Patent ID: 8413844

Claim:
A fluid container for dispensing a human-consumable fluid and a human-consumable additive, comprising: a shell comprising a handle; a first chamber for containing the human-consumable fluid disposed within the shell; an additive dispensing cartridge disposed adjacent to the first chamber, the additive dispensing cartridge further comprising a housing, a reservoir disposed within the housing for containing the human-consumable additive, and an outlet valve connected to the housing such that the outlet valve is in fluid communication with the reservoir, the outlet valve includes a pair of sealing surfaces, wherein the additive dispensing cartridge does not include any surfaces in its fluid path downstream of the pair of sealing surfaces; and an actuator having a first end and a second end, the actuator disposed adjacent to the shell such that when the actuator is actuated the first end engages an end of the housing and the second end is positioned adjacent the handle and on a side of the container opposite the outlet valve.