Patent ID: 8141727
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. An enhanced water product with safety feature, comprising: a water bottle containing water and having a neck finish operable with a closure; a closure sealingly fitted to the neck finish having a compartment within; a solid dosage preparation protectively housed in the compartment; an axis; a roller having opposing sides and a cavity there between, the roller further having a pair of coaxial hinge pins protruding from the opposing sides of the roller, the hinge pins being received by a pair of cradles attached to the closure in flanking positions to the compartment wherein the roller is caused to be pivotally fixtured about the axis, the cavity containing the solid dosage preparation; and a break-away feature frangibly attached to at least one of the hinge pins, the break-away feature having a sufficient extent of structure to bring it into fracturing interference with an adjacent structure by any slight rotational movement of the roller; whereas, the roller comprises a means for selectively and single-handedly dispensing the solid dosage preparation by a rotatable means for opening the compartment to expose a selected solid dosage preparation and the break-away feature comprises an integrated means for providing an indication of tampering should pre-purchase access to the compartment be attempted.