CA2058917A1 - Captrap - Google Patents
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
In the process of making liquid substances sediment may accumulate at the bottom of the containers in which said liquid is retained. It is known that, by inverting such a container, undissolved particles may then deposit in the form of sediment at the container opening and be drawn out.
In this invention, a closure cap, attachable to and releasable from the neck of a container, comprises an inner wall lying flush with the interior surface of said neck and having for its interior surface an upwardly tapering cross section extending into the container opening to form at its apex an inlet means. Said interior surface extends beyond the inlet means with an upwardly expanding cross section to form a conical chute, such that undissolved particles, from liquid retained inside the container to which the closure cap is attached, may flow into the closure cap if the container is inverted. Once downstream of said inlet means, sediment may be caused to accumulate in a deposit chamber, being the internal volume of the closure cap defined by the interior surface of its walls. Upon a process in said container being complete and the container uprighted, a freely disposing valve at the inlet means will restrict the passage of sediment collected in the deposit chamber back into the container, thus, confining the sediment inside the closure cap. The sediment may then be disposed of by removal of the closure cap from the container.
In the process of making liquid substances sediment may accumulate at the bottom of the containers in which said liquid is retained. It is known that, by inverting such a container, undissolved particles may then deposit in the form of sediment at the container opening and be drawn out.
In this invention, a closure cap, attachable to and releasable from the neck of a container, comprises an inner wall lying flush with the interior surface of said neck and having for its interior surface an upwardly tapering cross section extending into the container opening to form at its apex an inlet means. Said interior surface extends beyond the inlet means with an upwardly expanding cross section to form a conical chute, such that undissolved particles, from liquid retained inside the container to which the closure cap is attached, may flow into the closure cap if the container is inverted. Once downstream of said inlet means, sediment may be caused to accumulate in a deposit chamber, being the internal volume of the closure cap defined by the interior surface of its walls. Upon a process in said container being complete and the container uprighted, a freely disposing valve at the inlet means will restrict the passage of sediment collected in the deposit chamber back into the container, thus, confining the sediment inside the closure cap. The sediment may then be disposed of by removal of the closure cap from the container.
Description
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ThQ present inventi,::.r7 relate~.3 tc. f3 .:lc.sllre .::ap1 ancl in p~.~rticular t,o c~ cloe.iure .-ap F.-.r rcllectin~l and ,:....n-finincl a.~ utnulat~J
e;ecJiment fr.::.m liqLlid sub~tarl...es retainecl wi~hin inverted c.orltainerC~i,. The inventic~rl i~3 mc,re s~pecifically cc.n.elrnerl with the ...llecticlrl and subs;~e!r.~uent rem~v~l of eæ.~riimr3nk frc.m ck.mesti~e~lly fermerited ~evere~cleC; wi.thin bot~les.
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unwanted C3eriiment~ry ~clllmul~tion ~leeis:~
durin~wl the pro~ee.s ~,f makirlg bever~qeei~ The cancient ~hampaclni? Method~ hy whil-h sediment ,-an be extractr.~d iewi the mc~mente~ry remc,val c:~f the c~rlr frclm e~n inverteci bottle, caLIsin~ the eiediment tc, be expelled by the sudden rel:ief ..~f internal preC~sure from the ,..~3rbc,nated beverat~e. In mr,dern induc~try ~uch sedimerlt may often be extra,:ted by vari,:~us mear16 of ~C) filtrc~tic~n~ H,~wever, the ,-c,cit of ~iltratic,n 6ystem~, c,ften requirir-~ expenslve refricleration and cart~on~tinq unit~i, can t~e pr,ohibitive tc, the maker ,~f smcl~ ualltities r.~f bever~ye and in partirlllar tc. the clome5ti r market, due t~l the prc,c-e~s bein~ rendered unecc,nc,mic~l ~ Var i ou5 ~tcacles o F F er ment~tic,n may be fclll,~weci in order t,~ acquire a palatable beveracle: A primary fermerrtation~
in which the in~redients are added to a lar~e ~0 vat and the su~ars corlsLlmed by ye~st over the course of a few d.3yci; and ~ se,l-lndary fermentatic,n7 in which the resultiny bevera~e, haviny suspended yeast therein, is p"ured ,-,ff into a number oF bottles for cs~in~
(clari fi~~c~tion and ~:arborlatil-~n:) . It i~i at this staL~e where the pre6ent inventic,n i5 app 1 i ,- ab 1 e .
In the known procecis spent yeast csnd ot her und i ssl:ll ved par t i ,: l es wi l l dr i f t by t he 40 force c~F ~rcsvity actin~ upcln them tc, the b~tt,~m ~f the bottles, and cs~-umul~ste in the Form c.f sedimentary depositci~ ~ienercslly, i f ciediment is i~nored, it will terld tc, reintrod~lce itciel F into the bever aS~ e with the sli~htest a~itati,.n of the bclttle~ r,., av"id this cc,ncern, the maker may pcsinst~kirl~ly PACiEA. . ~ . 1:) ..
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thGrt rmany whc. have silr~wn an interest :in pr... e.SsirlCJ their owrl fermer7teci beverages clr,rnestic:c-~lly, may hc~ve ~een, ~r c~re~ pu~ ...:.f f by the fal: k that G;edl(ner1t is preser1t in kheir pr~:.duc:t. It i5 ~lsc~ rlear that any innovati~ n wi k h r e~pe.: k t .-. t he f er ment ~A t i . n , f dome~3t :i 1:
1C) beverc-~cleci will lnly be appreriatecJ i F it Fa115 wi thin thQ e,..~,n~,mi,- c.c~nstraints, f su~-.h pr c-.~c: t i ses .
