EP1831083B1 - Drinking container - Google Patents

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EP1831083B1
EP1831083B1 EP06805923A EP06805923A EP1831083B1 EP 1831083 B1 EP1831083 B1 EP 1831083B1 EP 06805923 A EP06805923 A EP 06805923A EP 06805923 A EP06805923 A EP 06805923A EP 1831083 B1 EP1831083 B1 EP 1831083B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/24—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes
    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/2807—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
    • B65D51/2857—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it
    • B65D51/2892—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by displacing or removing an element enclosing it the element, e.g. a valve, opening an aperture of the auxiliary container

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  • the invention relates to a drinking container according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • nutritional compositions that are consumed especially before or during physical activity. These are primarily intended to improve the performance or the supply of important nutritional components. These nutritional compositions usually consist of an aqueous drinking solution and a solid or powdered nutritional supplement, which are mixed together and taken in a drinking container. Particularly in the case of isotonic nutritional compositions, there are already isotonic ready-to-drink drinks in which the powdery isotonic supplements have been added to the beverage bottler in an aqueous solution and can be eaten on-site as a ready-made drink from an enclosed drinking container.
  • the nutritional supplements are usually supplied in powder form or as a solid in a soluble tablet form and mixed manually with a drinking or mineral water. This is very cumbersome especially in sports or at sporting locations and requires the separate entrainment of a container with drinking water, a container with the nutritional supplements and a separate Drinking container for mixing and drinking the processed beverage.
  • Creatine plays a key role in the regulation and homeostasis of the energy metabolism of skeletal muscle. It is now generally recognized that maintaining the availability of phosphocreatine is necessary for the continued generation of muscle power.
  • creatine synthesis takes place in the liver, kidney, and pancreas, it has been known for some time that the oral ingestion of creatine adds the creatine supply to the entire body. It has been shown that intake of 20 to 30 g of creatine per day over several days can increase the total human muscle content by more than 20%.
  • Creatine is thereby given in powder form, which is stirred on site into an aqueous solution and taken by means of a drinking container.
  • creatine quickly transforms into the related compound creatinine, which no longer has a muscle-enhancing effect and is excreted in the urine as waste. Therefore, it has not been possible to produce creatine as a ready-made drink in a prefabricated drinking container for longer-term consumption.
  • a main container for receiving a first substance which consists of a base and a surrounding side jacket having a container opening at the top.
  • a lid member with integrated storage chamber is arranged for airtight sealing, which is partially screwed via an external thread of the bottle neck on the main container.
  • the storage chamber consists of fixed inserts, which have a cylindrical shell and a final cover and are closed at the bottom by a dense film. Obviously solid, powdery or gaseous supplemental nutrients can be accommodated as second substance in this storage chamber.
  • a pressure body is additionally used, which has a cutting section down, which cuts through the film by a pressing pressure from above and thus introduces the second substance in the first substance of the main container, which is then mixed with this as a ready-drink.
  • Such separated by films recording or storage chambers are basically suitable only for single use or cumbersome again sealed, so that this runs counter to repeated use. But even with a single use film residues can get into the drink, so it makes sense to fill this mixture via a sieving process in a separate drinking container.
  • Other containers are out EP 0 520 516 A . DE 296 20 767 U and GB 477922 A known.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a drinking container, with the short term nutritional supplement ingredients are admixed to a beverage agent that is easy to handle and can get through any impurities in the finished beverage.
  • the invention has the advantage that even unstable beverage mixtures can be processed at any time and at any place with each other just before consumption by the screwed closure device with an integrated receiving chamber for additional nutritional ingredients and can be readily taken from the drinking container to himself. This can be achieved in a simple manner by an easy-to-use turning operation, without having to pierce partitions or release films with much effort.
  • Such a drinking container also has the advantage that it consists of only a few simple easy to produce parts that are inexpensive to produce as plastic injection molded parts in mass production. For this purpose, then only a container bottle with internal thread and a closure device with external thread is necessary, wherein advantageously the cavity of the closure device simultaneously forms the receiving chamber for the nutritional supplement, which automatically causes the emptying into the interior of the drinking container through an addition opening in the lower part during the rotation process and so the Mixing process initiates.
  • no separating substance can be damaged by the invention, so that such a receiving chamber after turning back is always refillable and thus can be used by the user himself.
  • the drinking container Due to the screw cap, the drinking container is also fast in its few due to complete unscrewing of the closure device Components can be dismantled, which are then advantageously easy to clean for reuse.
  • a closable mouthpiece is arranged at the upper threaded portion through which the drinking liquid can be drunk immediately after the mixing process without further action and which is also reusable with a nutritional supplement reusable.
  • This may advantageously be both powdered, liquid or soluble solid dietary supplements, which are almost arbitrarily dosed.
  • the main container can also be a conventional bottle with an external thread, in which only an additional adapter with an inner thread and an outer thread or Aufschnappteil is necessary to use this closure device.
