Abstract:
An improved drinking container for soft drinks, flavored drinks as well as other similar nutritional and energy supplement drink products which allow the end user to control the amount of flavor, mix, nutritional or energy supplement or any other additive added to the liquid drink product. The drinking container and method associated therewith permits an end user of the drinking container to controllably inject an additive into the liquid drink product to attain a desired ratio of additive in the drink product via a dispenser having measurement units marked or formed thereon to provide controlled amounts of the additive to the main liquid drink product such as water or carbonated water for flavoring, calorie control and/or nutritional supplements.

Description:
FIELD OF INVENTION 
     The present disclosure relates to an improved drinking container for soft drinks, flavored drinks as well as other similar nutritional and energy supplement drink products which allow the end user to control the amount of flavor, mix, nutritional or energy supplement or any other additive added to the liquid drink product. In particular, the present invention relates to a device and a method permitting an end user of the drinking container to controllably inject an additive into the liquid drink product to attain a desired ratio of additive in the drink product. The device includes a dispenser having measurement units marked or formed thereon to provide controlled amounts of the additive to the main liquid drink product such as water or carbonated water for flavoring, calorie control and/or nutritional supplements. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Protein powders, energy mixes, supplements, and other sport nutritional products, are frequently utilized in conjunction with regular exercise to promote a healthy lifestyle. Accordingly, consumers often purchase large containers or mixes, wherein many such powders or drink mixes must be combined with water or other suitable liquids to facilitate ingestion and digestion of same. However, despite the economical advantages and general long-term product supply afforded by such bulk purchases, the impracticalities and inconveniences associated with the use of such large containers of powders or mixes, in view of preferred consumer use, present noticeable disadvantages. 
     Specifically, many individuals utilize public gyms or fitness centers, wherein immediately following an exercise session, many such individuals prefer to ingest a favorite powdered sports drink for optimal bodily absorption. Accordingly, these individuals are often forced to inconveniently tote the large containers of powder to their fitness center for subsequent use, or pre-bag or pre-package smaller portions thereof prior to leaving home. 
     Additionally, because such powders must be combined with a liquid, consumers must undertake the time-consuming and often messy process of properly combining and mixing the powder with a glass or bottle of water. That is, when utilizing a glass, or other wide-mouthed container, of water, the consumer must measure and deposit the appropriate amount of sports powder within the glass and, thereafter, shake, stir or otherwise fully mix the combined dry and liquid contents. In doing so, powder and/or powder-liquid mix often spills from the wide mouth of the glass, resulting not only in mess and partial loss of product, but a potentially significant reduction in the manufacturer&#39;s recommended serving size. This latter disadvantage becomes particularly problematic when the consumer has painstakingly pre-measured and bagged or packed a limited amount of sports powder for use at his/her fitness center, leaving the much larger container of sports powder at his/her residence. 
     To avoid the spillage problems associated with mixing powdered sports drinks in wide-mouthed containers of water, many consumers will utilize a conventional personal-sized bottle of water, which typically have a relatively diametrically smaller mouth. In use, the bottle cap is threadably engaged to the bottle mouth following deposit of the sports powder therethrough; thus, enabling rapid and forcefully shaking and uniform mixture of the powder-water contents of the bottle, without risk of leakage or spillage of same. However, in utilizing such water bottles alone, consumers must attempt to feed or funnel the powder through the relatively narrow mouth of the bottle, which, more often than not, results in spillage of the sports powder. 
     As such, in an attempt to overcome the disadvantages associated with the foregoing system of powdered sports drink preparation, many available devices provide for a mixing cap engageable to a liquid container, wherein the mixing cap enables introduction of a dry or liquid ingredient into the communicating bottle for mixture with the liquid contents thereof. 
     The control of proper concentrations of mixtures in the field of food and beverage for proper tastes, nutrition and/or calorie counting is broad and a variety of mixture methods and container styles are used. In most cases the mixture is controlled in a pre-market form where the consumer receives a pre-dispensed concentration and has little or no control of the concentration at the point of consumption. In the beverage industry a large market of various flavors, calorie options, and nutritional values exists and the consumer is left to choose from this wide variety and through trial and error determine the most satisfactory concentrations and flavors for their own personal needs. The consumer in most instances has little or no control over the amount of sugar or calories, or the particular flavoring or concentration of flavoring that is added to their soda, sports drink or other beverage of their choice. The consumer is left to adapt to the taste of the pre-market product and/or accept the unwanted calories or non-nutritional ingredients. 