F.~y c~pplyinc;l thi5 ir7ventic.n to bc~tt:lF-.~s which hclld hever.~c3es and therl invertin~ said bc.ttleci, arly undissr.~lved partirles thereir7 mc~y dri fl; hy the natural f~:,r,-e ~-.F (~ravi ty int~:~ the clclsure cap. 'rhus, beinc~ a5 the c lr.~sure:~ ccap is acdi~pteci tC. rc~llect and .-clrlfine sedimr-3nt durir7~ the nc~rmal time it takes F.::.r the ~C) beverac~e tcl cliAri Fy, nc~ additic~nal time is requirecl .-,n the part .:: f the maker. IJp~n upri htin~ the ,. ,-,ntainer Fc.r c,..lnsumpctir/n, the c1,::.sure ...i~p m~y be remcveci in ca .-rrlver1til~n~Al manner and t he secl i men t -- f r ee bever ac.ie pclur ecl ~
This, inventi,~n makes the dispc,sal l.-Jf seciiment simple and cc~nvenier7t. It i5 ecc~ncmical, clue t.-, the s.imp1.i, ity ,-,F its en7b~ciiment and becauc:,e it may be reused~ it is practical, anci, i s e AS i l y app 1 i ed t ,:~ ex i s t i nc~ syst em.~i O
The inventi ::,n, as exempli Fied by preferred embc.diments, is cies~rit~ed wi th reference tc. the drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a krc~nsverse se.:tic,n an~i is tallen alc~ng line X~-I in Figure ~, and Figure :~ is A t~p view ,::~ this emt,4diment, ar7r;i is tak:en i~l~-ny the 1ine II~II
in Figure 1 with the c~3ntc7iner nel-k in cr--~ss se.-- t i c,n ~
Fisaure 3 is a partial trar~sverse ~C) sec t i c~n c, f an c, t her embc,d i ment i n c.,r der t 4 i 1 lustrate an external ly ,:,perable valve member, ~nd Fiyure 4 is a ~iimilarly partial transverse sectil-ln shclwiny a valve member FA~iE~ . a ~
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Fiqure S ic; a tranl;verC;e se ticrl tL~k~n al~ncl line I--I rlF fislure ~, illuetr.3tincl e~n inlet meall~s wh.se function dictatel; that liLluicl substanreci may enter the clept-sic hamber but be restr.~ined Fr:lm retUrnirlll thrruLIh seaid inlet mee~ns .-.n inversicn -.F the l,-,sure ~~ap due ~o ~;llrfc~ce tensl~n.
Fislure ~ is ~ ~r-ss secti-n -f an 10 emb.-lcliment tcaken alrlncl line III-III clF Fi 1, and presents a plan view l.f th~ l:wer intericlr c,urFc-~re clF .~n emb,di/nent~
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embcdiment taken .tlrns~ the line II--II in ficlure 1, intendincJ t~ ill u.ci t rate an inlet means ~cmprislnL~ a plur.~lity cf aperture-;~
Fislure ~ perspe-tive view ~f ar embcdiment c-~ttached tcl a b-~ttle shcwincl supp~rtincl lec~s Fcr h'-~l Ci i n~ ~3c~id bottle in .~n ~C) inverted pcc;iti-n~
The clcsure _ap illustrated in Fi~ure 1 ~clmpri~es .~n c~u~er annular w.~ e~tendin~
upwardly fr4m an inte~ral juncture with .~
hcri~~ntal b tt:m wa ~ ; saici uter Lannul.3r wall preferably havin~, ~n its lnner c;u~facey an internally thre.~ded ,-~vity F~r re-eiviny the exteric~rly threadeci ne-k -f a c-ntcainer ~ J
nservin~ .~ bever.~e, ~nd whil-h m.~y be se~ured sc a5 tc f_lrm .~ substantially hermetic se.31. The c~uter walls ~0 c-~nd ~1, beinr~ c~f ~ny suitable materi.31 c,~ se,-ure caYb~n~ted beveracle within the c~nt.3iner, may alscl be adc~pteci t~ atta h to the ne~k of ~ nt.~iner by me.3r-s clther than threeaded cavities~ e~cl~ a b~ttle re~uirin~ f~r its ~-lcsure a crclwn ~.~p~
An .anr-ul.~r inner wall ~3, which may be f4rmed inte~rally ,~f the same m~teri.~l as c~uter walls ~0 .and ~1 cr m.3y be adhered theretcl~ e~;tends upw.~rdly frclm the interil-lr juncture ~f s~id 40 outer wall-;, i ts c,uter surface lyin~ flush with the intericlr wall clf s.~id c"ntainer neck, anci i t 5 i nt er i clr sur f .ac e ~'4 havi ng an upw.3r d I y t.aperin~ crc~ss secti-n extending intl~ the clpenin~ clf the cclntainer tc, define~ at its ape~, the skirtin~ ed~3e ,-lf an inlet me.~ns ~5.
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Inter.il.-.r s3urface ~4 .-f arlnc.~ r inner w~ '3 extencIs upwarclly fr:m inlet; me..arls ~J5 havirl,c.l l~n expallciinl~J crC~C3c3 sectior7al n~urfca~:e t. a jun-ture w:ith the .-.uter c3ur-fa.e c.lf c.n.aic:l inner wall, th~lC; form.in~ in the cpen.ir7c~ cf the .-...ntain~r ne~k a ::~ni~:r..~l hute.
IJncii~3s._.lveci p7rticl e'3 and lic;7uid retained within :inverted l.::ntainer :.~ are; Free tc flrlw drwn interic:~r sùrfa-e ~h ar~ci thrc~u(~h l~:) inlet meanr3 ;S c.~ncl pasC3 int- a c:leprlc3it; -hr~mber ~7, whi:~h i C3 Ci ef.ine~ci by the~ interi-::r ~ rf al_ e ~-f bctt~m wall ~l c.~nd the int;eric~r cs~.~rf~ce ~:'~'1 anci will have a .c;uitible vul~ln7e ~i.. d~:3 tl::l ~c.clmmc,dc.~te the anticipated quantities ~f sediment u~ually present in ~ ici cc~ntent~3~
The interic~r surFace cf h~.tt~.m wall 7l may have an elevc~ted pl~r~ality of p~rtitic~nC3 integrally fc.rmed Fr--.m, c:-r adherec:l to, r3rr~:LcJ
interic.r surfa1:e in any suitable c--r7fi~llrati~n ~r1 acr.-~5s its width, arlcl are illustrated :in Fi~ure 6 as a yrid -nfic]urcati.3n, to shelter ac.-umulated c.ediment frcm .urrents c.-F rmc.-vir7 n liquid when the?...~nt13iner i~3 upriyhlc?ci.
A free dispcsincI valve member ~8 .F
density c1reat;er th~n thc~t -F scaici lic7~ i may t~e appended hy a plur~lity .-.F Flexible arms t.
intericr surfr~ce ~4 -r -'h~ .r ac5 in thi~3 straticn tc. surface juncture ~'4, :~h by ..ne flexible c~rm ~'3~ Valve member ~-8 m~y c~l1s.~ be depended thrcuc]h inlet mer-~nci3 ~'5 frcm an alrm having raciial extencsi.-.ncs 30 3f ~ diameter clreater than that of csaici inlet meanr3, and whs~cse dicstal endc.3 arL3 csupp.-rted by intericr surface r:h abc-ve the inlet means~ as illustrcated in F~ic~ure 4, -.r may be externally c-pera~le by means c.f a dependincl rigi.d arm 31 extendinc~ thr.~u~h b.-.tt.~m wall ~l f~::.r manucll -peniny clr clc~sinc7 c~f inlet means ~:5 as illucstrated in Fi~ure ~. Up.~n upriyhtin~
c ntainer ~J valve member ~3 will, in the preferred free di~3p~c.;inc7 emb.~diments, fall freely by the fc,rce ..f L7ravity act:in~ ...n it, bein~ adapteci tc~ fit snugly with the defineci edc]e c~f inlet means ~5, thus, restrictin~
liquid and ~ed.imentary parti~~les in dep~3~3it chamber :~7 frc.m returnir7cl tc said cc.ntainer.
