ES2872726A1 - Packaging for nutritional drinks (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a collapsible container for beverages whose mixing prior to storage in said container is inadvisable and/or incompatible. The container comprises at least one flexible wall that divides the interior of the container into at least two compartments that are watertight from each other. Furthermore, the container comprises an extraction conduit for said drinks formed by two concentric tubular pieces. One of the tubular pieces is mobile with respect to the other and is configured to perform a rotation and/or translation movement between a first position, in which the compartments are isolated from each other and from the outside of the container during storage and conservation of said drinks; and a second position, to communicate each compartment with each other and with the exterior of the container for the simultaneous extraction and/or consumption of said beverages. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Packaging for nutritional drinks

Technical field of the invention

The present invention belongs to the technical field of special containers for beverages. In particular for beverages with a high nutritional content, whose regular consumption is recommended in extreme situations, such as in humanitarian missions, refugee camps, high mountain expeditions, in the desert or in the jungle, resistance rallies, such as Paris. -Dakar, extreme endurance sports competitions, endurance regattas, long-stay boats in the high seas, areas and situations of collective famine, space missions, etc. in which the storage, transport and regular supply of food is compromised by difficulties of access, storage and / or transport (logistics), quantity of food to be supplied, rationing, etc. The present invention also has application for the storage and consumption of medicines in liquid state with an unpleasant taste or that cause rejection, for example, antibiotics or analgesics, in children, for having an unconventional taste or texture.

Background of the invention

There are exceptional situations in which the supply or availability of food is compromised for various reasons, such as difficult access due to a remote location in uninhabited places, such as deserts, space, high seas, jungle, high mountains, polar scientific stations, etc., or by the large number of people concentrated in one place unexpectedly, which causes large quantities of food to be supplied where there is no adequate logistics chain for it. These situations can also occur in refugee camps, in underdeveloped countries where situations of famine can occur if a natural disaster spoils the livelihood provided for a region or population, in situations of humanitarian crisis, etc.

Very often, the different nutrients that ideally should be supplied in these situations have to be consumed regularly, supplied if possible in individual servings, but they cannot be stored in the same container because their mixing and subsequent storage in the same container would imply the gradual or progressive destruction of the beneficial properties that they provide separately.

This would be the case with the supply of fluids, minerals, vitamins and probiotics. While it is possible to supply all these nutrients in separate packages, the logistics of transporting these items in separate packages and dividing them into individual servings separately becomes very complicated and generates a large volume of packaging waste. However, their storage and supply in the same container would imply their mixing and prolonged and unwanted interaction between them during the storage period prior to their distribution, causing the significant loss of their nutritional properties. In addition, it is necessary that the opening of containers and the intake of content be facilitated to the maximum, since in many occasions, the space and / or time required for their consumption is very reduced, as is the case of space stations, oil platforms, during the development of extreme activities such as climbing, rallies, expeditions, etc.

In addition, the containers used for their storage, transport and disposal must, in addition, occupy the minimum possible space, to simplify the logistics of supplying them in large quantities and to places that are difficult to access or very remote. For this reason, it is preferable to use flexible containers, which resist impacts during transport, occupy a minimum volume and are stackable with zero loss of space and, furthermore, after use they can be crushed flat, so that the container, once Once its contents are consumed, it does not occupy more than a sheet a few tenths of a millimeter thick.

Patent US8584966B2 describes a flexible container for liquids that allows easy opening and ingestion of its contents by providing a telescopic opening system. However, this container is not suitable for storing and distributing beverages in individual servings whose mixing prior to storage is unfeasible, incompatible and / or detrimental to their nutritional properties.

It is one of the objectives of the present invention to obviate or at least mitigate some of the problems found in the state of the art.

Summary description of the invention

According to a first aspect of the invention, a foldable container for beverages is provided, the mixing of which during storage in said container is incompatible, said container comprising:

- at least one flexible wall that divides the inside of the container into at least two each other's watertight compartments: and

- a conduit for the extraction of said drinks formed by two concentric and movable pieces one with respect to another, configured to carry out a movement of rotation and / or translation between a first position, in which the compartments are isolated from each other and from the outside of the container during the storage and preservation of said beverages; and a second position, to communicate each compartment with each other and with the exterior of the container for the simultaneous extraction and / or consumption of said beverages.

