Two Nested and Interlocked Beverage Containers

The present invention discloses a beverage container 13, having a circular upper orifice for receiving a removable threaded cap to contain a carbonated drink, a beverage container 10, having a donut shape upper orifice for receiving a removable donut shape seal of aluminum foil to contain a mixed juice, the beverage container 10 nesting on top of the beverage container 13, the removable threaded cap keeping the two nested beverage containers interlocked, and a desired cocktail punch produced through mixing the carbonated drink and juice inside the beverage container 13.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There are three main types of bottled beverages by the ways of preservation—1) drinks containing fruit juices, teas, etc. with preservatives; 2) drinks containing fruit juices, teas, etc., pasteurized; and 3) carbonated soft drinks using carbon dioxide and low PH to prevent bacteria growth. It is popular in any birthday, prom, etc. parties to offer some custom-blend “cocktail punch” by blending different kind of carbonated soft drinks, flavored drinks, fruit juices, fresh ingredients, and ice together in proportion in a serving container. It is a time consuming process in preparing & making such a cocktail punch, and it requires knowledge to blend optimum mixture of all ingredients in right proportion to have a tasty drink. In the present beverage industry there were no premixed cocktail punches in the same container containing major portion of carbonated soft drinks with smaller portion of pasteurized or preservatives-added drinks. The reason for that is the mixture of carbonated soft drinks with pasteurized or preservatives-added drinks for an extended time (shelf time) would cause certain bacteria growth (yeast and certain lactic acid bacteria) existed in the carbonated beverage with the nutrients of sugar in the pasteurized beverage, and the bacteria growth results in the production of spoilage, haze, sediment, off-flavors, and gas.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to two plastic beverage containers with unique shape for nesting and interlocking with one another and having different drink contents. One of the beverage container has a circular upper orifice for receiving a removable threaded cap and the other beverage container has a donut shape upper orifice for receiving a removable donut shape seal of aluminum foil. The beverage container having a circular upper orifice is to contain a carbonated drink (but not limited to), and the beverage container having a donut shape upper orifice is to contain a pasteurized juice (but not limited to). The ratio of the volume of carbonated drink to the volume of the pasteurized juice is according to a particular mixing ratio of a desired cocktail punch.

At the time of bottling, the beverage container having the donut shape upper orifice is filled with the pasteurized juice and sealed with the seal of aluminum foil, following that the sealed container with juice is nested over the empty beverage container having the circular upper orifice, then while the two containers being nested, the empty beverage container is filled with the carbonated drink and capped with the threaded cap, and said threaded cap keeps the two nested beverage containers interlocked.

At the time of consumption, uncap the carbonated beverage container, undo nesting and remove the pasteurized juice beverage container, peel off the seal of aluminum foil, pour the pasteurized juice into the carbonated drink container to mix with the carbonated drink, and produce the desired cocktail punch.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

My invention discloses two nested and interlocked plastic beverage containers comprise a beverage container having a circular upper orifice for receiving a removable threaded cap, a beverage container having a donut shape upper orifice for receiving a removable donut shape seal of aluminum foil, a method of nesting of the two beverage containers, centered around two overlapped longitudinal axes, said two overlapped longitudinal axes being two longitudinal axes of the two beverage containers, and a locking device, said locking device being the removable threaded cap keeps the two nested beverage containers secured in their interlocked position.

The beverage container having the donut shape upper orifice comprises a thickened circular inner ring, a thickened circular outer ring, said two circular rings centered around the longitudinal axis and lied on a plane, comprising the donut shape upper orifice, an inner cylindrical sidewall, coincided and joined with the circular inner ring, an outer cylindrical sidewall, coincided and joined with the circular outer ring, a cylindrical through hole, formed by the circular inner ring and the inner cylindrical sidewall, and a donut bottom. The donut bottom comprises an inner curved wall forming a smaller circle, coincided and joined with the inner cylindrical sidewall, an outer curved wall forming a larger circle, coincided and joined with the outer cylindrical sidewall.

The beverage container having the circular upper orifice comprises a threaded neck, centered around the longitudinal axis, said threaded neck comprising the circular upper orifice for receiving the removable threaded cap, a smaller upper cylindrical sidewall; centered around the longitudinal axis, a larger lower cylindrical sidewall, centered around the longitudinal axis, a curved top joining the smaller upper cylindrical sidewall and the larger lower cylindrical sidewall, and a container bottom.