The embc~diment c.F thi~ ir-venticn PA~iE~
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1 i qui cl r et ai ned i n :L t7~er t e~cJ c orl t aJ. nF..~r :;: ~ hy mearl ,r,; C~ F i n t er i :: r C3ur f a :: e .-. ~ wh i C h a~:: t t~,; U p ... rl the iaurfr.~ce tensi-rl c-F saicl liqu:ici allowinc. it t.. Fï-::~w ci wnwardly ::n i tia r~ter . usp, thus stret.-hirlcl an(:l c3ubc3equently cr.~llapsir7cJ ciaid sur fa~-e ten~3i ~m al7ci freeirlc:l air prf3i.3erlt in dep.-:s:i t .-hamber ~7 irrtn sa;d ~ ntc~ine~r ~ FJY
t h e ia i p h ~ n i n cl f ~ r . e l::. F i 1; 5 "wn 111'l i n t f.~r r UF7 t f.?di f1c.w, the liquid substar7 e wil1 fi11 depc..sit ..-hamber .27 and all air will be eval_uatel:l frl::lm said c hamber~ Thuc;, unc:li55-31ved particles i n iaa.id li(~uicl may freely Flllw thr~uclh the li-.-juLd paissacle ~- f i nl et mear7ci .~5 i Ai deta.- ha bl e p wrltion 3:2 .::IF .-u~er wall 5:1, shown in F:iciure 1 attarhed~ is c-.~ preferreri emb..ciiment. Sai(~ 7.:rti..n 3~-J ...-::.llld be c.,~. -::urecl 5- al6 tr make a ~3ut:~c7tantially hermetic c7eal i~nd may be threaci~c.~ci f~.r practical rem::.val, :~v beino c.~dc~pted tc.. all.::lw external ac:::et-7s int-dep.-.sit .:hamber .-2;7 F.::.r swi ft e:;tral::til-..n f :: ol 1 er t ecl secl i men t ~
ri qure S illustrates an. ther ac..;pe--t ::f the in~enti.-n ~. mprisincl a raciial .-~vity 33 within inner wall ~3 and c3kirtinrl :inlet mec7~ns .25 in the same plane ac; said inlet means37 havin-4 a downwarclly e~;pandin4 upper sur far e 34 e~tenclin~ into inner wall ~3 Fr~.m interi::r sur fa,ce ~;7 to a jun-- turr* with a lc.wer ~7ur Fa.~e 3C~ 5, whi~h extends c~ut ..f inner wall 2~3 tc.
interi.:.r w~ in a h-lri~ ntal plane, t.:
Fc..rm a gideways displacecl v crcgs se..ti o nal :oll Fi~LIratic.n. Saicd upper .aur fa-:e ~4 al l .ws liquicl c3urfa.~e tensicn created in inlet mean.7 ~5 to e~;panci as clravity, ~:r -~?ntri fuclal for.-ey clisplaces 1 iquicl ~ciut~stan...es reta:ined :in .-~ntainer t~2~ cl~.wnwar~ily, thut3 brQakin~ said sl.lYfas~e tentaiOn i~ncl al1owinq 1;he ontents ~::lf thY . .~.ntainer tc. f1~.~w intc. ciep, ~ait ~:hamber ~7.
~C~ Upc,n the c11.sure cap beincl inverted, 1.-lwer taur f a.- e 35, ~e i nq subs t an t i a l 1 y i n a perpenclicular plane tc. said fc.rces, wi11 ret3tri.:t the d.:.wrlward clisp1a. emerlt c.F 1i4uil:1 sub 5 t anc es .- ol 1 e. t ed i n clepc..si t c hamber :;~7 J
thlls gaid gUrfcl~. e tenciic.-n Wi 11 nc~t be hrc.-k:r.~n and the .-~ntents c.F s~id cdep.:si t s:hamber wil 1 be cc~n-Fined. In1et means ~5 will havr.~ a cliameter l.F between 3~16 anci 5~16 .-.f an in- h PAI.iE ~ 5 :1 , .. . . . ..
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:,f the inlet mei~n i 5 in orcier t,~ w flow -,f h,_run)u1atincl e~ed i men t dire,-tly rlFF i n terior sllrfa-e ~F. int~, deplJsit chamber ~7 withol~lt 1':) cleposits tluilclinrl up in tavit;y 33.
1ll a furt~er emb,:,riiment ,:,f ci~i s inventior) FirJL~re 7 illLlstrates ar) ir~lE~t meanC5 36 ,: ,mpr i si nc~ a p l ~Ir a~ 1 i t y , f aper t l lr e 5 lJrs f i nrsci by the junt: turE~ edrle o f interit r e.~lr Fal: es ~4, ~6. The apertllrQs may t~e separc~ted F~:,m ,:ne an,-,ther by an ir-t;ec~ral p~rtion r~f eiaicl surfal eg c~r, as is ill~lstrateri herein, hhve ,- o nt i nui t y o f i mposi nt~ ~: i r ~ um f er E~nr es f or oi nn h ,:r,-,ss sect i o nal f i c~ure ei ~h t . val ve member i~C~ 37, beintl ser~LIred hy the same mec-~n i as af~,rementir,nr?td valve member ~3, will be adapted to fi t snuqly wi th the deFir)ecl eclcle ,:~f iaid hperturQci upl-,rl invertincl this embndi ment .
In Fi~ure ~ anc,ther hspe,-t of the inventi,:,n, c~mprises a plurality ,-,f ir-teclr~l SLIpprlr ts 38 exterlciintl radially frc,n) c~lter annular whll ~':) anci drwnwardly taper ed tt meet Wi th a pl anar sLlr f at e, bei ntJ " f sui tat)l e ~Q lenclths to act as st4~bili~ers; whereby tile ,-enter ~ ~f tlravity t: F the ir-verteci ~:c~r~tainer SLlpp ,~,r t eri by t he c 1 rosLlr e c ap 1 i es a t a ,- en t r a 1 pl int 3~) beinc~ the ~ame clistan,:Q fr,:lm ~hQre ea,-h clf the ~iLIpports rest upon saicl plc~r)ar iur f ac e .
It will be appre,- iated th~t tlle spe, i fic emb,-,dimQnts "f the invQnti~:~l-) i11ustrhtecl ancl de~;~-ribecl in cietail herein hre f or i 1 1 ug t r at i ve p LIr p c~ses ,:ln 1 y ~ an d a~ e n ~-~ t t C
4C~ be ~ onstrued as limitin~. The s~:ope oF the i nvQr-t i ~:,n i s de f i neci onl y by th? 5~ pQ l:l F the ~pper)ded -1 ai ms.