  • the drinking container according to the invention additionally has the advantage that it is outstandingly suitable for the preparation of sports drinks, in particular for the preparation and use of a force-strengthening unstable beverage of creatine and an aqueous solution.
  • FIG. 1 The drawing shows a drinking bottle 1 of a drinking container, which contains an internal thread 2 for screwing in a closure device 3.
  • the drinking bottle 1 consists of a base and a peripheral surface surrounding this, which forms the inner space 5 and has a container opening 4 at the top.
  • Such a bottle 1 may consist of a plastic material as well as of glass or metal, preferably aluminum. Since the drinking container 1 should preferably be used for mixing a creatine powder with an aqueous drinking solution, a plastic bottle is suitable for a single use of a pre-dosed quantity of creatine and drinking liquid as the drinking container 1.
  • a lightweight aluminum bottle When reusable, a lightweight aluminum bottle is preferably provided, can be produced in the exact and airtight internal thread 2, without the need for additional sealing means would be necessary.
  • internal thread 2 For a good metering with different creatine amounts of about 15 to 30 g, internal thread 2 with about 30 mm clear width and about 30 mm thread length are preferably provided.
  • conventional gradients of metric thread designs can be selected, which allow a smooth fitting for filling and mixing. It can also be used preferably conventional bicycle drinking bottles made of aluminum, some of which already have internal thread and in advantageous sizes of 1/3 or 1/2 1 are available.
  • FIG. 2 The drawing shows a closure device 3 with a mouthpiece 15 which can be screwed into a drinking bottle 1.
  • This closure device 3 preferably consists of an upper 6 and a lower threaded part 7 as a cover, which are interconnected by two webs 8 as connecting elements.
  • the cavity 9 between the two threaded parts 6, 7 forms the receiving chamber, in which preferably the creatine powder is introduced as a dietary supplement.
  • the lower threaded portion 7 is still equipped with a spherical or conical elevation 10, which is intended to ensure complete emptying into the interior 5 of the bottle 1.
  • the upper threaded portion 6 is additionally provided with a mouthpiece 15 which is closed by a cap 11 and forms an opening to the receiving chamber 9.
  • the upper threaded portion 6 is provided with a projecting Einschraubkopf 12 which surrounds the external thread of the upper threaded part 6 and whose distance from the external thread corresponds at least to the thickness of the bottle neck.
  • this Einschraubkopf 12 with its annular support edge 21 serves to limit the screwing.
  • the edge height can also be considered as a marking for the minimum depth of engagement, which is necessary so that the lower threaded part 7 still engages sealingly in the internal thread 2 of the bottle neck.
  • the closure device 3 is preferably produced as a plastic injection-molded part, wherein both external threads of the two threaded parts 6, 7 have the same diameter and the same pitch as the internal thread 2 of the drinking bottle 1.
  • the connecting elements 8 can also be formed as vertical threaded surfaces or thread ridges, which only in the region of the lower threaded part 7 an addition opening 22 must have outwardly to the drinking bottle interior 5.
  • the threaded parts 6, 7 are formed such that they sealingly on the internal thread. 2 the drinking bottle 1 abut. On the threaded parts 6, 7 but also circumferential sealing grooves can be provided in the example, additional O-ring seals made of rubber or other sealing materials are inserted.
  • the threaded parts 6, 7 may be provided for better sealing with a Teflon sealing layer, which closes both the content of the bottle 5 1 of the contents of the receiving chamber 9 and the receiving chamber 9 from the outside airtight.
  • Fig. 3 The drawing shows a drinking container from a bottle 1 and a closure device 3 is shown, which is screwed in so far that the creatine 13 is metered from the receiving chamber 9 in the aqueous drinking solution 14 of the bottle 1.
  • the aqueous drinking solution 14 has already been filled into the drinking bottle 1 in an intended quantity of preferably 1/3 l.
  • This aqueous drinking solution 14 preferably consists of drinking or mineral water and flavorings which advantageously overlay the taste of the creatine.
  • the closure device 3 is screwed into the internal thread 2 of the bottle 1.
  • the creatine 13 is first introduced into the receiving chamber 9, preferably through the mouthpiece 15.
  • the closure device 3 is initially only screwed in so far that the lower threaded part 7 still engages in the internal thread 2 of the bottle 1.
  • a slight constriction is provided at the lower thread of the internal thread 2, which causes a noticeable stiffness.
  • it is also a Einschraubmark ist on the upper threaded portion 6 attachable, which makes an axial screwing marked.
  • the screw-in 12 is guided so far down that it forms a plane upon reaching the allowable screwing with the surface of the bottle neck opening.
  • a daily dose of 15 g / person is filled into the receiving chamber 9 and the mouthpiece 15 is closed by a cap 11 or a stopper. If necessary, then the outer ring of Einschraubkopfes 12 is screwed in so far over the upper threaded portion 6, that this rests on the upper rim of the bottle, then at least the addition opening 22 of the receiving chamber 9 is released to the interior 5 and thereby the creatine in the drinking solution 14 through the gravity effect falls into it. Thereafter, the drinking container is shaken for better mixing and thus the mixed drink of creatine and the aqueous solution is available for consumption. For this purpose, the cap 11 can be removed so that the mixed drinking liquid is ready for drinking directly from the mouthpiece 15.
  • an adapter piece 16 may be provided which in Fig. 4 the drawing for a drinking bottle with external thread is shown.
  • This adapter piece 16 consists of a cylindrical continuous inner part 20, in which an internal thread 17 is provided for receiving the closure device 3 and which is preferably formed as a plastic or metal injection molded part. Coaxially with a projecting edge portion 18 is fixed above, which has parallel to the internal thread 17 an enlarged internal thread 19 which engages in the external thread of the drinking bottle to be used.
  • Such an adapter piece 16 may instead of the enlarged internal thread 19 also have a snap closure, which is placed on conventional bottles with round edge for crown corks.
  • such an adapter part 16 can also be designed such that it glues or other glass or plastic container is weldable.
  • the adapter piece can be fixed only by a contact pressure in the bottle neck, wherein the cantilevered edge portion is dispensable.

