Patent ID: 9215954
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: A47J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A twist-action mixing container comprising: an upper housing, said upper housing defining an upper chamber; a lower housing, said lower housing defining a lower chamber; a valve assembly interposed between said upper housing and lower housing; a rotatable preventer seated at the top of said upper housing; and a lid component with an opening, said lid component being secured to the top of said upper housing, wherein said valve assembly forms a seal between said upper and lower chambers and comprises an upper valve half and a lower valve half, wherein said upper valve half is secured to the bottom of said upper housing and said lower valve half is secured to the top of said lower housing, wherein said lower valve half comprises an interlock member, wherein said upper and lower valve halves each comprise at least one track and corresponding guide member, wherein said upper valve track is configured to securely receive said lower valve guide member and said lower valve track is configured to securely receive said upper valve guide member thereby joining the upper and lower valve halves together to form said valve assembly, and wherein said guide members in said valve assembly travel along their corresponding tracks when at least one of said housings is rotated relative to the other, wherein said rotatable preventer comprises an opening and a shaft configured to receive said interlock member so as to operably couple said preventer to said lower valve half, such that said preventer and said lower valve half are able to rotate in concert, wherein said preventer is configured to prevent the contents of said container from passing through said lid opening until said preventer opening is aligned with the openings of said upper and lower valve halves and said lid opening is uncovered; whereby said housings may be rotated in opposite directions, thereby causing said guide members to travel along their corresponding tracks until the openings of the lower valve half, upper valve half, preventer, and lid component are aligned, allowing the contents of either chamber to flow into the other chamber where they can mix and be poured out of the container.