Patent ID: 8960424
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A dispensing capsule, comprising: a cap body having an annular exterior rim, said rim having an internal recess including an annular interior surface having threads for attaching the cap body to a primary container having a threaded opening; said cap body internal recess including an annular protrusion for engaging a separate chamber; a cylindrically shaped chamber removably snapped into said internal recess protrusion of said cap body, said chamber having an annular recess sized to engage and firmly attach said cap body protrusion to said chamber recess; said snap in chamber including a flexible actuator and a sealing member sealing a lower portion of said chamber; a hollow plunger discrete from said chamber and slidingly disposed within said chamber, wherein a top portion of said hollow plunger engages the underside of said flexible actuator of said chamber, and wherein said hollow plunger is resiliently retained in said chamber to prevent said plunger from dislodging from said chamber upon activation of said capsule; and wherein said flexible actuator of said chamber is configured to deform and engage said hollow plunger, causing a distal end of said hollow plunger to puncture said sealing member, dispensing an ingredient stored in said chamber.