In this way, it is possible to store beverage rations in individual containers that should not be mixed during storage, so as not to alter their nutritional properties, while achieving a very simplified way of opening and consuming beverages, suitable for extreme situations in those that the time and / or the space to consume them is very reduced. In addition, the volume occupied by a large number of containers filled with beverage is minimized as the containers are flexible, easily stackable, which greatly simplifies their transport, storage and distribution among large numbers of people. Once the drinks have been consumed, the empty containers occupy a minimum volume, since they are easily foldable into a flat shape that allows a large number of empty containers to occupy a minimum space.

Optionally, the container may comprise a closure threaded to the exterior of a concentric piece of the extraction duct configured so that, when the closure of said concentric piece is uncoupled, in turn, the relative rotation and / or translation movement is caused between the first and the second position and so that when coupling the closure to said concentric piece, the relative movement of rotation and / or translation is caused between the second and the first position.

This simplifies the process of opening and simultaneously consuming the beverages contained in the compartments. When it is said to couple or uncouple, this term is understood to encompass threaded closures, by pressure by twist and pressure, etc.

Examples of beverages with a high nutritional content whose regular consumption is recommended in extreme situations are probiotic drinks and fruit juices. These two types of drinks cannot be conserved and / or stored together, that is, mixed, for long periods of time, because the pH of the fruit juice is detrimental, in the medium and long term, for the activity of probiotics, although Its simultaneous consumption is not discouraged, since the mutual interaction takes place for a short period of time.

In some cases, it is possible to supplement fruit or vegetable juices or probiotic drinks with other compounds for consumption indicated in extreme situations, such as nootropic substances or compounds, preferably of natural origin, that increase certain mental functions, such as cognition, attention, memory, intelligence, creativity, motivation and concentration. In this way, it is possible to administer not only essential nutrients for the body, but also nutrients to reinforce the functioning of the mind in situations where it is necessary to be alert, with decision-making capacity and quick reaction. Among the most common nootropic substances or compounds are the extracts of various plants such as ging seng, ginkgo biloba, guarana, bacopa monnieri, etc., or fungi such as hericium erinaceus, or other substances such as coenzyme Q-10, noopept, etc.

Alternatively or additionally, fruit or vegetable juices or probiotic drinks can be supplemented with analgesic substances to relieve pain caused by injuries in extreme sports but which should not prevent the continuation of the activity or competition in progress.

Another example of a similar situation would be that of liquid medicines with antibiotics and fruit juice, which cannot be kept mixed, but whose simultaneous consumption is frequent, for example, to mask the taste of the antibiotic liquid for children with fruit juice . Instead of antibiotic liquid, this invention can also be used to administer analgesic or antipyretic medicines mixed with juice to children, so that its taste is masked and the presence of the medicine is disguised as it is contained in an internal compartment of the container.

According to a second aspect of the invention, a container for beverages is provided, the mixing of which during storage in said container is inadvisable and / or incompatible that has an elongated shape along a main axis and comprises a liquid outlet that is transverse to said main axis, said container being characterized in that it comprises at least one wall that divides the interior of the container into at least two compartments that are watertight from each other and that communicate with the liquid outlet of the container through an outlet of each compartment.

In this way, you can keep the liquids stored inside the container, without mixing, keeping the outlets of each compartment closed, and when you want to consume both drinks, it is only necessary to open the outlet of each compartment separately and drink from the liquid outlet of the container. This solves the problem that two beverages can be stored in the same container for simultaneous consumption, without these beverages being mixed and losing their nutritional qualities due to their mixing during storage, which is inadvisable.

According to a third aspect of the invention, a container for beverages is provided, the mixing of which during storage in said container is inadvisable and / or incompatible that comprises an extraction conduit for said beverages formed by two concentric pieces and one movable with respect to each other. other: an inner concentric piece and an outer concentric piece, configured to perform a rotation and / or translation movement between a first position, in which the interior of said concentric pieces is isolated from each other and from the interior and exterior of the container during the storage and preservation of said drinks, during which a first drink is stored inside the interior concentric piece; and a second position, which communicates the interior of both concentric pieces with the interior and exterior of the container for the simultaneous extraction and / or consumption of said drinks, during which a second drink drags the first drink contained in the inner concentric piece.