     Flavoring mixtures are pre-made and mixed with water or carbonated water and sports, soda or energy drink containers are filled with these mixtures and marketed to the consumer through a number of auspicious methodologies to sell the consumer on the unique formulas of one specific beverage compared to another, but fail to leave to the consumer control of concentrations within the purchased and consumed beverage. The control of calories or nutritious content is also not easily available to the consumer at the point of consumption where the consumer may want to add specific vitamins and or electrolytes, or reduce the concentration of sugary syrup flavorings. The consumer must very often settle by consuming a low or no calorie beverage, that does not provide the desired nutritional content. While the choices of off the shelf products that have a water or carbonated water base are numerous with a wide variety of flavorings and calorie options, it is still left to the consumer to pick from this variety to determine a suitable flavor, an acceptable calorie level, or a mix of satisfactory and beneficial nutrients to meet the needs of a particular consumer. 
     In the medical field there are various devices that control dosage levels of medications as prescribed and manipulated by a doctor or medical professional, but outside of the medical field, there are not simple mechanisms that can dispense a broad range of liquid mixtures in a water bottle or container and allow the consumer to easily manipulate the taste, or nutritional benefits of such over-the-counter soft drinks, energy drinks and sport drinks. 
     OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present disclosure is directed towards a fluid mixture dispenser for use with water, carbonated water or other liquid drink products that controls mixture concentration, enhances flavor, provides nutritional benefits and/or reduces calories. This disclosure describes a controlled mix injector that may be integrated with a sports or energy drink bottle or other liquid container whereby the controlled mix injector can then disperse metered, or partially metered amounts of concentrated mixtures, vitamins or other nutrients, or flavorings. The controlled mix injector may allow the user or consumer to easily adjust the amount dispersed, to a suitable concentration based on taste preference, nutritional need or caloric intake. 
     In one embodiment, the controlled mix injector comprises a dispenser made of a plastic or a suitable material filled with syrup flavoring or other desired fluid mixture. The dispenser has a removable seal plunger at one end and an outlet with a pressure release valve. The dispenser is affixed to a sports or energy drink bottle with the removable seal plunger affixed to and accessible from the base of the bottle and the dispenser outlet within the bottle. The bottle further comprises a cap with an extended arm affixed to the cap whereby the extended arm extends into the bottle and meets the outlet end of the dispenser to seal the dispenser in any orientation of the bottle until removal of the cap. Upon removal of the cap with the extended arm, the extended arm may be inserted within the dispenser from the base of the bottle, thereby moving the plunger through the dispenser causing the fluid mixture within the dispenser to be expelled into the water, carbonated water or other liquid within the sports or energy drink bottle. Alternatively the dispenser may be integrated with another type of liquid container other than a bottle, such as a sealable plastic bag and the dispenser may allow movement of the plunger manually with the use of a finger or another extendable fixture to disperse the fluid mixture into the water, carbonated beverage, or other liquid without removing the cap or opening the container. 
     The dispenser may alternatively comprise an external cone that is integrated within a bottle. The external cone would be filled with fluid by inserting a removable fluid filled cartridge having an internal plunger and outlet with pressure relief valve or other sealing mechanism. The cartridges are filled externally with fluid mixtures that may contain flavorings, nutrients, vitamins, electrolytes, and/or specific caloric levels and ingredients. Upon actuation of the plunger the internal plunger of the cartridge is collapsed into the cartridge and the fluid mixture is expelled through the external cone and dispersed into the water, carbonated water or other liquid within the bottle or container. 
     The amount or concentration of fluid mixture may be controlled by restricting the movement of the plunger to a level less than the complete length of the dispenser. The dispenser of the mix injector may provide a scale indicator with marked settings that specify mixture concentrations. The marked indicators may alternatively indicate calories per ounce or per milliliter, or a preset dosage level, or a specific ingredient content, such as the amount of sugar dispensed from syrup flavoring for a carbonated soda or beverage. Further alternatives are to have the scale indicator labeled with specific concentrations that indicate the amount of vitamins or electrolytes or other nutrients that will be dispensed with each successive movement of the plunger. The scale indicator may also show a specific reference for each change in flavor as an increase in amount of fluid mixture is made, the references may have dedicated names or significance. Each adjustment of the plunger or other actuator increases the concentration of fluid mixture in the liquid to allow the user or consumer to adjust the flavor or ingredients in the mixture providing control of taste or nutritional value. 
