Beverage Container With Ice Storage Feature

Abstract

In its preferred embodiment, my invention provides a solution for a reusable product that provides the ability to conveniently, effectively and immediately cool a consumable liquid in a container regardless of where you are, without the delay involved by requiring to place any portion of the container into a refrigerator, to increase the time that a cooling agent's (ice) lowered temperature is preserved prior to exposure to the consumable liquid, to provide enhanced cooling impact through direct and maximum surface contact between the cooling agent and consumable liquid, to do so for any liquid the person desires to consume and that is not limited in its design/fit/configuration in order to accommodate a specific commercially available prepackaged container.

Claims

1. A multi-compartmental beverage container consisting of: an upper compartment 100 a lower compartment 200 a middle portion 300 a top 110 a bottom 210 said middle portion 300 consists of a middle upper 310, a middle lower 320, a orifice disk 330, a seal 340, multiple instances of fastener 350, multiple instances of o-ring 380, multiple instances of seal 140 and said top 110 is connected with and sealed to said upper compartment 100 through a compressive means involving said seal 140 and fit with cover 120 in a sliding arrangement and said middle upper 310 has several instances of orifice 360 arranged circumferentially around and in equal distances from the center of said middle upper 310 and said middle upper 310 connects to said upper compartment 100 through a compressive means involving said seal 140 and said middle lower 320 has several instances of said orifice 360 arranged circumferentially around and in equal distances from the center of said middle lower 320 and said middle lower 320 connects to said lower compartment 200 through a compressive means involving said seal 140 and said lower compartment 200 accommodates attachment to bottom 210 and said orifice disk 330 and said seal 340 are arranged between said middle upper 310 and said middle lower 320 in a concentric fashion and said seal 340 is fastened to said middle upper 310 through multiple instances of said fastener 350 and said middle lower 320 connects with said middle upper 310 through means of multiple instances of hook 370 said orifice disk 330 has several instances of orifice 360 arranged circumferentially around and in equal distances from the center of said orifice disk 330 and several instances of said o-ring 380 are arranged concentrically around each said orifice 360 in said orifice disk 330 and positioned between said orifice disk 330 and said middle lower 320 thereby forming a compressive seal such that a consumable liquid may be contained separately in said upper compartment 100, ice may be contained separately in said lower compartment 200, orifice disk 330 is able to be rotated about a vertical centerline axis 410 of the device assembly by a user of my invention causing instances of said orifice 360 in said middle upper 310, said middle lower 320 and said orifice disk 330 to be concentric about alignment axis 400 which passes concentrically through each said orifice 360, or to cause each said orifice 360 to not be in alignment with said alignment axis 400. When each said orifice 360 is concentric about said alignment axis 400 fluid passage between said upper compartment 100 and said lower compartment 200 through said middle portion 300 is supported, thereby causing a cooling of the consumable liquid through direct contact with the ice contained in said lower compartment 200. When each said orifice 360 is not concentric with said alignment axis 400 fluid passage between said upper compartment 100 and said lower compartment 200 through said middle portion 300 is not supported.

2. Said multi-compartmental beverage container described in claim 1 where there is a single larger said orifice 360 in said middle upper 310, said middle lower 320 and said orifice disk 330.

3. Said multi-compartmental beverage container described in claim 1 where said top 110 and said middle upper 310 each has a threaded attachment means to said upper compartment 100, and said middle lower 320 and said bottom 210 each has a threaded attachment means to said lower compartment 200

4. Said multi-compartmental beverage container described in claim 1 where said lower compartment 200 and said bottom 210 are formed as a single piece

5. Said multi-compartmental beverage container described in claim 1 where said upper compartment 100 and said middle upper 310 are formed as a single piece

6. Said multi-compartmental beverage container described in claim 1 where instances of said orifice 360 are configured concentrically about said alignment axis 400 by a sliding means of movement of said orifice disk 330

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0049] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of one of the preferred embodiments of the invention, showing the upper compartment 100, the lower compartment 200 and the middle portion 300.

[0050] FIG. 2 shows a cutout section of one of the preferred embodiments of my invention

[0051] FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of one of the preferred embodiments of my invention, illustrating the arrangement of all components in juxtaposition to one another.

LISTING OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS USED IN FIGS

[0052] 100 Upper Compartment [0053] 110 Top [0054] 120 Cover [0055] 140 Seal [0056] 200 Lower Compartment [0057] 210 Bottom [0058] 300 Middle Portion [0059] 310 Middle Upper [0060] 320 Middle Lower [0061] 330 orifice disk [0062] 340 Seal [0063] 350 Fastener [0064] 360 Orifice [0065] 370 Hook [0066] 380 O-ring [0067] 400 Alignment Axis [0068] 410 Vertical Centerline Axis

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0069] One preferred embodiment of my invention includes an upper compartment 100, a lower compartment 200 and a middle portion 300. The middle portion 300 contains several instances of orifice 360. The orifices 360 can be in either an open or a closed position, determined by the user performing a simple operation. When the orifices 360 are in the closed position there is no transfer of substances between the upper compartment 100 and lower compartment 200. When the orifices 360 are in the open position substances are able to move between the upper compartment 100 and lower compartment 200.

[0070] In operation, upper compartment 100 contains a consumable liquid, and lower compartment 200 contains frozen ice. Middle portion 300 is comprised of middle upper 310, middle lower 320, orifice disk 330, several seal 340 instances, several fastener 350 instances, several orifice 360 instances, several o-ring 380 instances and multiple hook 370 instances.

[0071] Upper compartment 100 is connected to top 110 through a compression fit with multiple seal 140 instances.

[0072] Cover 120 is secured to top 110 in a sliding repositionable arrangement

[0073] Lower compartment 200 is connected to bottom 210 through a compression fit between the parts.

[0074] Middle upper 310 contains several orifice 360 instances spaced circumferentially and at an equal distance about the center of middle upper 310.

[0075] Middle upper 310 is connected to upper compartment 100 through a compression fit with multiple seal 140 instances.

[0076] Middle lower 320 contains several orifice 360 instances spaced circumferentially and at an equal distance about the center of middle lower 320.

[0077] Middle lower 320 is connected to lower compartment 200 through a compression fit with multiple seal 140 instances.

[0078] orifice disk 330 has several orifice 360 instances spaced circumferentially and at an equal distance about the center of orifice disk 330.

[0079] orifice disk 330 is placed in close proximity to middle lower 320 with one instance of O-ring 380 positioned between each instance of orifice 360 in orifice disk 330 and middle lower 320.

[0080] Alignment axis 400 defines a line through the center of each orifice 330 instance in middle lower 320, o-ring 380 and orifice 360 in orifice disk 330 when my invention is in the open position.

[0081] Fasteners 350 connect seal 340 to middle upper 310.

[0082] Each instance of hook 370 secures middle lower 320 to middle upper 310.

[0083] In operation, the user rotates orifice disk 330 until all orifice 360 instances in middle upper 310, middle lower 320 and orifice disk 330 are aligned about the respective alignment axis 400. This allows passage of liquid between upper compartment 100 and lower compartment 200, through middle portion 300.

[0084] It is to be understood that beyond the herein described preferred embodiment of my invention, presented here as an illustration for understanding in general terms the benefits, characteristics and advantages its design affords, further embodiments or details are claimed to be protected as well as they fall within the scope and spirit of the broad wording and understanding of the claims herein attached.