Method and system for use with a consumable beverage
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F25D-003/08
F25D-003/00
출원번호
US-0444654
(2003-05-23)
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/ 주소
Roth,Hank
Roth,Donna
출원인 / 주소
Roth,Hank
Roth,Donna
대리인 / 주소
Garcia Zamor IP Law
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A system for use with a consumable beverage includes a container having a mouth. A lid is detachably engaged with the container. A collar is adapted to be seated in the mouth of the container. The collar defines an opening therein. A thermal energy storing member is detachably engagable with the op
A system for use with a consumable beverage includes a container having a mouth. A lid is detachably engaged with the container. A collar is adapted to be seated in the mouth of the container. The collar defines an opening therein. A thermal energy storing member is detachably engagable with the opening in the collar and/or the lid. A collar for supporting an end of a thermal energy storing member; a lid for a container adapted to engage a thermal energy storing member; and method of providing a chilled consumable beverage are each separately detailed herein.
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We claim: 1. A system for use with a consumable beverage, the system comprising: a container having a mouth; a lid detachably engagable with the container, the lid including a drinking spout attached thereto, the drinking spout providing a generally rigid and nondeformable member for drinking of t
We claim: 1. A system for use with a consumable beverage, the system comprising: a container having a mouth; a lid detachably engagable with the container, the lid including a drinking spout attached thereto, the drinking spout providing a generally rigid and nondeformable member for drinking of the consumable beverage therethrough, the drinking spout being moveable between a first position, in which the consumable beverage can flow from the container, and a second position, in which the consumable beverage is secured within the container; a thermal energy storing member removably locatable within the container proximate to the mouth, the thermal energy storage member having a central longitudinal axis and being adapted to contain a thermal energy storage material; wherein the thermal energy storing member is positioned such that the drinking spout is aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the thermal energy storing member when the thermal energy storing member is located within the container, the thermal energy storing member having a generally solid, continuous outer surface that defines an outer perimeter of the thermal energy storing member such that the consumable beverage moves around the outer perimeter of the thermal energy storing member until the consumable beverage is proximate to the lid; and a liquid passageway providing a conduit for the consumable beverage to flow from within the container to the drinking spout, the liquid passageway having a cross section formed by and having a consumable beverage contacting surface formed by both an outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid that receives the thermal energy storing member, wherein the outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid contact the consumable beverage in the liquid passageway . 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the thermal energy storing member includes a collar located at one end thereof, the collar being positionable proximate to the mouth of the container. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the collar includes at least one liquid passageway therethrough that is adapted to allow the consumable beverage to flow from the container, through the collar, and to the drinking spout. 4. The system of claim 2, wherein the collar has a larger cross-sectional area, as taken perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, than the thermal energy storing member. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein a cross-section of the thermal energy storing member, as taken generally perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, has a generally circular shape. 6. The system of claim 4, wherein at any point along a length of the thermal energy storing member a cross-section, as taken generally perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, has a generally circular shape. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the drinking spout is a pull top. 8. The system of claim 2, wherein the one end of the thermal energy storing member forms a plug that substantially occupies all of the mouth of the container. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the plug is porous to allow the consumable beverage to occupy a chamber defined by the one end of the plug and an inner surface of the lid. 10. A system for use with a consumable beverage, the system comprising: a container having a mouth; a lid detachably engagable with the container, the lid having a drinking spout attached thereto that provides a generally rigid and nondeformable member for drinking consumable beverage therefrom, the drinking spout being moveable between a first position, in which the consumable beverage can flow from the container, and a second position, in which the consumable beverage is secured within the container; a thread extending along a portion of an inner surface of the lid; a thermal energy storing member detachably engagable with the opening in the lid; wherein the thermal energy storing member detachably engages the thread so that the thermal energy storing member can be securely engaged with the lid by inserting an end of the thermal energy storing member into the portion of the lid and laterally twisting the thermal energy storing member to secure the thread in the recess; and a liquid passageway providing a conduit for the consumable beverage to flow from within the container to the drinking spout, the liquid passageway having a cross section formed by and having a consumable beverage contacting surface formed by both an outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid that receives the thermal energy storing member, wherein the outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid contact the consumable beverage in the liquid passageway. 11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a collar adapted to be seated in the mouth of the container, the collar defining an opening therein, wherein the thermal energy storing member has at least one groove adapted to form, in combination with the collar, a liquid passageway through the collar. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the collar defines at least one vent therethrough to create a second liquid passageway therethrough. 13. The system of claim 10, wherein an end of the thermal energy storing member is attachable to the lid such that a central, longitudinal axis of the thermal energy storing member is aligned with an opening through which consumable beverage can be consumed. 