Abstract: A beverage container may comprise a beverage container lid assembly comprising at least one concentrate well to hold a concentrate vessel, a concentrate vessel retainer for each concentrate well to secure the concentrate vessel in the concentrate well, a feed line for each concentrate well comprising a feed line needle to puncture the concentrate vessel in the at least one concentrate well, a Venturi mixer in fluid communication with each feed line, a mixing valve in fluid communication with each feed line, wherein fluid flows from the concentrate vessel to the Venturi mixer when the mixing valve is open and the concentrate vessel is punctured by the feed line needle. Methods of using the beverage container and beverage container lid assembly are also described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 19, 2019
Date of Patent:
June 9, 2020
Assignee:
FLEX QUENCH, LLC
Inventors:
Thomas A. Mutschler, Lorie M. Mutschler, Mary Ann Orlando, Scott A. Jones, Vicki L. Jones
Abstract: A beverage container may comprise a beverage container lid assembly comprising at least one concentrate well to hold a concentrate vessel, a concentrate vessel retainer for each concentrate well to secure the concentrate vessel in the concentrate well, a feed line for each concentrate well comprising a feed line needle to puncture the concentrate vessel in the at least one concentrate well, a Venturi mixer in fluid communication with each feed line, a mixing valve in fluid communication with each feed line, wherein fluid flows from the concentrate vessel to the Venturi mixer when the mixing valve is open and the concentrate vessel is punctured by the feed line needle. Methods of using the beverage container and beverage container lid assembly are also described.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 19, 2019
Publication date:
October 10, 2019
Applicant:
FLEX QUENCH, LLC
Inventors:
Thomas A. Mutschler, Lorie M. Mutschler, Mary Ann Orlando, Scott A. Jones, Vicki L. Jones
Abstract: A beverage container may comprise a beverage container lid assembly comprising at least one concentrate well to hold a concentrate vessel, a concentrate vessel retainer for each concentrate well to secure the concentrate vessel in the concentrate well, a feed line for each concentrate well comprising a feed line needle to puncture the concentrate vessel in the at least one concentrate well, a Venturi mixer in fluid communication with each feed line, a mixing valve in fluid communication with each feed line, wherein fluid flows from the concentrate vessel to the Venturi mixer when the mixing valve is open and the concentrate vessel is punctured by the feed line needle. Methods of using the beverage container and beverage container lid assembly are also described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2016
Date of Patent:
May 28, 2019
Assignee:
Flex Quench, LLC
Inventors:
Thomas A. Mutschler, Lorie M. Mutschler, Mary Ann Orlando, Scott A. Jones, Vicki L. Jones