavoring liquid substance to pass through the activated distal valve and to mix with a consumable fluid disposed outside of the tubular body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.