In this way, it is possible to solve the problem of storing beverages in the same container that should not be mixed prior to storage, but that it is advisable to consume regularly and it is possible to consume them mixed. In this case, the interior of the innermost concentric piece acts as a compartment for storing a first drink, which can even be in powder form. By communicating the inside of the container with the inside of the inner tubular piece, where a second drink is located, and with the outside, it is possible to extract the second drink from the inside of the container at the same time as it drags the first drink, in liquid or powder, contained inside the inner concentric piece, consuming them simultaneously and in a very simple way. In this case, the container is ideal to contain a single dose of both beverages, that is, the amounts of beverages and the size of the container are thought to satisfy a single consumption and use and the container is subsequently discarded, although it can be recycled.

However, there may be situations in which there is more than one person who wants to consume the beverages at a certain given time or in which they want to take advantage of the container to store more than one dose or serving of beverages. In these cases, the inner concentric piece may comprise a storage compartment for a first drink and a system for dosing said first drink to another dosing compartment located in said inner concentric piece, from which said first drink is dragged by a second drink, contained in the package, towards the outside of the package to be consumed simultaneously.

By having a dosing system, the container can contain larger quantities of both beverages and these can be consumed for longer periods of time in the same container, whose useful life is prolonged and therefore the environmental impact of said containers subject to the present invention.

The dispensing of the first beverage can be produced in various ways, for example, there may be an opening and closing mechanism that communicates the storage compartment with the dispensing compartment, and which is activated by pressing a button.

Alternatively, the dosing system can comprise a multitude of individual dose compartments located around an axis, forming a drum load that can be replaced by a revolving-type rotary movement, in which in each portion of said rotation, the communication of a single-dose compartment with the inside and outside of the container to consume the beverages, and it is not advanced to the next position until the next dose is about to be consumed, thus keeping the doses hermetically sealed.

In another alternative configuration, the dosing system may be characterized in that it operates by means of a double inversion movement of the container, as will be explained in one of the examples and Figures 8A, 8B and 8C.

The packages according to the third aspect of the invention can be conveniently used for a probiotic drink, in liquid or powder, as a first drink and as a second drink, it can be juice, water, soft drink, etc. with or without nutritional and / or functional supplementation.

A fourth aspect of the invention provides a container for beverages, the mixing of which during storage in said container is inadvisable and / or incompatible, which comprises an extraction conduit for said beverages formed by two pieces concentric with respect to each other: an inner concentric piece and an outer concentric piece, in which the outer concentric piece serves to hold a wall of the container and the inner concentric piece serves as a storage compartment for a first drink during the storage and preservation of said drinks, and said inner concentric piece being configured so that when the container is turned over, only a portion of the first beverage comes out of the container together with a portion of the second beverage for the simultaneous extraction and / or consumption of said beverages, in use.

In this way, in addition to solving the problem of storing both drinks in a single container and facilitating their simultaneous and regular consumption, the manufacturing and filling process of the container is facilitated, being able to fill the first drink separately. of the filling of the second drink and joining both drinks in the same container in an assembly step of the container that contains the second drink with the extraction conduit, which contains the first drink, which would be provided as an insert that fits, under pressure or by another method, to the part of the container that contains the second drink.

It should be understood that the dosage systems set forth herein are by way of example only and that other dosage systems can be constructed without departing from the scope of protection of the following invention.

A fifth aspect of the invention provides a method for producing a container according to the third and fourth aspects of the invention comprising the steps of:

- filling a first part of the container with the second drink independently of the filling of the extraction duct with the first drink;

- assembly of the first part of the container filled with the second drink with the extraction conduit filled with the first drink.

In this way, the manufacturing and filling process of said containers is simplified, since the filling of the beverages takes place separately and subsequently, the different parts of the container are assembled in a later step. This is much simpler than filling both drinks simultaneously. It can even be contemplated that the filling of a first or second drink takes place in facilities separate from where the filling of the other drink and the final assembly of the container takes place, thereby making the logistics and operations of producing said products more flexible. packaging.