     An objective of the invention is to provide control to the concentration of fluid mixtures, and allow this concentration to be easily set at the time of consumption. 
     Another objective of the invention is to provide a self contained mix injector that when integrated with a bottle or other liquid container comprises the components of a fluid mixture dispenser, a plunger seal and extension arm to actuate the plunger and dispense the fluid mixture within the container. 
     Another objective of the invention is to provide a mix injector operatively sealed by the cap of a bottle, the cap having an extension arm that may be used to actuate a plunger within the mix injector to disperse the fluid mixture into the liquid of the bottle. 
     A further objective of the invention is to provide a mix injector with removable cartridge that may be filled with a variety of fluid mixtures and be offered separately to the mix injector integrated with a liquid container, thus allowing the liquid containers to be cleaned and reused, with other removable cartridges. 
     A yet still further object of the invention is to manufacture, ship and sell the bottle(s) with only the fluid mixture in the mix injector and without the main liquid in the bottle to reduce fuel and shipping costs thereby providing the consumer with the opportunity to add their own desired main liquid, such as water, soda water, juice etc., on their own accord. 
     The embodiments of this invention provide effective alternatives to consumers for choice of ingredient and mixture concentration of beverages. The controlled mix injector can be integrated with a variety of liquid containers, and provides a self-contained mechanism to adjust the concentration with scale indicators and markings to reproducibly provide accurate tastes, ingredient content, and caloric levels to suit the consumer&#39;s own personal needs. The design with removable fluid filled cartridge allows the reuse of bottles and containers and reduces the consumption of material for the production of liquid containers used for beverages that are mixed using water, carbonated water or other liquids. The above and other objectives and advantages and novel features of this invention will be more fully understood from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings. 
     The invention includes a mix injector comprising a dispenser filled with an additive having an operatively sealed outlet, the dispenser integrated within a liquid container, a plunger inserted within the dispenser, and wherein upon actuation of the plunger, the additive in the dispenser is collapsed releasing the operatively sealed outlet and dispersing the additive into the liquid container. 
     The invention further describes a method for dispersing additives into liquid containers comprising filling a mix injector with an additive, inserting the mix injector within a liquid container, actuating the mix injector, and wherein actuation of the mix injector disperses the additive into the liquid container. 
    
    
     
       DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention of the dispensing device in conjunction with a bottle  1 ; 
         FIG. 2  is a side elevation view of the dispensing device in the bottle  1  in a closed non-dispensing state; 
         FIG. 3  is a side elevation view of the dispensing device in the bottle  1  in an open dispensing state; 
         FIG. 4  is a side elevation view of the dispensing device in the bottle  1  in an open dispensing state and the additive partially injected into the bottle  1 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     In describing the preferred and alternate embodiments of the present invention, as illustrated in  FIGS. 1-4 , specific terminology is employed for the sake of clarity. The invention, however, is not intended to be limited to this specific terminology so selected, and it is to be understood that each specific element includes all technical equivalents that operate in a similar manner to accomplish similar functions. 
     Referring now to  FIGS. 1-4 , the present invention, in a preferred embodiment, is a bottle  1  being a two-part system defined by two communicating cavities formed to contain a main liquid product  10  in a product reservoir  3  fixed in shape and volume, and to have an additive dispenser  4  and a method for use thereof wherein the dispenser  4  comprises an additive reservoir  5  defining a predetermined, but variable volume containing an additive to be selectively added to the main product  10 . The predetermined volume of the additive reservoir  5  which is generally fixed in shape and variable in volume is discussed in detail below, and is sufficiently large that a user can observe and measure at least a desired partial amount of an additive in the dispenser  4  reservoir being dispensed into the main product  10  in the bottle  1 . 
     The bottle  1  which can be of a blow-molded type fabricated from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or other such similar compounds and manufacturing processes used to fabricate plastic drinking bottles, comprises a main wall  2  defining the product reservoir  3  in which the main liquid product  10  to be consumed by the user is contained. The main wall  2  is contiguously formed with an inner wall  6  which forms the dispenser  4  and additive reservoir  5 . The inner wall  6  is formed so as to accept a moveable plunger for forcing the additive out of the inner reservoir and into the main reservoir to mix the additive with a liquid in the main reservoir as will be discussed in further detail below. 