-rh i 5 i nver)t i n has app 1 i r a t i on i n any f i el ri where undi s5cl1 vl?d part i c 1 es, are reclui red ko he e~tracted frr,m a partirLIlar liquid sub~itan~ e. Alth~lllc~h it has been ~pe,:i fical1y PA~iE. . . n ~ ~J ) . .. ' ~ ` :
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icier9 ~,::"::~t bf.-~er ,~r)cl the liq~.~f:?f:iecl e,;t:~astc.; of fr u i t .-,r vef~ e t~bl es. -rhi S .:~ .ciure rap ~::an bf~
,::.f arlvanta ,CI e a5 a:\ hOU';f.5hOld uten 5i 1 f r~lr U~.3f-~ in e~xtr~ tincl foreic~rl b.-.dl ~:.35 from desirecJ
liq~.~iris, s~r in rf-.~trl.:-spE~-::t f-::-r the t Infinement and extr~st i o r- o f ~iesi red cieps~s:i ts fr,:,m lC~ c~nwanted liq~.~:id sutlC.~tr.~nr-e~3~ '3eclimenta~y depl::.~3its are al~ l s ,f v~ e ~", ertairl pr~ ceC3~;es~ c.~5 :i n the l..ase ,::. f sr.me ,- hf.-!mi ,~ al pr,"::edures uc~;ed in Mecii~::al F.~esea~r-:h . r Warit3 IYIana~ement; whereby secliments are forsecl ts, a~ -umul~ste at the hott~:~m of ~e-:epta. 1~:?~3 by means of a s?r~tri fu~le f.-.r their later ext r ac t i ,::n~ and .~nal ysi s .
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ThQ present inventi,::.r7 relate~.3 tc. f3 .:lc.sllre .::ap1 ancl in p~.~rticular t,o c~ cloe.iure .-ap F.-.r rcllectin~l and ,:....n-finincl a.~ utnulat~J
e;ecJiment fr.::.m liqLlid sub~tarl...es retainecl wi~hin inverted c.orltainerC~i,. The inventic~rl i~3 mc,re s~pecifically cc.n.elrnerl with the ...llecticlrl and subs;~e!r.~uent rem~v~l of eæ.~riimr3nk frc.m ck.mesti~e~lly fermerited ~evere~cleC; wi.thin bot~les.
It is ~ommon th~t ther~ me~y b~
unwanted C3eriiment~ry ~clllmul~tion ~leeis:~
durin~wl the pro~ee.s ~,f makirlg bever~qeei~ The cancient ~hampaclni? Method~ hy whil-h sediment ,-an be extractr.~d iewi the mc~mente~ry remc,val c:~f the c~rlr frclm e~n inverteci bottle, caLIsin~ the eiediment tc, be expelled by the sudden rel:ief ..~f internal preC~sure from the ,..~3rbc,nated beverat~e. In mr,dern induc~try ~uch sedimerlt may often be extra,:ted by vari,:~us mear16 of ~C) filtrc~tic~n~ H,~wever, the ,-c,cit of ~iltratic,n 6ystem~, c,ften requirir-~ expenslve refricleration and cart~on~tinq unit~i, can t~e pr,ohibitive tc, the maker ,~f smcl~ ualltities r.~f bever~ye and in partirlllar tc. the clome5ti r market, due t~l the prc,c-e~s bein~ rendered unecc,nc,mic~l ~ Var i ou5 ~tcacles o F F er ment~tic,n may be fclll,~weci in order t,~ acquire a palatable beveracle: A primary fermerrtation~
in which the in~redients are added to a lar~e ~0 vat and the su~ars corlsLlmed by ye~st over the course of a few d.3yci; and ~ se,l-lndary fermentatic,n7 in which the resultiny bevera~e, haviny suspended yeast therein, is p"ured ,-,ff into a number oF bottles for cs~in~
(clari fi~~c~tion and ~:arborlatil-~n:) . It i~i at this staL~e where the pre6ent inventic,n i5 app 1 i ,- ab 1 e .
In the known procecis spent yeast csnd ot her und i ssl:ll ved par t i ,: l es wi l l dr i f t by t he 40 force c~F ~rcsvity actin~ upcln them tc, the b~tt,~m ~f the bottles, and cs~-umul~ste in the Form c.f sedimentary depositci~ ~ienercslly, i f ciediment is i~nored, it will terld tc, reintrod~lce itciel F into the bever aS~ e with the sli~htest a~itati,.n of the bclttle~ r,., av"id this cc,ncern, the maker may pcsinst~kirl~ly PACiEA. . ~ . 1:) ..
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G,ediment~Ary reintr.-.clucti.ln. It ic;, c.rlsider~
thGrt rmany whc. have silr~wn an interest :in pr... e.SsirlCJ their owrl fermer7teci beverages clr,rnestic:c-~lly, may hc~ve ~een, ~r c~re~ pu~ ...:.f f by the fal: k that G;edl(ner1t is preser1t in kheir pr~:.duc:t. It i5 ~lsc~ rlear that any innovati~ n wi k h r e~pe.: k t .-. t he f er ment ~A t i . n , f dome~3t :i 1:
1C) beverc-~cleci will lnly be appreriatecJ i F it Fa115 wi thin thQ e,..~,n~,mi,- c.c~nstraints, f su~-.h pr c-.~c: t i ses .
F.~y c~pplyinc;l thi5 ir7ventic.n to bc~tt:lF-.~s which hclld hever.~c3es and therl invertin~ said bc.ttleci, arly undissr.~lved partirles thereir7 mc~y dri fl; hy the natural f~:,r,-e ~-.F (~ravi ty int~:~ the clclsure cap. 'rhus, beinc~ a5 the c lr.~sure:~ ccap is acdi~pteci tC. rc~llect and .-clrlfine sedimr-3nt durir7~ the nc~rmal time it takes F.::.r the ~C) beverac~e tcl cliAri Fy, nc~ additic~nal time is requirecl .-,n the part .:: f the maker. IJp~n upri htin~ the ,. ,-,ntainer Fc.r c,..lnsumpctir/n, the c1,::.sure ...i~p m~y be remcveci in ca .-rrlver1til~n~Al manner and t he secl i men t -- f r ee bever ac.ie pclur ecl ~
This, inventi,~n makes the dispc,sal l.-Jf seciiment simple and cc~nvenier7t. It i5 ecc~ncmical, clue t.-, the s.imp1.i, ity ,-,F its en7b~ciiment and becauc:,e it may be reused~ it is practical, anci, i s e AS i l y app 1 i ed t ,:~ ex i s t i nc~ syst em.~i O
The inventi ::,n, as exempli Fied by preferred embc.diments, is cies~rit~ed wi th reference tc. the drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a krc~nsverse se.:tic,n an~i is tallen alc~ng line X~-I in Figure ~, and Figure :~ is A t~p view ,::~ this emt,4diment, ar7r;i is tak:en i~l~-ny the 1ine II~II
in Figure 1 with the c~3ntc7iner nel-k in cr--~ss se.-- t i c,n ~
Fisaure 3 is a partial trar~sverse ~C) sec t i c~n c, f an c, t her embc,d i ment i n c.,r der t 4 i 1 lustrate an external ly ,:,perable valve member, ~nd Fiyure 4 is a ~iimilarly partial transverse sectil-ln shclwiny a valve member FA~iE~ . a ~
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Fiqure S ic; a tranl;verC;e se ticrl tL~k~n al~ncl line I--I rlF fislure ~, illuetr.3tincl e~n inlet meall~s wh.se function dictatel; that liLluicl substanreci may enter the clept-sic hamber but be restr.~ined Fr:lm retUrnirlll thrruLIh seaid inlet mee~ns .-.n inversicn -.F the l,-,sure ~~ap due ~o ~;llrfc~ce tensl~n.
