Dispensing container for probiotics
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorKarl-Josef Huber-Haag
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Abstract
The present invention proposes a dispensing container (1) A for probiotics (2) in a viscous or liquid carrier (3), the probiotics (2) having a higher specific weight than the viscous or liquid carrier (3), wherein the container (1) comprises a reservoir (4) for holding the carrier (3) and a dispensing head (5) being in fluid connection with the reservoir (4), the dispensing head (5) comprising at least one outlet (6), wherein the concentration of the probiotics (2) decreases from the outlet (6) of the dispensing head (5) towards a bottom portion (1a) of the reservoir (1).
Claims18
A dispensing container for a probiotic in a viscous or liquid carrier, the probiotic having a higher specific weight than the viscous or liquid carrier:
- the container comprises a reservoir for holding the carrier and a dispensing head being in fluid connection with the reservoir, the dispensing head comprising at least one outlet;
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- the concentration of the probiotic decreases from the outlet of the dispensing head towards a bottom portion of the reservoir.
A method for enclosing a non-homogeneous solution of probiotic in a viscous or liquid carrier within a dispensing container, the method comprising the steps of:
- filling the non-homogeneous solution in a reservoir of a dispensing container being connected to a dispensing head of the container having at least one outlet;
- closing an outlet by use of an externally provided seal;
- plugging the outlet by specifically sedimenting the probiotic opposite to a bottom portion of the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.