LIQUID DISPENSER

Abstract

A liquid dispenser including multiple of bottles connected to each other in a sequential manner, by detachable connection means, such that a bottom side of a bottle is connected to a top side of a subsequent bottle.

Description

FIELD

The invention relates to the field of liquid dispensers.

BACKGROUND

The time the content of a hermetic packaging remains fresh is limited once the packaging is opened. For example, in carbonated beverages such as of Coca Cola, once the bottle is opened the carbonation fades in an expedited manner.

As such, there is a long felt need for a liquid dispenser which maintains the freshness of its content a longer period than in the prior art.

SUMMARY

The invention, in embodiments thereof, is directed to a liquid dispenser including multiple bottles connected to each other in a sequential manner, by detachable connection means, such that a bottom side of a bottle is connected to a top side of a subsequent bottle, a container, installed inside a neck of a bottle of the dispenser, the container storing a flavor substance, and a peg in an inner side of a lid of the bottle, thereby upon closing the lid, the peg ruptures the container, resulting in spilling the flavor substance into the bottle.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the connection means is a snap connector.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the snap connector includes a ledge on each bottle, and a corresponding depression on its subsequent bottle.

According to another embodiment of the invention the snap connector includes a depression on each bottle, and a corresponding ledge on its subsequent bottle.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the connection means is a threading.

According to one embodiment of the invention, connection means includes a female threading on each bottle, and a male threading on a subsequent bottle thereof.

According to one embodiment of the invention the male threading is on a neck of its subsequent bottle.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the male threading is on a lid of a subsequent bottle thereof.

The bottles may be of a substance such as glass, plastic, cardboard, metal, etc.

Each of the bottles may have a different capacity than other bottles of said dispenser.

Each of the bottles may have a different look than other bottles of said dispenser.

Each of said bottles may store a different substance of a cocktail.

Each of said bottles may store a carbonated beverage.

The flavor substance may be in a form of liquid, powder, gel, etc.

The flavor substance may be alcohol, a sweetener, a flavor extract, etc.

The reference numbers have been used to point out elements in the embodiments described and illustrated herein, in order to facilitate the understanding of the invention. They are meant to be merely illustrative, and not limiting. Also, the foregoing embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated in conjunction with systems and methods thereof, which are meant to be merely illustrative, and not limiting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments, features, and aspects of the invention are described herein in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a liquid dispenser in a connected state thereof, according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a liquid dispenser in a separated state thereof, according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-section of a liquid dispenser in a connected state thereof, according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross-section of a liquid dispenser in a separated state thereof, according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective-longitudinal cross-section of a liquid dispenser in a separated state thereof, according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a lower bottle 20, according to one embodiment of the invention;

Each of FIGS. 7 and 8 is a perspective view of a liquid dispenser, according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a liquid dispenser, according to yet another embodiment of the invention; and

Each of FIGS. 10a, 10b and 10c is a perspective view schematically illustrating a liquid dispenser, according to yet another embodiment of the invention. The illustrations demonstrate the structure and operation thereof.

It should be understood that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The invention will be understood from the following detailed description of embodiments which are meant to be descriptive and not limiting. For the sake of brevity, some well-known features, methods, systems, procedures, components, circuits, and so on, are not described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a liquid dispenser in a connected state thereof, according to one embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a liquid dispenser in a separated state thereof, according to one embodiment of the invention.

The liquid dispenser illustrated in these figures, which is marked herein by reference numeral 100, comprises two bottles 20 and 30 connected sequentially by connecting means.

For the sake of brevity, the first bottle is referred herein also as the “upper bottle”, and the second bottle, i.e., its subsequent bottle, is referred herein also as the “lower bottle”, according to the orientation of the bottles in the figures.

In the connected state thereof, the bottles are connected to each other such that the lower bottle 20 mates with the upper bottle 30.

Reference numeral 11 denotes the movement of the upper bottle 30 for mating with the lower bottle 20.

As illustrated, each of the bottles comprises a lid 10.

FIGS. 3 to 6 illustrate the structure of the dispenser, which in this case uses a snap connector as connection means of the bottles.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-section of a liquid dispenser in a connected state thereof, according to one embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross-section of a liquid dispenser in a separated state thereof, according to one embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective-longitudinal cross-section of a liquid dispenser in a separated state thereof, according to one embodiment of the invention. For the sake of brevity, the lid of the lower bottle 20 is not illustrated in FIG. 5.