     The bottle  1  and dispenser  4  formed from a suitable plastic substrate such as polyethylene terephalate (PET) has sufficient structural rigidity to prevent deformation, breakage and/or tearing of the same during implementation of the described method. Accordingly, the bottle  1  including the outer and inner wall  6  are preferably formed via a blow molding processes, injection molding processes, or the like. Additionally, during manufacture, the additive reservoir  5  may be pre-loaded with a selected dry or liquid additive ingredient to facilitate subsequent consumer use. Also, as more fully described below, it is further contemplated that the dispenser  4  may be loaded with a selected ingredient at a time of initial consumer use (i.e. post-manufacture). It should be recognized that other suitable materials or substrates may be utilized to form the dispenser  4  such as for exemplary purposes only metals, metal alloys, ceramic, carbon fiber or the like. 
     Referring now specifically to the embodiment shown in  FIG. 1 , the bottle  1  is defined by the main wall  2  having a conventional cylindrical elongate bottle shape with a top end  12  and a bottom end  13 . The main wall  2  extends along a main axis A from an upper end  11  having an opening, to a bottom end  13  defining a base  23  of the bottle  1 . While such bottles are generally cylindrical in nature it is to be understood that the main wall  2  could also be provided with any series of indentations or contours, such as an hourglass or similarly shaped contour, and decorations or topographical features such as ribs or textured surface areas may also be provided to facilitate gripping the bottle  1 . 
     The upper end  11  and the opening therein will generally comprise a threaded opening  15  from which the user drinks the bottled product  10  from the product reservoir  3  or pours the product  10  into a glass or other receiving container. As is known in the art the threaded opening  15  is closed by a cap  17  which has an inner threaded surface to matingly engage with the threaded opening  15 . In the present embodiment shown in  FIG. 1 , the cap  17  is provided with a plunger column  19  affixed to an inner surface  27  of the cap  17  and depending axially downward from the inner surface  27  of the cap  17  along the main axis A of the bottle  1 . The plunger column  19  has a free end  21  which depends downwardly from the cap  17  to such a length that when the cap  17  is screwed down over the threaded opening  15  the free end  21  is intended to engage with and cover an outlet of the dispenser  4  as discussed in further detail below. 
     From the upper end  11  the main wall  2  extends downwardly to the bottom end  13  of the bottle  1  which defines the base  23  upon which the bottle  1  is generally intended to rest on a supporting surface. In the center of the base  23 , a cavity  25  is formed whereby the material forming the bottle  1 , main wall  2  and base  23  is inverted in a substantially circular cross-section extending along the axis of the bottle  1  so as to define the dispenser  4 . The dispenser  4  in the embodiment of  FIG. 2  is shown having a cross-section and length extending a desired distance D into the bottle  1  so as to define a sufficient volume for the additive reservoir  5  into which the additive  7  is placed or stored either during manufacturing or afterwards. 
     An end of the additive reservoir  5  which extends into an intermediate portion of the product reservoir  3  is formed having an outlet  26  from which the additive  7  is dispensed into the product  10  in the product reservoir  3 . This outlet  26  may be merely a hole, i.e. an open hole, or the outlet  26  may include a valve, a cover or a gasket to inhibit the free passage of the additive  7  between the product reservoir  3  and the additive reservoir  5  and vice versa if necessary. The idea in any event, is to maintain any additive  7  within the additive reservoir  5  so that it does not mix with the liquid until desired by the user and forced out of the additive reservoir  5 . 
     The additive reservoir  5  as it is defined by the cavity  25  has an inner surface  27  and an outer surface  29 . The inner surface  27  is the inner most surface against which any additive  7  inside the cavity  25  or in the additive reservoir  5  is maintained and which directly supports the plunger  9  as discussed below. The outer surface  29  of the additive reservoir  5  is in direct contact with the liquid in the main product reservoir  3  and either the outer or inner surfaces may have visible graduated unit marks or indicia  30  formed thereon to inform the user as to the volume of the additive  7  in the additive reservoir  5 . The inner and outer surfaces of the additive reservoir  5  may generally be formed contiguous with the material making up the base  23  and the main wall  2  of the bottle  1 . In the blow-molding or injection molding process, it may be most efficient to form the main wall  2  as well as the cavity  25  and additive reservoir  5  together and contiguous. It may also be efficient in some manufacturing process to manufacture the additive reservoir  5  and the main wall  2  of the bottle  1  in separate processes and then affix or attach them in some way, but for purposes of the present embodiment we will consider that these elements are formed together and contiguous. 