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The device has a container opening arranged at an upper side of the device. A receiving chamber (9) is provided at the opening, and content of the chamber is carried into an internal space of a drinking container. A threaded part (6) is provided at an upper region of the device, and is formed with a lower covering surface or a lower threaded part (7) of the chamber. The chamber exhibits an additional opening at a lower region of the device. The content of the chamber is released into the internal space through the additional opening by a rotational operation. An independent claim is also included for a method for preparing a creatine-mixed drink from an aqueous solution and a preset amount of creatine powder.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Trinkbehälter gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1.The invention relates to a drinking container according to the preamble of patent claim 1.

Es gibt derzeit viele Ernährungszusammensetzungen, die insbesondere vor oder während sportlicher Betätigungen zu sich genommen werden. Diese sollen vornehmlich der Verbesserung der Leistungsfähigkeit oder der Zuführung wichtiger Ernährungsbestandteile dienen. Diese Ernährungszusammensetzungen bestehen meist aus einer wässrigen Trinklösung und einem festen oder pulverförmigen Ernährungsergänzungsmittel, die miteinander vermischt und in einem Trinkbehälter zu sich genommen werden. Insbesondere bei isotonischen Ernährungszusammensetzungen gibt es auch schon isotonische Fertiggetränke, bei denen einer wässrigen Lösung die pulverförmigen isotonischen Ergänzungsmittel beim Getränkeabfüller zugegeben wurden und das als Fertiggetränk vor Ort aus einem mitgelieferten Trinkbehälter zu sich genommen werden kann.There are currently many nutritional compositions that are consumed especially before or during physical activity. These are primarily intended to improve the performance or the supply of important nutritional components. These nutritional compositions usually consist of an aqueous drinking solution and a solid or powdered nutritional supplement, which are mixed together and taken in a drinking container. Particularly in the case of isotonic nutritional compositions, there are already isotonic ready-to-drink drinks in which the powdery isotonic supplements have been added to the beverage bottler in an aqueous solution and can be eaten on-site as a ready-made drink from an enclosed drinking container.

Häufig verlieren derartige Fertiggetränke im gemischten Zustand aber an Geschmack oder an Wirkung so dass es notwendig ist, der Trinklösung erst vor Ort kurz vor dem Verzehr ein oder mehrere Ernährungsergänzungsmittel zuzumischen. Dazu werden die Ernährungsergänzungsmittel meist in Pulverform oder als Feststoff in löslicher Tablettenform geliefert und manuell mit einem Trink- oder Mineralwasser vermischt. Dies ist insbesondere bei sportlicher Betätigung oder an sportlichen Einsatzorten sehr umständlich und erfordert die separate Mitnahme eines Behälters mit Trinkwasser, eines Behälters mit den Ernährungsergänzungsmitteln sowie eines separaten Trinkbehälters zum Mischen und Trinken des aufbereiteten Getränks.Frequently, however, such ready-mixed drinks in the mixed state lose their taste or effect, so that it is necessary to mix one or more nutritional supplements with the drink solution on site just before consumption. For this purpose, the nutritional supplements are usually supplied in powder form or as a solid in a soluble tablet form and mixed manually with a drinking or mineral water. This is very cumbersome especially in sports or at sporting locations and requires the separate entrainment of a container with drinking water, a container with the nutritional supplements and a separate Drinking container for mixing and drinking the processed beverage.

Seit einigen Jahren besteht insbesondere unter Sportlern ein beträchtliches Interesse, Kreatin als Ergänzungsernährungsmittel zu sich zu nehmen. Kreatin spielt eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Regulierung und Homöastasie des Energiestoffwechsels der Skelettmuskulatur. Dabei ist nun allgemein anerkannt, dass die Aufrechterhaltung der Verfügbarkeit von Phosphokreatin zur fortgesetzten Erzeugung der Muskelkraft notwendig ist. Obwohl die Kreatinsynthese in der Leber, der Niere und der Bauchspeicheldrüse stattfindet ist seit einiger Zeit bekannt, dass die orale Einnahme von Kreatin den Kreatinvorrat des gesamten Körpers hinzugefügt wird. Dabei hat sich gezeigt, dass die Einnahme von 20 bis 30 g Kreatin pro Tag über mehrere Tage einen Anstieg des Gesamtkreatingehalts der menschlichen Muskulatur um mehr als 20 % hervorrufen kann. Dadurch hat sich herausgestellt, dass sich bereits bei der Verabreichung von Kreatin in Mengen von wenigstens 15 g oder 0,2 bis 0,4 g/kg Körpergewicht innerhalb von wenigstens zwei Tagen eine Zunahme der Muskelkraft bewirkt wird. Kreatin wird dabei in Pulverform dargereicht, das vor Ort in eine wässrige Lösung eingerührt und mittels eines Trinkbehälters zu sich genommen wird. Allerdings wandelt sich Kreatin in wässrigen Lösungen in kurzer Zeit in die verwandte Verbindung Kreatinin um, die keine muskelkrafterhöhende Wirkung mehr enthält und mit dem Urin als Abfallstoff ausgeschieden wird. Deshalb ist es bisher nicht gelungen, Kreatin als Fertiggetränk in einem vorgefertigten Trinkbehälter zum längerfristigen Verzehr herzustellen.For some years, there has been considerable interest, particularly among athletes, in taking creatine supplements. Creatine plays a key role in the regulation and homeostasis of the energy metabolism of skeletal muscle. It is now generally recognized that maintaining the availability of phosphocreatine is necessary for the continued generation of muscle power. Although creatine synthesis takes place in the liver, kidney, and pancreas, it has been known for some time that the oral ingestion of creatine adds the creatine supply to the entire body. It has been shown that intake of 20 to 30 g of creatine per day over several days can increase the total human muscle content by more than 20%. As a result, it has been found that an increase in muscle strength is already effected during the administration of creatine in amounts of at least 15 g or 0.2 to 0.4 g / kg of body weight within at least two days. Creatine is thereby given in powder form, which is stirred on site into an aqueous solution and taken by means of a drinking container. However, in aqueous solutions, creatine quickly transforms into the related compound creatinine, which no longer has a muscle-enhancing effect and is excreted in the urine as waste. Therefore, it has not been possible to produce creatine as a ready-made drink in a prefabricated drinking container for longer-term consumption.