14. A method of providing a chilled consumable beverage, comprising the steps of: providing a container and a lid, the container having a mouth and a cavity adapted to receive the consumable beverage, the lid having a drinking spout attached thereto, the drinking spout being a generally rigid and nondeformable member and being moveable between a first position, in which the consumable beverage can flow from the container, to a second position, in which the consumable beverage is secured within the container; placing a consumable beverage in the container; chilling a thermal energy storing member having a central longitudinal axis extending through a solid, generally continuous outer surface, and an outer perimeter and a first end; attaching the thermal energy storage member to a lid configured to engage the container such that the thermal energy storage member and the lid form a liquid passageway providing a conduit for the consumable beverage to flow from within the container toward the drinking sprout, the conduit having a cross section formed by and having a consumable beverage contacting surface formed by both an outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid that receives the thermal energy storing member, wherein the outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid contact the consumable beverage in the liquid passageway; and inserting the chilled thermal energy storing member into the container such that the chilled thermal energy storing member contacts the consumable beverage to cool the consumable beverage within the container, the chilled thermal energy storing member being securely positionable within the container with the first end located proximate to the mouth of the container such that the drinking spout is aligned with the central longitudinal axis, the solid, generally continuous outer perimeter of the thermal energy storing member guides the consumable beverage along the outer surface outside of the outer perimeter of the thermal energy storing member at least until the consumable beverage is generally proximate to the mouth of the container. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of securing a lid over the mouth that also secures a collar, that is detachably engaged with the thermal energy storing member, in the seated position. 16. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of inserting the chilled thermal energy storing member within an opening in a collar such that a liquid passageway along the chilled energy storing member and through the collar is formed. 17. The method of claim 14, further comprising providing a collar that is detachably engageable with the thermal energy storing member, the collar having at least one vent therethrough to form a second liquid passageway through the collar, the at least one vent being spaced from the opening. 18. A system for use with a consumable beverage, the system comprising: a container having a mouth; a lid detachably engagable with the mouth of the container, the lid including a drinking spout adapted for drinking of the consumable beverage therethrough; a collar removably secured between and held in place by the mouth of the container and the lid; a thermal energy storing member, having a central longitudinal axis and being adapted to contain a thermal energy storage material, having an end which is detachably engagable with the collar; and a liquid passageway extending through the collar, the liquid passageway providing a conduit for the consumable beverage to flow past the collar toward the drinking spout, the conduit having a cross section formed by and having a consumable beverage contacting surface formed by both an outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the collar that receives the thermal energy storing member, wherein the outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the collar contact the consumable beverage in the liquid passageway. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the collar includes at least one opening and at least one thread in the at least one opening, and the end of the thermal energy storing member includes at least one groove for receiving the at least one thread. 20. The system of claim 18, wherein the collar includes at least one opening, and wherein the end of the thermal energy storage member is engagable with the opening of the collar. 21. The system of claim 18, wherein the collar contacts the mouth of the container and the lid. 22. The system of claim 18, wherein the collar has a larger cross-sectional area, as taken perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, than a cross-sectional area of the thermal energy storing member taken perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. 23. A method of providing a drink bottle capable of one of chilling and heating a consumable beverage, comprising the steps of: providing a container and a lid, the container having a mouth disposed proximate a top of the container and having an inner wall defining a cavity configured to receive the consumable beverage, the lid having a drinking spout attached thereto, the drinking spout being a generally rigid and nondeformable member and being moveable between a first position, in which the consumable beverage can flow from the container through the drinking spout, to a second position, in which the consumable beverage is secured within the container; providing a thermal energy storing member containing a refreezeable material therein, the thermal energy storing member having a central longitudinal axis, an outer surface, an outer perimeter, and a first end; attaching the thermal energy storage member to a lid configured to engage the container such that the thermal energy storage member and the lid form a liquid passageway providing a conduit for the consumable beverage to flow from within the container toward the drinking spout, the conduit having a cross section formed by and having a consumable beverage contacting surface formed by both an outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid that receives the thermal energy storing member, wherein the outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid contact the consumable beverage in the liquid passageway; and inserting the thermal energy storing member into the container such that the thermal energy storing member is adapted to contact consumable beverage therein to one of heat and cool the consumable beverage, the thermal energy storing member being securely positionable within the container with the first end located proximate to the mouth of the container such that the drinking spout is aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the thermal energy storing member, the thermal energy storing member being configured so that any consumable beverage generally flows outside of the outer perimeter thereof so that the consumable beverage is generally between the inner wall of the container and the outer surface that defines the outer perimeter of the thermal energy storing member until the consumable beverage is proximate to the mouth of the container so that the consumable beverage is generally drawn from the cavity proximate to the top of the bottle. 24. A system for use with a consumable beverage, the system comprising: a container having a mouth proximate a top thereof; a lid detachably engagable with the container, the lid having a drinking spout attached thereto that provides a generally rigid and nondeformable member for drinking consumable beverage therefrom, the drinking spout being moveable between a first position, in which the consumable beverage can flow from the container, and a second position, in which the consumable beverage is secured within the container; a thread extending along a portion of an inner surface of the lid; a thermal energy storing member detachably engagable with the opening in the lid, wherein the thermal energy storing member detachably engages the thread so that the thermal energy storing member can be securely engaged with the lid by inserting an end of the thermal energy storing member into the portion of the lid and laterally twisting the thermal energy storing member to secure the thread in the recess; and a liquid passageway extending between the cavity at a location proximate the top of the container and the dispensing spout, the liquid passageway providing a conduit for the consumable beverage to flow from within the container to the drinking spout, the conduit having a cross section formed by and having a consumable beverage contacting surface formed by both an outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid that receives the thermal energy storing member, wherein the outer surface of the thermal energy storing member and the portion of the lid contact the consumable beverage in the liquid passageway.
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