In these figures the dispenser 100 comprises two bottles 20 and 30 connected to each other sequentially by a snap connector. The top side of the lower bottle 20 corresponds to the bottom side of the upper bottle 30.

The snap connector of this example comprises a ledge 12 in the top side of the lower bottle 20 which corresponds to the depression 13 of the upper bottle 30. For the sake of brevity, some cross-section lines have been removed from the magnified image.

The snap connector keeps the bottle connected until a user applies a separation force on the bottles, and more particularly pulls one bottle while holding the other.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a wall of a bottle of dispenser 100.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a lower bottle 20, according to one embodiment of the invention.

This figure clearly shows the ledge 12 of the conical top side of the bottle 20.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a liquid dispenser, according to another embodiment of the invention.

In this figure the upper bottle 30 is sectioned.

The bottom of the upper bottle 30 comprises a female threading 16 which corresponds to the male threading 17 of the external side of the neck of the lower bottle 20. Thus, the upper bottle 30 is used as a lid for the lower bottle 20.

According to this embodiment of the invention, the connection means of the lower bottle and the upper bottle is a threading.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a liquid dispenser, according to yet another embodiment of the invention.

The bottom of the upper bottle 30 comprises a female threading 16 which corresponds to the male threading 15 of the external side of lid 10 of the lower bottle 20.

According to this embodiment of the invention, the connection means of the lower bottle and the upper bottle is a threading.

According to this embodiment of the invention, the dispenser has to be designed such that the force required for opening lid 10 of the lower bottle 20 is greater than the force required for rotating the lower bottle in order to open the connection of the bottles. This can be achieved, for example, by a nylon or plastic strap (not illustrated) that attaches lid 10 to the wall of the lower bottle 20. After separating the bottles, the user removes the strap, and therefore allows opening lid 10 of the lower bottle 20 with the same force required to open the lid (not illustrated in this figure) of the upper bottle 30.

In FIG. 8, the lid 10 of the lower bottle 20 is detached from the lower bottle 20, thereby exposing the threading 17 of the neck of the lower bottle 20.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a liquid dispenser, according to yet another embodiment of the invention.

According to this embodiment of the invention, the inner treading of lid 10 corresponds to the outer treading of neck 17 of the lower bottle 20; while the outer threading 19 of lid 10 is inverse and corresponds to the female inner threading of the bottom side of the upper bottle 30.

In contrast to the embodiment of FIG. 8, in the embodiment of FIG. 9 the outer threading 19 of lid 10 and the corresponding threading 16 of the upper bottle 30 are inverse. As such, for separating the lower bottle from the upper bottle, a user has to rotate the lower bottle like intending to close it, and vice versa.

In the embodiment of FIG. 8, the closure of the lid 10 to the upper bottle 30 has to be much stronger compared to the closure of lid 10 to the lower bottle 20. This feature may create an obstacle in the production of such bottles. The inverse threading of the embodiment of FIG. 9 overcomes this obstacle since in order to disconnect the bottles from each other the user has to rotate one bottle in one direction, and in order to separate the lid from the lower bottle the user has to rotate the bottle in the opposite direction. This is in contrast to the embodiment of FIG. 8 in which in both cases the bottle has to be rotated in the same direction.

If both the bottles are made of flexible material, in order to connect the bottles the user knocks on the lower bottle towards the upper bottle. This option cannot be applicable if both bottles are made of glass, since the threading becomes ruin.

It should be noted that despite of the fact that the examples herein refer to two bottles, the number of bottles can be larger.

The disclosed invention provides a liquid dispenser that keeps the content stored therein a longer time than in the prior art, since once the dispenser has opened one of its containers (i.e., bottles), the other containers remains closed and thereby fresh until being opened.

According to one embodiment of the invention, each of the bottles contains a different substance. For example, each of the bottles contains a different substance of a cocktail. Thus, a user can prepare a cocktail in which the amount of its ingredients is determined by the user, and thereby to provide to the cocktail a “tailored” flavor.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the male threading 17 corresponds to the female threading 16, i.e., the lid 10 of the lower bottle is omitted.