Es sind allerdings aus der DE 103 41 112 A1 bereits Behälter mit separater Speicherkammer bekannt, durch die einer wässrigen Lösung eine vordosierte Menge eines Ernährungsergänzungsmittels kurzfristig vor dem Verzehr beigemischt werden könnte. Dazu ist ein Hauptbehälter zur Aufnahme einer ersten Substanz vorgesehen, der aus einer Standfläche und einem sie umgebenden Seitenmantel besteht, der oben eine Behälteröffnung aufweist. In die Behälteröffnung ist zum luftdichten Verschließen ein Deckelelement mit integrierter Speicherkammer angeordnet, die teilweise über ein Außengewinde des Flaschenhalses auf den Hauptbehälter aufgeschraubt ist. Die Speicherkammer besteht aus festen Einsatzteilen, die einen zylinderförmigen Mantel und einen abschließenden Deckel aufweisen und unten durch eine dichte Folie verschlossen sind. In dieser Speicherkammer können offensichtlich feste, pulverförmige oder gasförmige Ergänzungsernährungsmittel als zweite Substanz untergebracht werden. Im Deckelelement ist zusätzlich noch ein Druckkörper eingesetzt, der nach unten einen Schneideabschnitt aufweist, der durch einen Preßdruck von oben die Folie durchtrennt und so die zweite Substanz in die erste Substanz des Hauptbehälters einbringt, die dann mit diesem als Fertiggetränk vermischbar ist. Derartige durch Folien abgetrennte Aufnahme- oder Speicherkammern sind im Grunde nur für den einmaligen Gebrauch geeignet oder nur umständlich wieder abdichtbar, so dass dies einer mehrmaligen Verwendung zuwider läuft. Aber auch bei einem einmaligen Gebrauch können Folienreste in das Getränk gelangen, so dass es sinnvoll ist, dieses Gemisch über einen Siebvorgang in einen separaten Trinkbehälter umzufüllen. Weitere Behälter sind aus EP 0 520 516 A , DE 296 20 767 U und GB 477922 A bekannt.It is, however, from the DE 103 41 112 A1 already known container with a separate storage chamber through which an aqueous solution, a pre-dosed amount of a nutritional supplement in the short term before consumption could be mixed. For this purpose, a main container for receiving a first substance is provided, which consists of a base and a surrounding side jacket having a container opening at the top. In the container opening a lid member with integrated storage chamber is arranged for airtight sealing, which is partially screwed via an external thread of the bottle neck on the main container. The storage chamber consists of fixed inserts, which have a cylindrical shell and a final cover and are closed at the bottom by a dense film. Obviously solid, powdery or gaseous supplemental nutrients can be accommodated as second substance in this storage chamber. In the cover element, a pressure body is additionally used, which has a cutting section down, which cuts through the film by a pressing pressure from above and thus introduces the second substance in the first substance of the main container, which is then mixed with this as a ready-drink. Such separated by films recording or storage chambers are basically suitable only for single use or cumbersome again sealed, so that this runs counter to repeated use. But even with a single use film residues can get into the drink, so it makes sense to fill this mixture via a sieving process in a separate drinking container. Other containers are out EP 0 520 516 A . DE 296 20 767 U and GB 477922 A known.

Der Erfindung liegt deshalb die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Trinkbehälter zu schaffen, mit dem kurzfristig Ernährungsergänzungsbestandteile einem Getränkemittel zumischbar sind, der einfach handhabbar ist und durch den keinerlei Verunreinigungen in das Fertiggetränk gelangen können.The invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a drinking container, with the short term nutritional supplement ingredients are admixed to a beverage agent that is easy to handle and can get through any impurities in the finished beverage.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch die in Patentanspruch 1 angegebene Erfindung gelöst. Weiterbildungen und vorteilhafte Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben.This object is achieved by the invention specified in claim 1. Further developments and advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

Die Erfindung hat den Vorteil, dass durch die verschraubbare Verschlussvorrichtung mit einer integrierten Aufnahmekammer für zusätzliche Ernährungsbestandteile auch instabile Getränkemischungen jederzeit und an jedem Ort miteinander kurz vor dem Verzehr auf einfache Weise aufbereitbar sind und sogleich aus dem Trinkbehälter zu sich genommen werden können. Dies kann auf einfache Weise durch einen leicht bedienbaren Drehvorgang erreicht werden, ohne dass mit viel Kraftaufwand Trennwände oder Trennfolien durchstoßen werden müssen.The invention has the advantage that even unstable beverage mixtures can be processed at any time and at any place with each other just before consumption by the screwed closure device with an integrated receiving chamber for additional nutritional ingredients and can be readily taken from the drinking container to himself. This can be achieved in a simple manner by an easy-to-use turning operation, without having to pierce partitions or release films with much effort.

