A substance container has a cap that defines a cap space for an additive. The cap has a cap space opening closed by a seal which may or may not be pre-weakened, and a flexible press top having a pushing mechanism that reaches through the cap space attached on one end to the flexible top, while another end of the pushing mechanism is directed to the opening. The flexible press top has an upper side and an opposite lower side arranged such that upon depression the pushing mechanisms hold fixed radial positions during translation to the opening, contact with the seal and push through the seal.

The present disclosure is directed to a container assembly including a container sealed by a closure. The container has a main chamber in which a highly nutritive liquid food product can be filled and stored aseptically or through retort processing. The closure includes a separate chamber in which a supplement sensitive to thermal processing of the liquid food product can be filled and stored. The container assembly permits the closure filled with the supplement to be attached to the container after severe thermal processing conditions have subsided, and permits the supplement to be conveniently and hygienically mixed with the liquid food product immediately prior to use.

An assembly (2) for dispensing liquids comprises: • a base member (8); • a cap (4) on the base member (8); and • a dispensing capsule (6) in the base member (8) and covered by the cap (4). The dispensing capsule (6) comprises: • a capsule body (7) having a first end (16) and a second end (18); • at least one wall (20) defining a first cavity (38) within the capsule body, the first cavity (38) having a first opening at the first end (16) of the capsule body; • at least one wall (22) defining a second cavity (40) within the capsule body, the second cavity (40) having a second opening at the first end (16) of the capsule body; • the first opening and the second opening provided with a seal member (64) which seals the first cavity (38) and the second cavity (40). The walls of the first cavity and the second cavity are collapsible if pressure is applied to the cavities from the second end (18) of the capsule body.

The invention relates to a dispenser having a cartridge holder.

A dispensing closure system includes an upper closure portion and a lower closure portion including an axial flow conduit and a vent conduit. The upper closure portion is axially movable relative to lower closure portion between shipping and dispensing positions. A seal is disposed on the lower closure portion over the flow and vent conduits. A peripheral spacing strip is removably secured to the upper closure portion and engages with either the lower closure or the outside of the container to prevent movement. A piercing probe includes piercing elements in alignment with the flow and vent conduits for piercing the seal. In the shipping position, the piercing elements are spaced from the seal. However, when the spacing strip is removed and the upper closure portion is axially moved to the dispensing position, the piercing elements pierce the seal to open the flow conduit and the vent conduit.

A formulation dispensing device can include a cartridge receptacle to accommodate and/or secure a beverage ingredient cartridge and permit contents within the cartridge to flow into a bottle or beverage container. Additionally, a formulation dispensing device can include a drink through valve that can permit mixed contents from a beverage container to flow through the drink through valve and be consumed. For example, the formulation dispensing device can include ingredients that can be added to a range of different drinks, including sports drinks, dietary drinks, and as a critical life supporting drinks in humanitarian situations. The formulation dispensing device can also include a lid configured to pivot between open and closed positions and can seal the dispensing device which allows the beverage container to be inverted during consumption without leakage through the first aperture.

Disclosed is a system for producing a beverage, in particular a cold beverage, comprising a cartridge that has a reservoir filled with a beverage substance, a beverage preparation unit with a cartridge receptacle into which the cartridge can be reversibly inserted, and a cartridge discharge device which causes at least partial transfer of the beverage substance from the reservoir into a mixing chamber; furthermore, the beverage preparation unit comprises a fluid supply which opens into the mixing chamber, or the system includes a movable plunger which is placed inside the reservoir and can be transferred from a starting position into a final position by means of the cartridge discharge device.

An individual package opening aid removably or integrally attachable at an opening of a container containing a receiving substance to aid opening of an individual package containing a portion of a mixing substance includes a support that covers the opening of the container and receives the individual package, a guide port in a middle of the support to connect to the opening, a holder that is cylindrical and erect at a rim of the support, and a securing ring that is cylindrical or that is a ring having a thickness and to be screwed on an inner surface of the holder and press the individual package against the support at an end surface of the securing ring to secure the individual package.

The present invention relates to an additive-infusing bottle cap. More specifically, the present invention relates to an additive-infusing bottle cap configured such that additives (functional substance) containing minerals, vitamins, and fruit flavors are provided inside a bottle cap so that when engaging the bottle cap with a container, the functional substance falls into the container and mixed with water. The additive-infusing bottle cap is configured with a thread portion provided on an inner surface of a body part to be screwed with a thread of a container and includes: a storage portion provided inside the body part and being movable while storing a functional substance therein; the functional substance filled in the storage portion; and a pressing portion provided in a space defined between the storage portion and the thread portion of the body part to press and tear the storage portion when engaging the bottle cap with the container.

A cap useful for reviving the carbonation level of a carbonated beverage, the cap configured to be screwed on the opening of the beverage bottle, the cap having a pressurized gas compartment that is sealed until selectively pierced by the user by pressing on a piercing means, after such piercing of the seal, the gas inside the pressurized gas compartment is free to move into the beverage container and into the liquid, providing carbonation to the liquid.