Each of FIGS. 10a, 10b and 10c is perspective view schematically illustrating a liquid dispenser 100, according to yet another embodiment of the invention. The illustrations demonstrate the structure and operation thereof.

In the neck of the lower bottle 20 is installed a flavor container 23 which stores a flavor substance 21 such as alcohol, sweetener, etc. The flavor substance 21 may be in the form of liquid, gel, powder, etc.

In the inner side of lid 10 of the lower bottle is installed a peg 22.

FIG. 10a illustrates the dispenser as distributed. The lid 10 partially closed. In this form, the peg 22 does not touch the flavor container 23 in such a way that it will rupture the flavor container.

In FIG. 10b, which is an intermediate state, as the user keeps closing the lid 10; the peg ruptures the top of the flavor container 23 and penetrates into the flavor container.

In FIG. 10c, as the user continues to close the lid 10, the peg 22 ruptures the bottom of the flavor container 23, and its content 21 (the flavor substance) spills into the lower bottle 20, thereby adding its flavor of the content 21 to the content of the lower bottle.

It should be noted that the capacity of the bottles does not necessarily have to be identical.

It also should be noted that the look of the bottles does not necessarily have to be identical.

Of course, the capacity of each bottle of the dispenser may be of a few ml to tens of liters.

In the figures and/or description herein, the following reference numerals (Reference Signs List) have been mentioned:

• • Numeral 100 denotes a liquid dispenser, according to one embodiment of the invention;
  • numeral 10 denotes a bottle lid;
  • numeral 11 denotes a movement direction;
  • numeral 12 denotes a ledge;
  • numeral 13 denotes a depression;
  • numeral 14 denotes a wall of a bottle;
  • numeral 15 denotes a male threading on the external side of a lid 10;
  • numeral 16 denotes a female threading in the bottom side of the upper bottle 30;
  • numeral 17 denotes a threading on the neck of the lower bottle 20;
  • numeral 19 denotes an inverse male threading on the external side of a lid 10;
  • numeral 20 denotes a lower bottle (also referred as second bottle, and subsequent bottle);
  • numeral 21 denotes flavor substance such as alcohol, sweetener, flavor (such as strawberry), whether in a form of liquid or powder;
  • numeral 22 denotes a peg for rupturing the pocket 23;
  • numeral 23 denotes a container of flavor substance;
  • numeral 30 denotes an upper bottle (also referred as first bottle).

The foregoing description and illustrations of the embodiments of the invention has been presented for the purposes of illustration. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the above description in any form.

Any term that has been defined above and used in the claims, should to be interpreted according to this definition.

Claims

1. A liquid dispenser, comprising: a plurality of bottles connected to each other in a sequential manner, by detachable connection means, such that a bottom side of a bottle is connected to a top side of a subsequent bottle;a container, installed inside a neck of a bottle of said dispenser, said container comprising a flavor substance; anda peg in an inner side of a lid of said bottle,thereby upon closing said lid, said peg ruptures said container, resulting in spilling said flavor substance into said bottle.

2. The liquid dispenser according to claim 1, wherein said connection means is a snap connector.

3. The liquid dispenser according to claim 2, wherein said snap connector comprises a ledge on each bottle, and a corresponding depression on its subsequent bottle.

4. The liquid dispenser according to claim 2, wherein said snap connector comprises a depression on each bottle, and a corresponding ledge on its subsequent bottle.

5. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein said connection means is a threading.

6. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein said connection means comprises a female threading on each bottle, and a corresponding male threading on a subsequent bottle thereof.

7. The liquid dispenser of claim 6, wherein said male threading is on a neck of a subsequent bottle.

8. The liquid dispenser of claim 6, wherein said male threading is on a lid of a subsequent bottle.

9. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein said bottles are made of a substance selected from a group consisting of: glass, plastic, cardboard, and metal.

10. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein each of said bottles has a different capacity than other bottles of said dispenser.

11. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein each of said bottles has a different look than other bottles of said dispenser.

12. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein each of said bottles stores a different substance of a cocktail.

13. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein each of said bottles stores carbonated beverage.

14. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein said flavor substance is in a form of a liquid, or powder, or gel.

15. The liquid dispenser of claim 1, wherein said flavor substance is alcohol, or a sweetener, or a flavor extract.