Fislure ~ is ~ ~r-ss secti-n -f an 10 emb.-lcliment tcaken alrlncl line III-III clF Fi 1, and presents a plan view l.f th~ l:wer intericlr c,urFc-~re clF .~n emb,di/nent~
Ficlure 7 ie; ~ t p view f ~M
embcdiment taken .tlrns~ the line II--II in ficlure 1, intendincJ t~ ill u.ci t rate an inlet means ~cmprislnL~ a plur.~lity cf aperture-;~
Fislure ~ perspe-tive view ~f ar embcdiment c-~ttached tcl a b-~ttle shcwincl supp~rtincl lec~s Fcr h'-~l Ci i n~ ~3c~id bottle in .~n ~C) inverted pcc;iti-n~
The clcsure _ap illustrated in Fi~ure 1 ~clmpri~es .~n c~u~er annular w.~ e~tendin~
upwardly fr4m an inte~ral juncture with .~
hcri~~ntal b tt:m wa ~ ; saici uter Lannul.3r wall preferably havin~, ~n its lnner c;u~facey an internally thre.~ded ,-~vity F~r re-eiviny the exteric~rly threadeci ne-k -f a c-ntcainer ~ J
nservin~ .~ bever.~e, ~nd whil-h m.~y be se~ured sc a5 tc f_lrm .~ substantially hermetic se.31. The c~uter walls ~0 c-~nd ~1, beinr~ c~f ~ny suitable materi.31 c,~ se,-ure caYb~n~ted beveracle within the c~nt.3iner, may alscl be adc~pteci t~ atta h to the ne~k of ~ nt.~iner by me.3r-s clther than threeaded cavities~ e~cl~ a b~ttle re~uirin~ f~r its ~-lcsure a crclwn ~.~p~
An .anr-ul.~r inner wall ~3, which may be f4rmed inte~rally ,~f the same m~teri.~l as c~uter walls ~0 .and ~1 cr m.3y be adhered theretcl~ e~;tends upw.~rdly frclm the interil-lr juncture ~f s~id 40 outer wall-;, i ts c,uter surface lyin~ flush with the intericlr wall clf s.~id c"ntainer neck, anci i t 5 i nt er i clr sur f .ac e ~'4 havi ng an upw.3r d I y t.aperin~ crc~ss secti-n extending intl~ the clpenin~ clf the cclntainer tc, define~ at its ape~, the skirtin~ ed~3e ,-lf an inlet me.~ns ~5.
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Inter.il.-.r s3urface ~4 .-f arlnc.~ r inner w~ '3 extencIs upwarclly fr:m inlet; me..arls ~J5 havirl,c.l l~n expallciinl~J crC~C3c3 sectior7al n~urfca~:e t. a jun-ture w:ith the .-.uter c3ur-fa.e c.lf c.n.aic:l inner wall, th~lC; form.in~ in the cpen.ir7c~ cf the .-...ntain~r ne~k a ::~ni~:r..~l hute.
IJncii~3s._.lveci p7rticl e'3 and lic;7uid retained within :inverted l.::ntainer :.~ are; Free tc flrlw drwn interic:~r sùrfa-e ~h ar~ci thrc~u(~h l~:) inlet meanr3 ;S c.~ncl pasC3 int- a c:leprlc3it; -hr~mber ~7, whi:~h i C3 Ci ef.ine~ci by the~ interi-::r ~ rf al_ e ~-f bctt~m wall ~l c.~nd the int;eric~r cs~.~rf~ce ~:'~'1 anci will have a .c;uitible vul~ln7e ~i.. d~:3 tl::l ~c.clmmc,dc.~te the anticipated quantities ~f sediment u~ually present in ~ ici cc~ntent~3~
The interic~r surFace cf h~.tt~.m wall 7l may have an elevc~ted pl~r~ality of p~rtitic~nC3 integrally fc.rmed Fr--.m, c:-r adherec:l to, r3rr~:LcJ
interic.r surfa1:e in any suitable c--r7fi~llrati~n ~r1 acr.-~5s its width, arlcl are illustrated :in Fi~ure 6 as a yrid -nfic]urcati.3n, to shelter ac.-umulated c.ediment frcm .urrents c.-F rmc.-vir7 n liquid when the?...~nt13iner i~3 upriyhlc?ci.
A free dispcsincI valve member ~8 .F
density c1reat;er th~n thc~t -F scaici lic7~ i may t~e appended hy a plur~lity .-.F Flexible arms t.
intericr surfr~ce ~4 -r -'h~ .r ac5 in thi~3 straticn tc. surface juncture ~'4, :~h by ..ne flexible c~rm ~'3~ Valve member ~-8 m~y c~l1s.~ be depended thrcuc]h inlet mer-~nci3 ~'5 frcm an alrm having raciial extencsi.-.ncs 30 3f ~ diameter clreater than that of csaici inlet meanr3, and whs~cse dicstal endc.3 arL3 csupp.-rted by intericr surface r:h abc-ve the inlet means~ as illustrcated in F~ic~ure 4, -.r may be externally c-pera~le by means c.f a dependincl rigi.d arm 31 extendinc~ thr.~u~h b.-.tt.~m wall ~l f~::.r manucll -peniny clr clc~sinc7 c~f inlet means ~:5 as illucstrated in Fi~ure ~. Up.~n upriyhtin~
c ntainer ~J valve member ~3 will, in the preferred free di~3p~c.;inc7 emb.~diments, fall freely by the fc,rce ..f L7ravity act:in~ ...n it, bein~ adapteci tc~ fit snugly with the defineci edc]e c~f inlet means ~5, thus, restrictin~
liquid and ~ed.imentary parti~~les in dep~3~3it chamber :~7 frc.m returnir7cl tc said cc.ntainer.
