Patent ID: 8123083

Claim:
A bottle for forming elemental iodine, said bottle comprising: a body member having an internal storage area and a top end and an opposite closed bottom end; a water porous member disposed within storage area and permanently positioned at a single location within said internal storage area to divide the internal storage area into a first portion and a second portion, said first portion being between said water porous member and said top end of said body member and second portion being between said water porous member and the closed bottom end of said body member; an amount of crystal iodine housed and fully enclosed within said second portion of said internal storage area, said amount of crystal iodine remains disposed within said second portion at all times until dissolved; a dispensing device connector disposed at the top end of said body member; and a crystal iodine storage housing permanently secured to the bottom end of said body member, said crystal iodine is retained within said storage housing, said storage housing positioned within the internal storage area of said body member such that said storage housing is fully enclosed within the internal storage area of said body member; wherein said crystal iodine storage housing comprising: a top storage member having a sidewall, a top surface and a frame extending upward from said top surface, said sidewall defining a passageway, wherein said water a porous member secured to and supported by said frame; and a bottom member secured within the passageway; wherein said water porous member secured to said frame and said bottom member collectively define the storage area for said crystal iodine.