     As discussed, the outer surface  29  of the additive reservoir  5  is provided with a series of graduated unit marks  30  which may, for instance, display a specific volume or mass of additive  7  to the user, such as by ounce or half-ounce increments so that when the additive  7  is dispensed by the user, the user can tell how much of the additive  7  has been dispensed and/or is remaining within the inner reservoir. Alternatively, where the bottle is not transparent or for other reasons, the plunger column  19  may be provided with visible incremental unit measurement indicia so that the user can see how much additive  7  has been dispensed. 
     Observing  FIG. 2 , we see that in a closed state of the bottle  1 , the threaded cap  17  is provided secured over the opening of the bottle  1  and the plunger column  19  extends downwardly along the axis A so that the free end  21  of the plunger column  19  abuts the outlet  26  of the additive reservoir  5 . The free end  21  of the plunger column  19  in this closed state thus may also cover the outlet  26 , and where no other valve or cover is provided in conjunction with the outlet  26  ensures that there is no leakage of the additive  7  into the product in the product reservoir  3 . Also, this ensures that there is no inadvertent discharge of the additive  7  where the outlet  26  is sealed prior to purchase of the product and the plunger column  19  is initially separate from the plunger  9 . A tip portion of the plunger column  19  may be fabricated in such a manner so as to provide a seal, for example the tip portion may include a rubber gasket or some such similar material to facilitate sealing the outlet  26  in the closed state. Also the tip portion is formed in such a manner as to readily engage with a plunger  9  in the dispenser  4  for dispensing the additive  7  as discussed below. 
     As also seen in  FIG. 2 , the plunger  9  is provided inserted in the inner reservoir at a lower most portion thereof, i.e. closer to the base  23  of the bottle  1  than the outlet  26  of the dispenser  4  so that the additive  7  is substantially contained in the additive reservoir  5  between the outlet  26  and a nose  31  of the plunger  9 . When it is desired for a certain amount of the additive  7  to be added to the liquid in the main reservoir, the cap  17  is removed from the threaded opening  15  and, as seen in  FIG. 3 , the free end  21  of the plunger column  19 , in particular the tip, is inserted into a receiving portion of the plunger  9 . The receiving portion of the plunger  9  can be formed so as to be a female or male mating key configuration with the tip of the plunger column  19  having an oppositely formed mating key formed thereon. With the outlet  26  of the dispenser  4  now open, or unimpeded by the tip of the plunger column  19 , and the plunger column  19  now influencing the plunger  9 , a user may push upwards on the cap  17  and plunger column  19  and thus force the plunger column  19  and hence the plunger  9  upwards into the additive reservoir  5  thereby forcing the additive  7  out of the outlet  26  and into the main reservoir of the bottle  1  to mix with the main product therein. 
     It is to be appreciated that the outlet  26  may also be a valve or a flexible flap to retain additive  7  within the additive reservoir  5  and may not necessarily need to be blocked or stopped by the extending plunger column  19 . Alternatively, the outlet  26  may not need a valve, but may be sized so as to facilitate the retention of the additive  7  and the main product by capillary action and/or based on different specific gravities of the additive  7  and main product. 
       FIG. 4  shows in cross-hatch that a certain volume or mass of the additive  7  has been dispensed through the outlet  26  of the dispenser  4  and into the main product reservoir  3  where it may then mix with the fluid contained within the bottle  1 . The outlet  26  may also be provided with a pressure relief valve  33  such that when the user no longer presses on the cap  17  and the plunger column  19  the plunger  9  remains in a desired axial position within the dispenser  4  and does not create any over pressures inside the reservoir to eject the additive  7 . The ratio of additive  7  that is mixed with the main product is of course variable. However in general the ratio of volume of the product reservoir  3  to the volume of the dispenser  4  is approximately in the range of 2:1 to 10:1, and more preferably in the range of 4:1 to 8:1 
     The entrance to the cavity  25  which defines the dispenser  4  and additive reservoir  5  may be partially formed having a funnel portion  35  including a larger diameter d at the base  23  and narrowing substantially consistently to a smaller inner diameter d′. Such a funnel shaped entrance facilitates the alignment of the plunger column  19  with the plunger  9  in the dispenser  4  and the connection of the plunger column  19  and plunger  9  when it is desired to dispense and mix a certain amount of the additive  7  with the main product. A guide, or lip, may also be provided on the funnel portion  35  at the entrance to the cavity  25  defining the additive reservoir  5  to ensure that the plunger column  19  remains substantially axially aligned along the main axis A. The guide or lip is also positioned axially below the plunger so as to ensure that in the post-manufacture state and pre-sale state the plunger  9  does not fall out of the dispenser  4 . Additionally, the plunger  9  may be provided with an indicator in regards to its positioning relative to this guide or lip indicating whether the plunger  9  has been tampered with or adjusted prior to sale. 