Ein derartiger Trinkbehälter hat auch den Vorteil, dass er nur aus wenigen einfachen leicht herstellbaren Teilen besteht, die kostengünstig auch als Kunststoffspritzteile in Serienfertigung herstellbar sind. Dazu ist dann lediglich eine Behälterflasche mit Innengewinde und eine Verschlussvorrichtung mit Außengewinde notwendig, wobei vorteilhafterweise der Hohlraum der Verschlussvorrichtung gleichzeitig die Aufnahmekammer für die Ernährungsergänzungsmittel bildet, die durch eine Zugabeöffnung im unteren Teil beim Drehvorgang selbsttätig die Entleerung in den Innenraum des Trinkbehälters bewirkt und so den Mischvorgang einleitet.Such a drinking container also has the advantage that it consists of only a few simple easy to produce parts that are inexpensive to produce as plastic injection molded parts in mass production. For this purpose, then only a container bottle with internal thread and a closure device with external thread is necessary, wherein advantageously the cavity of the closure device simultaneously forms the receiving chamber for the nutritional supplement, which automatically causes the emptying into the interior of the drinking container through an addition opening in the lower part during the rotation process and so the Mixing process initiates.

Vorteilhafterweise kann durch die Erfindung auch keine Trennsubstanz beschädigt werden, so dass eine derartige Aufnahmekammer nach dem Zurückdrehen jederzeit wieder auffüllbar ist und somit von dem Benutzer selbst wieder verwendet werden kann. Durch den Drehverschluss ist der Trinkbehälter durch vollständiges Herausdrehen der Verschlussvorrichtung auch schnell in seine wenigen Bestandteile zerlegbar, die dann zur Wiederverwendung vorteilhafterweise leicht zu reinigen sind.Advantageously, no separating substance can be damaged by the invention, so that such a receiving chamber after turning back is always refillable and thus can be used by the user himself. Due to the screw cap, the drinking container is also fast in its few due to complete unscrewing of the closure device Components can be dismantled, which are then advantageously easy to clean for reuse.

Bei einer besonderen Ausführung des erfindungsgemäßen Trinkbehälters ist am oberen Gewindeteil gleichzeitig ein verschließbares Mundstück angeordnet, durch das die Trinkflüssigkeit sofort nach dem Mischvorgang ohne weitere Maßnahmen getrunken werden kann und das auch zur Neueinfüllung mit einem Ernährungsergänzungsmittel wieder verwendbar ist. Dabei kann es sich vorteilhafterweise sowohl um pulverförmige, flüssige oder lösbare feste Nahrungsergänzungsmittel handeln, die nahezu beliebig dosierbar sind.In a particular embodiment of the drinking container according to the invention at the same time a closable mouthpiece is arranged at the upper threaded portion through which the drinking liquid can be drunk immediately after the mixing process without further action and which is also reusable with a nutritional supplement reusable. This may advantageously be both powdered, liquid or soluble solid dietary supplements, which are almost arbitrarily dosed.

Bei einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausführungsform kann es sich bei dem Hauptbehälter auch um eine herkömmliche Flasche mit einem Außengewinde handeln, bei dem lediglich ein zusätzlicher Adapter mit einem Innen- und einem Außengewinde bzw. Aufschnappteil notwendig ist, um diese Verschlussvorrichtung einzusetzen.In a further advantageous embodiment, the main container can also be a conventional bottle with an external thread, in which only an additional adapter with an inner thread and an outer thread or Aufschnappteil is necessary to use this closure device.

Der erfindungsgemäße Trinkbehälter hat zusätzlich den Vorteil, dass er sich hervorragend zur Aufbereitung von Sportgetränken eignet, insbesondere zur Zubereitung und Verwendung von einem kraftstärkenden instabilen Getränk aus Kreatin und einer wässrigen Lösung.The drinking container according to the invention additionally has the advantage that it is outstandingly suitable for the preparation of sports drinks, in particular for the preparation and use of a force-strengthening unstable beverage of creatine and an aqueous solution.

Die Erfindung wird anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels, das in der Zeichnung dargestellt ist, näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

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einen schematischen Trinkbehälter ohne Verschlussvorrichtung;
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eine Verschlussvorrichtung mit einem Mundstück;
Fig. 3:
einen Trinkbehälter mit einer eingeschraubten Verschlussvorrichtung, und
Fig. 4:
ein Adapterstück für Trinkflaschen mit Außengewinde.
The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to an embodiment which is illustrated in the drawing. Show it:
Fig. 1:
a schematic drinking container without closure device;
Fig. 2:
a closure device with a mouthpiece;
3:
a drinking container with a screwed closure device, and
4:
an adapter for drinking bottles with external thread.

In Fig. 1 der Zeichnung ist eine Trinkflasche 1 eines Trinkbehälters dargestellt, der ein Innengewinde 2 zum Einschrauben einer Verschlussvorrichtung 3 enthält. Die Trinkflasche 1 besteht dabei aus einer Standfläche und eine diese umgebende Mantelfläche, die den Innenraum 5 bildet und oben eine Behälteröffnung 4 aufweist. Eine derartige Trinkflasche 1 kann sowohl aus einem Kunststoffwerkstoff als auch aus Glas oder Metall vorzugsweise Aluminium bestehen. Da der Trinkbehälter 1 vorzugsweise zur Vermischung eines Kreatinpulvers mit einer wässrigen Trinklösung verwendet werden soll, bietet sich bei einer einmaligen Verwendung einer vordosierten Menge an Kreatin und Trinkflüssigkeit als Trinkbehälter 1 eine Kunststoffflasche an.In Fig. 1 The drawing shows a drinking bottle 1 of a drinking container, which contains an internal thread 2 for screwing in a closure device 3. The drinking bottle 1 consists of a base and a peripheral surface surrounding this, which forms the inner space 5 and has a container opening 4 at the top. Such a bottle 1 may consist of a plastic material as well as of glass or metal, preferably aluminum. Since the drinking container 1 should preferably be used for mixing a creatine powder with an aqueous drinking solution, a plastic bottle is suitable for a single use of a pre-dosed quantity of creatine and drinking liquid as the drinking container 1.