The embc~diment c.F thi~ ir-venticn PA~iE~
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1 i qui cl r et ai ned i n :L t7~er t e~cJ c orl t aJ. nF..~r :;: ~ hy mearl ,r,; C~ F i n t er i :: r C3ur f a :: e .-. ~ wh i C h a~:: t t~,; U p ... rl the iaurfr.~ce tensi-rl c-F saicl liqu:ici allowinc. it t.. Fï-::~w ci wnwardly ::n i tia r~ter . usp, thus stret.-hirlcl an(:l c3ubc3equently cr.~llapsir7cJ ciaid sur fa~-e ten~3i ~m al7ci freeirlc:l air prf3i.3erlt in dep.-:s:i t .-hamber ~7 irrtn sa;d ~ ntc~ine~r ~ FJY
t h e ia i p h ~ n i n cl f ~ r . e l::. F i 1; 5 "wn 111'l i n t f.~r r UF7 t f.?di f1c.w, the liquid substar7 e wil1 fi11 depc..sit ..-hamber .27 and all air will be eval_uatel:l frl::lm said c hamber~ Thuc;, unc:li55-31ved particles i n iaa.id li(~uicl may freely Flllw thr~uclh the li-.-juLd paissacle ~- f i nl et mear7ci .~5 i Ai deta.- ha bl e p wrltion 3:2 .::IF .-u~er wall 5:1, shown in F:iciure 1 attarhed~ is c-.~ preferreri emb..ciiment. Sai(~ 7.:rti..n 3~-J ...-::.llld be c.,~. -::urecl 5- al6 tr make a ~3ut:~c7tantially hermetic c7eal i~nd may be threaci~c.~ci f~.r practical rem::.val, :~v beino c.~dc~pted tc.. all.::lw external ac:::et-7s int-dep.-.sit .:hamber .-2;7 F.::.r swi ft e:;tral::til-..n f :: ol 1 er t ecl secl i men t ~
ri qure S illustrates an. ther ac..;pe--t ::f the in~enti.-n ~. mprisincl a raciial .-~vity 33 within inner wall ~3 and c3kirtinrl :inlet mec7~ns .25 in the same plane ac; said inlet means37 havin-4 a downwarclly e~;pandin4 upper sur far e 34 e~tenclin~ into inner wall ~3 Fr~.m interi::r sur fa,ce ~;7 to a jun-- turr* with a lc.wer ~7ur Fa.~e 3C~ 5, whi~h extends c~ut ..f inner wall 2~3 tc.
interi.:.r w~ in a h-lri~ ntal plane, t.:
Fc..rm a gideways displacecl v crcgs se..ti o nal :oll Fi~LIratic.n. Saicd upper .aur fa-:e ~4 al l .ws liquicl c3urfa.~e tensicn created in inlet mean.7 ~5 to e~;panci as clravity, ~:r -~?ntri fuclal for.-ey clisplaces 1 iquicl ~ciut~stan...es reta:ined :in .-~ntainer t~2~ cl~.wnwar~ily, thut3 brQakin~ said sl.lYfas~e tentaiOn i~ncl al1owinq 1;he ontents ~::lf thY . .~.ntainer tc. f1~.~w intc. ciep, ~ait ~:hamber ~7.
~C~ Upc,n the c11.sure cap beincl inverted, 1.-lwer taur f a.- e 35, ~e i nq subs t an t i a l 1 y i n a perpenclicular plane tc. said fc.rces, wi11 ret3tri.:t the d.:.wrlward clisp1a. emerlt c.F 1i4uil:1 sub 5 t anc es .- ol 1 e. t ed i n clepc..si t c hamber :;~7 J
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:,f the inlet mei~n i 5 in orcier t,~ w flow -,f h,_run)u1atincl e~ed i men t dire,-tly rlFF i n terior sllrfa-e ~F. int~, deplJsit chamber ~7 withol~lt 1':) cleposits tluilclinrl up in tavit;y 33.
1ll a furt~er emb,:,riiment ,:,f ci~i s inventior) FirJL~re 7 illLlstrates ar) ir~lE~t meanC5 36 ,: ,mpr i si nc~ a p l ~Ir a~ 1 i t y , f aper t l lr e 5 lJrs f i nrsci by the junt: turE~ edrle o f interit r e.~lr Fal: es ~4, ~6. The apertllrQs may t~e separc~ted F~:,m ,:ne an,-,ther by an ir-t;ec~ral p~rtion r~f eiaicl surfal eg c~r, as is ill~lstrateri herein, hhve ,- o nt i nui t y o f i mposi nt~ ~: i r ~ um f er E~nr es f or oi nn h ,:r,-,ss sect i o nal f i c~ure ei ~h t . val ve member i~C~ 37, beintl ser~LIred hy the same mec-~n i as af~,rementir,nr?td valve member ~3, will be adapted to fi t snuqly wi th the deFir)ecl eclcle ,:~f iaid hperturQci upl-,rl invertincl this embndi ment .
In Fi~ure ~ anc,ther hspe,-t of the inventi,:,n, c~mprises a plurality ,-,f ir-teclr~l SLIpprlr ts 38 exterlciintl radially frc,n) c~lter annular whll ~':) anci drwnwardly taper ed tt meet Wi th a pl anar sLlr f at e, bei ntJ " f sui tat)l e ~Q lenclths to act as st4~bili~ers; whereby tile ,-enter ~ ~f tlravity t: F the ir-verteci ~:c~r~tainer SLlpp ,~,r t eri by t he c 1 rosLlr e c ap 1 i es a t a ,- en t r a 1 pl int 3~) beinc~ the ~ame clistan,:Q fr,:lm ~hQre ea,-h clf the ~iLIpports rest upon saicl plc~r)ar iur f ac e .
It will be appre,- iated th~t tlle spe, i fic emb,-,dimQnts "f the invQnti~:~l-) i11ustrhtecl ancl de~;~-ribecl in cietail herein hre f or i 1 1 ug t r at i ve p LIr p c~ses ,:ln 1 y ~ an d a~ e n ~-~ t t C
4C~ be ~ onstrued as limitin~. The s~:ope oF the i nvQr-t i ~:,n i s de f i neci onl y by th? 5~ pQ l:l F the ~pper)ded -1 ai ms.