     Once the desired amount of additive  7  is dispensed into the product reservoir  3 , the plunger column  19  and cap  17  may be removed from the plunger  9  and the plunger  9  remains in the axial position within the additive reservoir  5  it was urged to by the plunger column  19 . The plunger  9  is maintained in the desired axial position via friction of the side of the plunger  9  in contact with the inner surface  27  of the additive reservoir  5 . The user may then place the cap  17  and plunger column  19  back onto the opening at the upper end  11  of the bottle  1  securing the cap  17  and then for example shaking the container to mix the additive  7  into the fluid in the main product reservoir  3 . When the cap  17  is next removed, the product is ready to drink with the desired amount of additive  7  added and mixed in. 
     It is to be appreciated that the plunger column  19  and the cap  17  may be separate or break-away items. The user may not desire to use the column  19  or may want to dispose of the column  19  and use their finger to actuate the plunger  9  so that the plunger column  19  may be removed from its connection with the cap  17  and the plunger column  19  disposed of. In this case the cap  17  may be retained and the bottle  1  may even have a threaded portion formed in the base  23  of the bottle  1  matching the threaded opening  15  to permit the user to screw the cap  17  thereto for storage or so as not to lose the cap  17  while drinking the product. 
     In a further embodiment of the invention, the cap  17  may not necessarily be provided with the plunger column  19 . Where a valve or pressure relief valve  33 , as previously discussed, is used to cover the outlet  26  a user may actually use their finger to push the plunger  9  a desired distance up and into the additive reservoir  5  and so force additive  7  through the outlet  26  and the valve therein and into the main product reservoir  3 . It is to be appreciated that the bottle itself could be of a recyclable material so that the bottle  1  may be easily disposed of and/or recycled, or the product may be made out of a more resilient harder material so as to be reused if desired. 
     In a still further embodiment of the invention, a capsule may be provided for insertion into the cavity  25  defining the additive reservoir  5  so that a user may add any number of different additives and dispense them via the above described manner. The capsule may even be the plunger column  19  which can be hollow and filled with a desired additive  7 . The plunger column  19  may also be a break-away capsule containing the desired additive  7  to be mixed with the product in the product reservoir  3 . 
     Although the present invention contemplates use of the additive reservoir  5  for powdered sports drinks, supplements and the like, it should be recognized that the dispenser  4 , or any dimensional variation thereof, may be utilized to facilitate the introduction and mixture of any selected ingredient, additive  7  or the like to the contents of the bottle  1  or container. As such, the present invention may be utilized to mix concentrated beverage powders with water, example, GATORADE®, gels with suitable liquids, salad dressings, baby formulas, medicines, chemicals, oils or the like. 
     In a still further embodiment of the present invention the plunger column  19  as it is connected to the cap  17  may be formed as the dispenser  4  with a volume defined therein and an additive  7  contained initially in this volume of the plunger column  19 . A top mounted plunger  9  formed or attached in conjunction with this plunger column  19  may be combined with the cap  17  and plunger column  19  through the threaded opening  15  in the upper end  11  of the bottle  1 . This dispenser  4  which is thus formed in conjunction with the cap  17 , and not the bottle  1  or main wall  2  of the bottle  1  makes the bottle  1  easier to manufacture. 
     Having thus described the exemplary embodiments of the present invention it should be noted by those skilled in the art that the noted disclosures are exemplary only, and that various other alternative, adaptations and modifications may be made within the scope of the present invention. For example the bottle  1  may have a structure, integrity and rigidity that lends itself to being either or both of a disposable and non-disposable bottle either of which may allow the user to clean and/or reuse the bottle  1 . Accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments herein, but is limited only by the following claims.