Bei einer Wiederverwendbarkeit wird vorzugsweise eine leichte Aluminiumflasche vorgesehen, bei der genaue und luftdichte Innengewinde 2 herstellbar sind, ohne dass dazu zusätzliche Dichtungsmittel notwendig wären. Zu einer guten Dosierbarkeit mit unterschiedlichen Kreatinmengen von ca. 15 bis 30 g werden vorzugsweise Innengewinde 2 mit ca. 30 mm lichter Weite und etwa 30 mm Gewindelänge vorgesehen. Dabei können herkömmliche Steigungen von metrischen Gewindeausführungen gewählt werden, die eine leichtgängige Einschraubung zur Befüllung und zum Mischvorgang ermöglichen. Es können dabei vorzugsweise auch herkömmliche Fahrradtrinkflaschen aus Aluminium eingesetzt werden, die teilweise schon über Innengewinde verfügen und in vorteilhaften Größen von 1/3 oder 1/2 1 erhältlich sind.When reusable, a lightweight aluminum bottle is preferably provided, can be produced in the exact and airtight internal thread 2, without the need for additional sealing means would be necessary. For a good metering with different creatine amounts of about 15 to 30 g, internal thread 2 with about 30 mm clear width and about 30 mm thread length are preferably provided. In this case, conventional gradients of metric thread designs can be selected, which allow a smooth fitting for filling and mixing. It can also be used preferably conventional bicycle drinking bottles made of aluminum, some of which already have internal thread and in advantageous sizes of 1/3 or 1/2 1 are available.

In Fig. 2 der Zeichnung ist eine Verschlussvorrichtung 3 mit einem Mundstück 15 dargestellt, die in eine Trinkflasche 1 einschraubbar ist. Diese Verschlussvorrichtung 3 besteht vorzugsweise aus einem oberen 6 und einem unteren Gewindeteil 7 als Abdeckfläche, die durch zwei Stege 8 als Verbindungselemente miteinander verbunden sind. Im eingeschraubten Zustand bildet der Hohlraum 9 zwischen den beiden Gewindeteilen 6, 7 die Aufnahmekammer, in der vorzugsweise das Kreatinpulver als Nahrungsergänzungsmittel eingebracht wird. Dabei ist das untere Gewindeteil 7 noch mit einer kugel- oder kegelartigen Erhebung 10 ausgestattet, die eine vollständige Entleerung in den Innenraum 5 der Trinkflasche 1 gewährleisten soll.In Fig. 2 The drawing shows a closure device 3 with a mouthpiece 15 which can be screwed into a drinking bottle 1. This closure device 3 preferably consists of an upper 6 and a lower threaded part 7 as a cover, which are interconnected by two webs 8 as connecting elements. In the screwed-in state, the cavity 9 between the two threaded parts 6, 7 forms the receiving chamber, in which preferably the creatine powder is introduced as a dietary supplement. Here, the lower threaded portion 7 is still equipped with a spherical or conical elevation 10, which is intended to ensure complete emptying into the interior 5 of the bottle 1.

Das obere Gewindeteil 6 ist zusätzlich noch mit einem Mundstück 15 versehen, das durch eine Kappe 11 verschließbar ist und eine Öffnung zur Aufnahmekammer 9 bildet. Zur Verbesserung der Einschraubbarkeit ist der obere Gewindeteil 6 mit einem auskragenden Einschraubkopf 12 versehen, der das Außengewinde des oberen Gewindeteils 6 umschließt und dessen Abstand zum Außengewinde mindestens der Dicke des Flaschenhalses entspricht. Gleichzeitig dient dieser Einschraubkopf 12 mit seinem ringförmigen Auflagerand 21 zur Begrenzung der Einschraubtiefe. Dabei kann gleichzeitig auch die Randhöhe als Markierung für die Mindesteinschraubtiefe gelten, die notwendig ist, damit das untere Gewindeteil 7 noch dichtend in das Innengewinde 2 des Flaschenhalses eingreift. Die Verschlussvorrichtung 3 wird vorzugsweise als Kunststoffspritzteil hergestellt, wobei beide Außengewinde der beiden Gewindeteile 6, 7 den gleichen Durchmesser und die gleiche Steigung wie das Innengewinde 2 der Trinkflasche 1 aufweisen.The upper threaded portion 6 is additionally provided with a mouthpiece 15 which is closed by a cap 11 and forms an opening to the receiving chamber 9. To improve the screwing the upper threaded portion 6 is provided with a projecting Einschraubkopf 12 which surrounds the external thread of the upper threaded part 6 and whose distance from the external thread corresponds at least to the thickness of the bottle neck. At the same time this Einschraubkopf 12 with its annular support edge 21 serves to limit the screwing. At the same time, the edge height can also be considered as a marking for the minimum depth of engagement, which is necessary so that the lower threaded part 7 still engages sealingly in the internal thread 2 of the bottle neck. The closure device 3 is preferably produced as a plastic injection-molded part, wherein both external threads of the two threaded parts 6, 7 have the same diameter and the same pitch as the internal thread 2 of the drinking bottle 1.

