Patent ID: 6669013
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A61J,Y10S

Abstract:
A beverage dispenser, comprising:a flexible bag having an outlet and two compartments, one adapted to contain beverage powder and the other adapted to contain a liquid; a seam separating the two compartments, the seam being rupturable due to manual squeezing of the compartment containing the liquid, so as to allow the liquid to mix with the powder to create a beverage; a mouthpiece attached to the outlet for allowing the beverage to be dispensed into a user's mouth; a seal attached to the outlet for sealing the powder and liquid in the bag prior to mixing, the seal being removable after the seam has ruptured so as to communicate the beverage with the mouthpiece; and wherein the bag has oppositely facing sidewalls that have portions that touch and bond to each other to form the seam; and wherein the outlet comprises: a base that has a cylindrical wall and on one end a depending cylindrical neck of lesser outer diameter than the wall of the base, the bag having a mouth that is sealed to the neck, and the base having on another end a rim; and wherein the seal comprises: a sealing disk that is releasably bonded to the rim of the base.