Container closure having means for introducing an additive into a liquid in the container

    公开(公告)号:US10773868B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-15

    申请号:US16301099

    申请日:2017-05-17

    Abstract: A closure device (210) for use on the neck (238) of a bottle comprises a cap member (236) having a side wall (237) adapted to be secured to the neck, a fluid chamber (260) fixed at its upper end to the cap member and having a bottom aperture (266) at its lower end, a housing (254) at least partially surrounding the fluid chamber and having a flange member (258) adapted to extend at least partially across the top of the container neck, and a plug member (264) fixed to the housing and sealingly engageable in the bottom aperture of the fluid chamber. The plug member (264) has a nozzle (274) therein, and the housing (254) is adapted to move relative to the cap member (236) between a first closed position of the closure device before securing to the neck of the bottle, in which the plug member (264) seals the bottom aperture (266) closed and the housing or cap member is engaged by a detent member (204) provided to prevent movement of the housing away from the cap member, and a second armed position in which the closure device is secured to the neck of the bottle, and in which the plug member (264) continues to seal the bottom aperture (266) closed and the flange member (258) or detent member (204) is deformed to a position in which the housing can no longer be engaged by the detent member (204). An internal rib (206) on the housing may engage with the detent member to prevent movement of the housing away from the cap member in the first closed position of the closure device. The detent member (204) may be deformable such that in the second armed position of the closure device the detent member is deformed to a position in which the internal rib can no longer be engaged by the detent member, to permit the closure device to move to a third firing position when the closure device is removed from the neck.

    Container closure having means for introducing an additive into a liquid in the container

    公开(公告)号:US10899515B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US16305187

    申请日:2017-05-24

    Abstract: A closure device (210) for dispensing an additive product into a container (34) having a main liquid compartment and an opening with a threaded container neck (38) comprises a cap member (36) having a threaded side wall (37) adapted to be secured to the threaded container neck (38), a pressurised fluid chamber (60) fixed to the cap member (36) containing an additive product, and a plug member housing (54) including a plug member (64) engageable in a bottom aperture (66) of the fluid chamber and a flange portion (58) adapted to extend across the top of the container neck (38). The plug member housing (54) can move relative to the cap member (36) between a first closed or armed position of the closure device, in which the plug member (64) seals the bottom aperture (66) closed, and in which a first detent member (58A) provided on the plug member housing is engaged by a second detent member (80) provided on the cap member to prevent movement of the plug member housing (54) away from the cap member (36), and a second open or firing position, in which the plug member housing (54) is urged towards the cap member (36) by contact with the threaded container neck (38) and the plug member (64) is raised relative to the bottom aperture (66) to provide a fluid path from the fluid chamber (60) through a nozzle (74) to the main liquid compartment of the container (34), so that the closure device (210) is moved to the firing position by screwing down onto the neck (38).

    Apparatus for introducing an additive to a carbonated liquid

    公开(公告)号:US11001425B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-11

    申请号:US16483648

    申请日:2018-02-05

    Abstract: A closure device for firing an additive into a carbonated beverage bottle with a neck comprises a cap member and a housing. The cap member includes a pressurised tank containing the additive and a propellant and has a bottom aperture. The housing engages with the neck and includes a plug member which engages with the bottom aperture. The cap member can be lifted relative to the housing from a first armed or closed position in which the plug member closes the bottom aperture to a second firing position in which the plug member provides a communication path from the tank through a nozzle in the plug member.

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