In einer vereinfachten Ausführung können die Verbindungselemente 8 auch als vertikale Gewindeflächen oder Gewindestege ausgebildet werden, die lediglich im Bereich des unteren Gewindeteils 7 eine Zugabeöffnung 22 nach außen zum Trinkflascheninnenraum 5 aufweisen muss. Die Gewindeteile 6, 7 sind derart ausgebildet, dass sie dichtend am Innengewinde 2 der Trinkflasche 1 anliegen. An den Gewindeteilen 6, 7 können aber auch umlaufende Dichtungsnuten vorgesehen werden, in die beispielsweise zusätzliche O-Ringdichtungen aus Gummi oder anderen Dichtungswerkstoffen eingelegt sind. Die Gewindeteile 6, 7 können zur besseren Abdichtung auch mit einer Teflondichtungsschicht versehen sein, die sowohl den Inhalt 5 der Trinkflasche 1 vom Inhalt der Aufnahmekammer 9 als auch die Aufnahmekammer 9 vom Außenbereich luftdicht abschließt.In a simplified embodiment, the connecting elements 8 can also be formed as vertical threaded surfaces or thread ridges, which only in the region of the lower threaded part 7 an addition opening 22 must have outwardly to the drinking bottle interior 5. The threaded parts 6, 7 are formed such that they sealingly on the internal thread. 2 the drinking bottle 1 abut. On the threaded parts 6, 7 but also circumferential sealing grooves can be provided in the example, additional O-ring seals made of rubber or other sealing materials are inserted. The threaded parts 6, 7 may be provided for better sealing with a Teflon sealing layer, which closes both the content of the bottle 5 1 of the contents of the receiving chamber 9 and the receiving chamber 9 from the outside airtight.

In Fig. 3 der Zeichnung ist ein Trinkbehälter aus einer Trinkflasche 1 und einer Verschlussvorrichtung 3 dargestellt, die so weit eingeschraubt ist, dass das Kreatin 13 aus der Aufnahmekammer 9 in die wässrige Trinklösung 14 der Trinkflasche 1 eindosiert wird. Dabei wurde vor dem Einsetzen der Verschlussvorrichtung 3 bereits die wässrige Trinklösung 14 in die Trinkflasche 1 in vorgesehener Menge von vorzugsweise 1/3 1 eingefüllt. Diese wässrige Trinklösung 14 besteht vorzugsweise aus Trink- oder Mineralwasser und Geschmacksstoffen, die den Geschmack des Kreatins vorteilhaft überlagern. Danach wird die Verschlussvorrichtung 3 in das Innengewinde 2 der Trinkflasche 1 eingeschraubt. Vor der Vermischung wird zunächst das Kreatin 13 in die Aufnahmekammer 9 vorzugsweise durch das Mundstück 15 eingebracht. Dazu wird die Verschlussvorrichtung 3 zunächst nur so weit eingeschraubt, dass das untere Gewindeteil 7 noch in das Innengewinde 2 der Trinkflasche 1 eingreift. Zur Fixierung dieser Einschraubstellung ist am unteren Gewindegang des Innengewindes 2 eine leichte Verengung vorgesehen, die eine merkbare Schwergängigkeit verursacht. Es ist aber auch eine Einschraubmarkierung am oberen Gewindeteil 6 anbringbar, die eine axiale Einschraubtiefe kenntlich macht. Hierzu ist vorzugsweise der Einschraubkopf 12 so weit nach unten geführt, dass er bei Erreichen der zulässigen Einschraubtiefe mit der Oberfläche der Flaschenhalsöffnung eine Ebene bildet.In Fig. 3 The drawing shows a drinking container from a bottle 1 and a closure device 3 is shown, which is screwed in so far that the creatine 13 is metered from the receiving chamber 9 in the aqueous drinking solution 14 of the bottle 1. In this case, before the onset of the closure device 3, the aqueous drinking solution 14 has already been filled into the drinking bottle 1 in an intended quantity of preferably 1/3 l. This aqueous drinking solution 14 preferably consists of drinking or mineral water and flavorings which advantageously overlay the taste of the creatine. Thereafter, the closure device 3 is screwed into the internal thread 2 of the bottle 1. Before mixing, the creatine 13 is first introduced into the receiving chamber 9, preferably through the mouthpiece 15. For this purpose, the closure device 3 is initially only screwed in so far that the lower threaded part 7 still engages in the internal thread 2 of the bottle 1. To fix this Einschraubstellung a slight constriction is provided at the lower thread of the internal thread 2, which causes a noticeable stiffness. But it is also a Einschraubmarkierung on the upper threaded portion 6 attachable, which makes an axial screwing marked. For this purpose, preferably the screw-in 12 is guided so far down that it forms a plane upon reaching the allowable screwing with the surface of the bottle neck opening.