-rh i 5 i nver)t i n has app 1 i r a t i on i n any f i el ri where undi s5cl1 vl?d part i c 1 es, are reclui red ko he e~tracted frr,m a partirLIlar liquid sub~itan~ e. Alth~lllc~h it has been ~pe,:i fical1y PA~iE. . . n ~ ~J ) . .. ' ~ ` :
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icier9 ~,::"::~t bf.-~er ,~r)cl the liq~.~f:?f:iecl e,;t:~astc.; of fr u i t .-,r vef~ e t~bl es. -rhi S .:~ .ciure rap ~::an bf~
,::.f arlvanta ,CI e a5 a:\ hOU';f.5hOld uten 5i 1 f r~lr U~.3f-~ in e~xtr~ tincl foreic~rl b.-.dl ~:.35 from desirecJ
liq~.~iris, s~r in rf-.~trl.:-spE~-::t f-::-r the t Infinement and extr~st i o r- o f ~iesi red cieps~s:i ts fr,:,m lC~ c~nwanted liq~.~:id sutlC.~tr.~nr-e~3~ '3eclimenta~y depl::.~3its are al~ l s ,f v~ e ~", ertairl pr~ ceC3~;es~ c.~5 :i n the l..ase ,::. f sr.me ,- hf.-!mi ,~ al pr,"::edures uc~;ed in Mecii~::al F.~esea~r-:h . r Warit3 IYIana~ement; whereby secliments are forsecl ts, a~ -umul~ste at the hott~:~m of ~e-:epta. 1~:?~3 by means of a s?r~tri fu~le f.-.r their later ext r ac t i ,::n~ and .~nal ysi s .
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Claims (21)
1. A closure cap attachable to and releasable from a container, for collecting and confining accumulated sediment from liquid substances retained inside the container when said container is either inverted, or caused to gyrate as in a centrifuge, comprising:
a) an outer annular wall extending upwardly from an integral juncture with a horizontal bottom wall; said outer annular wall having, on its inner surface, means for receiving the exterior wall of the neck of a container;
b) an annular inner wall, which may be formed integraly of the same material as said outer walls or may be adhered thereto, extending upwardly and flush with the interior wall of said container neck from the interior surface juncture of said outer and bottom walls, the interior surface of said inner annular wall having an upwardly tapering of the neck of said container to define the edge of an inlet means at its apex;
c) said interior surface of the annular inner wall extending upwardly from the inlet means and having an expanding internal cross section to a juncture with the outer surface of said inner wall forming an acutely tapering transectional configuration flush with the interior surface of said container neck;
d) said inlet means comprising a regulating valve allowing flow of liquid and undissolved particles downwardly into the closure cap, but restricting flow upwardly into a container to which said cap is attached;
e) a deposit chamber defined by the inner surface of the bottom wall and the inner surface of the inner wall beneath the inlet means, having a suitable volume so as to accomodate anticipated quantaties of sediment usualy present in the contents of said container.
a) an outer annular wall extending upwardly from an integral juncture with a horizontal bottom wall; said outer annular wall having, on its inner surface, means for receiving the exterior wall of the neck of a container;
b) an annular inner wall, which may be formed integraly of the same material as said outer walls or may be adhered thereto, extending upwardly and flush with the interior wall of said container neck from the interior surface juncture of said outer and bottom walls, the interior surface of said inner annular wall having an upwardly tapering of the neck of said container to define the edge of an inlet means at its apex;
c) said interior surface of the annular inner wall extending upwardly from the inlet means and having an expanding internal cross section to a juncture with the outer surface of said inner wall forming an acutely tapering transectional configuration flush with the interior surface of said container neck;
d) said inlet means comprising a regulating valve allowing flow of liquid and undissolved particles downwardly into the closure cap, but restricting flow upwardly into a container to which said cap is attached;
e) a deposit chamber defined by the inner surface of the bottom wall and the inner surface of the inner wall beneath the inlet means, having a suitable volume so as to accomodate anticipated quantaties of sediment usualy present in the contents of said container.
2. A closure cap as defined in claim 1, in which the upwardly expanding interior cross section of the inner wall upstream of the inlet means is a conicle chute.
3. A closure cap as defined in claim 1 or claim 2, in which the regulating valve comprises a free disposing valve member appended to the interior surface of the inner wall by a flexible arm such that, upon inverting the closure cap, said valve member may fall by the force of gravity acting upon it, and will be adapted to fit snugly with the defined edge of said inlet means;
4. A closure cap attachable to and releasable from a container, for collecting and confining accumulated sediment from liquid substances retained inside the container when said container is either inverted, or caused to gyrate as in a centrifuge, comprising:
a) an outer annular wall extending upwardly from an integral juncture with a horizontal bottom wall; said outer annular wall having, on its inner surface, means for receiving the exterior wall of the neck of a container;
b) an annular inner wall, which may be formed integraly of the same material as said outer walls or may be adhered thereto, extending upwardly and flush with the interior wall of said container neck from the interior surface juncture of said outer and bottom walls, the interior surface of said inner annular wall having an upwardly tapering internal cross section extending to define the edge of of the neck of said container to define the edge of an inlet means at its apex;
c) said interior surface of the annular inner wall extending upwardly from the inlet means and having an expanding internal cross section to a juncture with the outer surface of said inner wall forming an acutely tapering transectional configuration flush with the interior surface of said container neck;
d) the aforementioned inlet means comprising a radial cavity within said inner wall and skirting the inlet means in the same plane as said inlet means, having a downwardly expanding upper surface extending into the inner wall from its interior surface, to a juncture with a lower surface, which extends out of the inner wall to said interior wall in a horizontal plane, to form a sideways displaced V cross sectional configuration.
e) a deposit chamber defined by the inner surface of the bottom wall and the inner surface of the inner wall beneath the inlet means, having a suitable volume so as to accomodate anticipated quantaties of sediment usualy present in the contents of said container.
a) an outer annular wall extending upwardly from an integral juncture with a horizontal bottom wall; said outer annular wall having, on its inner surface, means for receiving the exterior wall of the neck of a container;
b) an annular inner wall, which may be formed integraly of the same material as said outer walls or may be adhered thereto, extending upwardly and flush with the interior wall of said container neck from the interior surface juncture of said outer and bottom walls, the interior surface of said inner annular wall having an upwardly tapering internal cross section extending to define the edge of of the neck of said container to define the edge of an inlet means at its apex;
c) said interior surface of the annular inner wall extending upwardly from the inlet means and having an expanding internal cross section to a juncture with the outer surface of said inner wall forming an acutely tapering transectional configuration flush with the interior surface of said container neck;
d) the aforementioned inlet means comprising a radial cavity within said inner wall and skirting the inlet means in the same plane as said inlet means, having a downwardly expanding upper surface extending into the inner wall from its interior surface, to a juncture with a lower surface, which extends out of the inner wall to said interior wall in a horizontal plane, to form a sideways displaced V cross sectional configuration.
e) a deposit chamber defined by the inner surface of the bottom wall and the inner surface of the inner wall beneath the inlet means, having a suitable volume so as to accomodate anticipated quantaties of sediment usualy present in the contents of said container.