The removable threaded cap further defined as similar to a conventional tamper-proof soda bottle cap comprises an upper cylindrical cap, a middle circular break joint, a lower circular skirt, and a flange extended a width radically away from a peripheral edge of the upper cylindrical cap, said flange being molded together with the upper cylindrical cap in manufacturing.

The cylindrical through hole has a diameter larger than a diameter of the threaded neck, has the diameter larger than a diameter of the smaller upper cylindrical sidewall, has the diameter smaller than a diameter of the larger lower cylindrical sidewall, and has the diameter smaller than a sum of a diameter of the upper cylindrical cap and two times the width of the flange.

The method of nesting of the two beverage containers not only positions the upper cylindrical sidewall inside the cylindrical through hole, but also positions the circular upper orifice, received the threaded cap entirely above the donut shape upper orifice, received the donut shape seal of aluminum foil.

The beverage container having the circular upper orifice is filled with both a volume of carbonated drink and a volume of CO2 gas. The beverage container having the donut shape upper orifice is filled with a volume of pasteurized juice. The ratio of the volume of carbonated drink to the volume of the pasteurized juice is according to a particular mixing ratio of a desired cocktail punch.

Both containers are made of plastic by conventional molding process used for plastic bottles, but they can be made of glass or other composites as well. The making of the containers, filling of beverage, gas, sealing, and capping are the same methods as commonly used in the present drinks industry.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERRED EMBODIMENT

FIGS. 1 & 2are shown that two nested and interlocked beverages containers comprise a beverage container10, having a donut shape upper orifice11, sealed with a seal of aluminum foil12, and a beverage container13, having a circular upper orifice14, capped with a threaded cap15, and a nesting of the two beverage containers10and13, centered around two overlapped longitudinal axes of40a,40b.They also shows the beverage container13, filled with a carbonated drink16, to a liquid level17, and a CO2 gas18, and the beverage container10, filled with a pasteurized juice19.

FIGS. 1 & 2are further shown that the nesting of two beverages containers10and13, positions a smaller upper cylindrical sidewall22, of the beverage container13, inside an inner cylindrical sidewall21, of the beverage container10.

FIG. 1is further shown that the nesting of two beverages containers10and13, positions the circular upper orifice14, capped with the threaded cap15, entirely above the donut shape upper orifice11, sealed with the seal of aluminum foil12. It also shows the threaded cap15, keeping the beverage container10, in an interlocked position from separating from the beverage container13.

FIG. 3is shown that the empty beverage container13, having the circular upper orifice14, comprises a threaded neck23, centered around a longitudinal axis40a,the smaller upper cylindrical sidewall22, centered around the longitudinal axis40a,a larger lower cylindrical sidewall24, centered around the longitudinal axis40a,a curved top25, joining the smaller upper cylindrical sidewall22, and the larger lower cylindrical sidewall24, and a container bottom26.

FIG. 4is shown that the threaded cap15, comprises an upper cylindrical cap27, a middle circular break joint28, a lower circular skirt29, and a flange30, extended radically away from a peripheral edge of the upper cylindrical cap27.

FIG. 5is shown a top view of the threaded cap15, having a smaller circular projection31, of the upper cylindrical cap27, and a larger circular projection32, of the flange30.

FIGS. 6 & 7are shown that the beverage container10, having the donut shape upper orifice11, lied on a plane41, comprises a thickened circular inner ring33, a thickened circular outer ring34, the inner cylindrical sidewall21, an outer cylindrical sidewall20, and a donut bottom36.

FIGS. 6 & 7are further shown the circular inner ring33, coincided and joined with the inner cylindrical sidewall21, and the circular outer ring34, coincided and joined with the outer cylindrical sidewall20, all centered around a longitudinal axis40b.FIG. 6is also shown the donut bottom36, comprising a curved inner wall37, coincided and joined with the inner cylindrical sidewall21, and a curved outer wall38, coincided and joined with the outer cylindrical sidewall20.

FIGS. 6 & 7are further shown the circular inner ring33, and the circular outer ring34, comprising the donut shape upper orifice11, and the circular inner ring33, and the inner cylindrical sidewall21, comprising a cylindrical through hole35, said the cylindrical through hole35, having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the larger circular projection32, ofFIG. 5.

FIG. 8is shown the exterior elevation of the beverage container10, nested over the beverage container13, secured in their interlocked position by the threaded cap15, and received couple of advertising labels39.