Bei einem werksseitig vorgefüllten Getränk wird vorzugsweise eine Tagesdosis von 15 g/Person in die Aufnahmekammer 9 eingefüllt und das Mundstück 15 durch eine Verschlusskappe 11 oder einen Verschlussstopfen verschlossen. Bei Bedarf wird dann der Außenring des Einschraubkopfes 12 über den oberen Gewindeteil 6 so weit eingeschraubt, dass dieser auf dem oberen Trinkflaschenrand aufliegt, bei dem dann mindestens die Zugabeöffnung 22 der Aufnahmekammer 9 zum Innenraum 5 freigegeben ist und dadurch das Kreatin in die Trinklösung 14 durch die Schwerkraftwirkung hineinfällt. Danach wird zur besseren Durchmischung der Trinkbehälter geschüttelt und damit steht das Mischgetränk aus Kreatin und der wässrigen Lösung zum Verzehr zur Verfügung. Dazu kann dann die Verschlusskappe 11 entfernt werden, so dass die durchmischte Trinkflüssigkeit direkt aus dem Mundstück 15 zum Trinken bereit steht.In a factory pre-filled beverage preferably a daily dose of 15 g / person is filled into the receiving chamber 9 and the mouthpiece 15 is closed by a cap 11 or a stopper. If necessary, then the outer ring of Einschraubkopfes 12 is screwed in so far over the upper threaded portion 6, that this rests on the upper rim of the bottle, then at least the addition opening 22 of the receiving chamber 9 is released to the interior 5 and thereby the creatine in the drinking solution 14 through the gravity effect falls into it. Thereafter, the drinking container is shaken for better mixing and thus the mixed drink of creatine and the aqueous solution is available for consumption. For this purpose, the cap 11 can be removed so that the mixed drinking liquid is ready for drinking directly from the mouthpiece 15.

Soweit eine derartige Verschlussvorrichtung 3 aber auf eine herkömmliche Glasflasche mit einem Außengewinde, einem abgerundeten Rand zum aufschnappenden Verschließen oder mit einer inneren Anpressverbindung befestigt werden soll, kann ein Adapterstück 16 vorgesehen werden, das in Fig. 4 der Zeichnung für eine Trinkflasche mit Außengewinde dargestellt ist. Dieses Adapterstück 16 besteht aus einem zylindrischen durchgehenden Innenteil 20, in dem ein Innengewinde 17 zur Aufnahme der Verschlussvorrichtung 3 vorgesehen ist und das vorzugsweise als Kunststoff- oder Metallspritzgussteil ausgebildet ist. Koaxial dazu ist oben ein auskragender Randteil 18 befestigt, der parallel zum Innengewinde 17 ein vergrößertes Innengewinde 19 aufweist, das in das Außengewinde der zu verwendenden Trinkflasche eingreift. Ein derartiges Adapterstück 16 kann statt dem vergrößerten Innengewinde 19 auch einen Schnappverschluss aufweisen, der auf übliche Flaschen mit Rundrand für Kronkorken aufsetzbar ist. Ein derartiges Adapterteil 16 kann aber auch so ausgebildet sein, dass es in andere Glas- oder Kunststoffbehälter einkleb- oder einschweißbar ist. Bei einer anderen Ausführung kann das Adapterstück auch nur durch einen Anpressdruck im Flaschenhals fixiert werden, wobei der auskragende Randteil entbehrlich ist.However, if such a closure device 3 is to be attached to a conventional glass bottle with an external thread, a rounded edge for snap-locking or with an inner Anpressverbindung, an adapter piece 16 may be provided which in Fig. 4 the drawing for a drinking bottle with external thread is shown. This adapter piece 16 consists of a cylindrical continuous inner part 20, in which an internal thread 17 is provided for receiving the closure device 3 and which is preferably formed as a plastic or metal injection molded part. Coaxially with a projecting edge portion 18 is fixed above, which has parallel to the internal thread 17 an enlarged internal thread 19 which engages in the external thread of the drinking bottle to be used. Such an adapter piece 16 may instead of the enlarged internal thread 19 also have a snap closure, which is placed on conventional bottles with round edge for crown corks. However, such an adapter part 16 can also be designed such that it glues or other glass or plastic container is weldable. In another embodiment, the adapter piece can be fixed only by a contact pressure in the bottle neck, wherein the cantilevered edge portion is dispensable.

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  1. Container (1) with an interior (5) for receiving a liquid (14) and a container opening (4) which is preferably arranged at the top, in which a closure device (3) with at least one receiving chamber (9) is provided, the closure device (3), at least in the upper region, having a threaded part (6), which, with a lower covering face or a lower threaded part (7), forms the receiving chamber (9), which, at least in the lower region, has a feed opening (22), through which a content (13) of the receiving chamber (9) can be released into the interior (5) and can be mixed with the liquid (14), characterised in that the upper threaded part (6) can be rotatably guided in an internal thread (2, 17), which is arranged in the region of the container opening (4) in such a way that the feed opening (22) is cleared towards the interior (5) by a screwing-in process to such an extent that the content (13) of the receiving chamber (9) and the liquid (14) can be mixed, the liquid (14) being drinking liquid.
  2. Container according to claim 1, characterised in that the inside of the container opening (4) is provided with the internal thread (2).
  3. Container according to claim 1, characterised in that an adaptor piece (16) is arranged as part of the closure device (3) in the container opening (4) and has a cylindrical inner part (20) with an internal thread (17) for receiving the closure device (3) and has a projecting edge part (18) at the top with an enlarged internal thread (19) or a snap-on edge for fastening.
  4. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that connecting webs (8) or threaded webs are arranged as connection elements between the upper threaded part (6) and the lower covering face or the lower threaded part (7) and in that the feed opening (22) is formed by the gaps between the webs (8).
  5. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a spherical or conical raised region (10) is arranged in the direction of the upper threaded part (6) on the covering face or on the lower threaded part (7).
  6. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a mouth piece (15), which has a drinking opening to the receiving chamber (9) from the outside, is arranged on the closure device (3) on the upper threaded part (6).
  7. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the container is produced from plastics material, glass or metal.
  8. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the closure device (3) is configured as a plastics material injection moulding.
  9. Container according to any one of claims 3 to 8, characterised in that the adaptor piece (16) is configured as a plastics material or metal injection moulding.
  10. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the content of the receiving chamber is creatine powder (13).
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