5. A closure cap as defined in claim 4, in which the inlet means defined by the lower juncture edge of the interior surface with the cavity, has a diameter of between 3/16ths and 5/16ths of an inch.
6. A closure cap as defined in claim 4 or claim 5, in which the upper juncture edge of the interior surface with the cavity, defining the inlet means, is marginally narrower than said lower juncture edge of the interior surface with the cavity.
7. A closure cap attachable to an releasable from a container, for collecting and confining accumulated sediment from liquid substances is either inverted, or caused to gyrate as in a centrifuge, comprising:
a) an outer annular wall extending upwardly from an integral juncture with a horizontal bottom wall; said outer annular wall having, on its inner surface, means for receiving the exterior wall of the neck of a container;
b) an annular inner wall, which may be formed integraly of the same material as said outer walls or may be adhered thereto, extending upwardly and flush with the interior wall of said container neck from the interior surface juncture of said outer and bottom walls, the interior surface of said inner annular wall having an upwardly tapering internal cross section extending into the opening of the neck of said container to define the edge of an inlet means at its apex;
c) said interior surface of the annular inner wall extending upwardly from the inlet means and having an expanding internal cross section to a juncture with the outer surface of said inner wall forming an acutely tapering transectional configuration flush with the interior surface of said container neck;
d) the aforementioned inlet means taking the form a plurality of apertures defined by the juncture edge of the aforementioned interior surfaces. Said apertures having a continuity of imposing circumferences;
e) said inlet means comprising a regulating valve allowing flow of liquid and undissolved particles downwardly into the closure cap, but restricting flow upwardly into a container to which said cap is attached;
f) a deposit chamber defined by the inner surface of the bottom wall and the inner surface of the inner wall beneath the inlet means, having a suitable volume so as to accomodate anticipated quantaties of sediment usualy present in the contents of said container.
a) an outer annular wall extending upwardly from an integral juncture with a horizontal bottom wall; said outer annular wall having, on its inner surface, means for receiving the exterior wall of the neck of a container;
b) an annular inner wall, which may be formed integraly of the same material as said outer walls or may be adhered thereto, extending upwardly and flush with the interior wall of said container neck from the interior surface juncture of said outer and bottom walls, the interior surface of said inner annular wall having an upwardly tapering internal cross section extending into the opening of the neck of said container to define the edge of an inlet means at its apex;
c) said interior surface of the annular inner wall extending upwardly from the inlet means and having an expanding internal cross section to a juncture with the outer surface of said inner wall forming an acutely tapering transectional configuration flush with the interior surface of said container neck;
d) the aforementioned inlet means taking the form a plurality of apertures defined by the juncture edge of the aforementioned interior surfaces. Said apertures having a continuity of imposing circumferences;
e) said inlet means comprising a regulating valve allowing flow of liquid and undissolved particles downwardly into the closure cap, but restricting flow upwardly into a container to which said cap is attached;
f) a deposit chamber defined by the inner surface of the bottom wall and the inner surface of the inner wall beneath the inlet means, having a suitable volume so as to accomodate anticipated quantaties of sediment usualy present in the contents of said container.
8. A closure cap as defined in claim 7, in which the regulating valve comprises a free disposing valve member appended to the interior surface of the inner wall by a flexible arm and of a density greater than that of a liquid retained inside the container such that, upon inverting the closure cap, said valve member may fall by the force of gravity acting upon it, and will be adapted to fit snugly with the defined edge of the apertures being the inlet means;
9. A closure cap as defined in claim 7, in which the apertures are seperated from one another by an integral portion of said inner wall.
10. A closure cap as defined in claim 9, in which there is a free disposing valve member for each aperture, being adapted to fit snugly with their coresponding aperture when resting upon said aperture.
11. A closure cap as defined in claim 2, claim 3, claim 8 or claim 10, in which the valve member/s is/are appended to the interior surface of the inner wall by a plurality of arms.
12. A closure cap as defined in claim 2, claim 3, claim 8 or claim 10, in which the valve member/s is/are depended through the inlet means from an arm having radial extensions of a diameter greater than that of said inlet means, and whose dictal ends are supported by the interior wall above the inlet means.
13. A closure cap as defined in claim 2, claim 3, claim 8 or claim 10, in which the valve member/s is/are externally operable by means of a depending adjustable member extending through the bottom wall such that the inlet means can manually opened or closed.
14. A closure cap as defined in claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 4, claim 5, claim 6, claim 7, claim 8, claim 9, claim 10, claim 11, claim 12 or claim 13, in which the interior surface of the bottom wall has an elevated plurality of partitions integraly formed from, or adhered to, said interior surface in any suitable configuration across its width.
15. A closure cap as defined in claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 4, claim 5, claim 6, claim 7, claim 8, claim 9, claim 10, claim 11, claim 12, claim 13 or claim 14, wherein the bottom wall has a detachable portion which may be secured to make a substantially hermetic seal, it may be threaded for practical installation, and is adapted to allow external access into the deposit chamber.
16. closure cap as defined in claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 4, claim 5, claim 6, claim 7, claim 8, claim 9, claim 10, claim 11, claim 12, claim 13, claim 14 or claim 15, in which the inner surface of the outer annular wall has an internally threaded cavity for receiving the exteriorly threaded neck of a container.
17. A closure cap as defined in claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 4, claim 5, claim 6, claim 7, claim 8, claim 9, claim 10, claim 11, claim 12, claim 13, claim 14, claim 15 or claim 16, in which the closure cap has means of being secured so as to substanially hermetically seal a container.
18. A closure cap as defined in claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 4, claim 5, claim 6, claim 7, claim 8, claim 9, claim 10, claim 11, claim 12, claim 13, claim 14, claim 15, claim 16 or claim 17, in which the said container is a bottle.
19. A closure cap as defined in claim 18, in which the inner surface of the outer annular wall is formed to receive a bottle neck adapted to require for its closure a crown cap.
20. A closure cap as defined in claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 4, claim 5, claim 6, claim 7, claim 8, claim 9, claim 10, claim 11, claim 12, claim 13, claim 14, claim 15, claim 16, claim 17, claim 18 or claim 19, in which the outer annular wall has a plurality of integral supports extending radial and downwardly tapered to meet with a planar surface and being of suitable lengths to act as stabalizers; whereby the center of gravity of the inverted container supported by the closure cap lies at a central point between the bottom surface of said supports lying upon a planar surface.
21. A closure cap as defined in claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 4, claim 5, claim 6, claim 7, claim 8, claim 9, claim 10, claim 11, claim 14, claim 16, claim 17, claim 18, claim 19 or claim 20, in which the embodiment is a single molded unit.
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