Patent ID: 6840373
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A beverage storage and mixing cap assembly for attachment to a spout of a beverage container adapted to hold a first beverage substance therein, comprising: a first housing having a generally cylindrical side wall defining a first housing open top and having a first housing bottom wall with a first housing bore extending longitudinally therebetween; means for connecting said first housing to the spout of the beverage container such that said first housing extends into the beverage container; a second housing for insertion in said first housing bore, said second housing having a generally cylindrical second housing side wall defining a second housing open bottom and having a second housing closed top, said second housing side wall defining a second housing bore extending between said second housing closed top and said second housing open bottom, an insertion of said second housing into said first housing causing said second housing bore to cooperate with said first housing so as to form a second housing chamber for containing a second beverage substance; means for coupling said second housing to said first housing for relative movement of said second housing therein between first and second configurations, said second housing open bottom being situated within said first housing bore at said first configuration and said second housing open bottom extending beyond said first housing bottom wall at said second configuration for communicating said second housing bore with the container for mixing said first and second beverage substances; means for resisting movement of said second housing from said first configuration to said second configuration, said resisting means being capable of producing an audible sound when a predetermined amount of force is applied to said second housing.