A sixth aspect of the invention provides a container for beverages, the mixing of which during storage in said container is inadvisable and / or incompatible, which comprises a dosing system for a first beverage contained in one or more compartments under pressure, to be mixed just before mixing. its consumption with another second drink contained in a main compartment of said container, at the outlet of which said dosing system is mounted, which comprises one or more sections arranged around the outlet of the compartment containing the second drink, and which in at least one of these sections a compartment or pressure container is located, which contains the first drink, and said dosing system comprises an upper part that rotates at least a certain angle with respect to a lower part that comprises the one or more sections and that said part The upper part comprises a system for actuating a device for releasing the one or more compartments under pressure, so that at the g partially go the upper part over the part Lower there is a release of a predetermined quantity of the first beverage at the outlet of the main compartment.

In this way it is possible to increase the content of one of the beverages in the container by being stored in compartments or pressure vessels. Or seen in another way, as one of the beverages is contained and stored in a pressure compartment, the total volume of the container is less, for a certain amount of beverages.

The presented dosing system facilitates the dispensing of one of the beverage contained or stored under pressure by reducing the force necessary to counteract the pressure to which one of the beverages is subjected.

Optionally, the drive system of this dosing system is an inclined plane that facilitates the pressing or pressing of the release device.

Optionally, the release device comprises an inclined plane.

By having one two inclined planes, it is possible that the force necessary to actuate the drive system and the release device is gradually distributed over the time that the rotary movement of the dosing system lasts, thus facilitating its use.

Optionally, the dosing system described above can comprise a compartment or pressure vessel in each of the sections arranged around the outlet channel and said sections can rotate around the outlet channel. In this way, when a pressure compartment runs out of beverage, the sections are rotated so that a full pressure compartment replaces the one that has just been emptied, thus extending the useful life of the container with the described dispensing system.

Optionally, the sections can be rechargeable from the outside with new compartments or pressure vessels, so that the container can be reused.

This dosing device is conveniently placed in the cap, closure or neck of a container containing one of the beverages, while the other beverage is contained under pressure in liquid or powder form in the compartments or pressure vessels.

Brief explanation of the drawings

Some embodiments of the invention are described below, exclusively by way of example, without intending to constitute any limitation to the scope of protection of the invention, which will be delimited and defined by the appended claims.

The following description will be better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figures 1A and 1B show a beverage container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figures 2A and 2B show a beverage container in accordance with an alternative embodiment of the present invention.

Figures 3A and 3B represent a detailed view of a way of making the holes of the inner and outer tubular pieces.

Figures 4A and 4B show a closing system of the extraction duct that in turn causes the rotation of the inner tubular part between a closed position and an open position and vice versa.

Figures 5A and 5B show a container according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention and a spout cap therefor, respectively.

Figure 6 shows the face of a nozzle for producing a plastic macaron for subsequent blowing so as to obtain a container as in Figures 5A and 5B.

Figure 7 shows an alternative embodiment of the present invention adapted to release powdered probiotic beverages into another beverage, such as juice, just before being consumed.

Figures 8A, 8B and 8C show another alternative embodiment of the present invention adapted to release powdered probiotic beverages into another beverage, such as juice, just before being consumed.

Figure 9 shows an alternative embodiment of the present invention adapted to release powdered probiotic beverages into another beverage, such as juice, just before being consumed.

Figures 10A and 10B show an alternative embodiment adapted to release or dose a probiotic drink load to be consumed together with another drink stored in the same container, in a separate compartment. In this case the probiotic drink is contained in a pressurized compartment.

Detailed description of the invention

Figures 1A and 1B show a collapsible container 10, the outer walls of which 12 are made of heat-sealed flexible plastic membranes, opaque to light and hermetic to the passage of air and humidity. Said container 10 comprises an inner wall 14 made of the same material as the outer walls 12. The inner wall 14 is also flexible and divides the interior of the container into two internal compartments, i.e. an upper compartment 16, and a lower compartment 18.

The collapsible container 10 comprises an extraction duct 20, formed by two concentric tubular pieces inserted one inside the other, i.e. an inner tubular piece 22 and an outer tubular piece 24. The extraction duct extends from the lower compartment 18, passing through the inner wall 14, the upper compartment 16 and an outer wall 12a to the exterior 26 of the container.

The outer tubular piece 24 of the extraction duct 20 forms watertight joints with the inner wall 14 and with the outer wall 12a, so that the beverages contained inside each compartment cannot be mixed with the beverage in the adjoining compartment, nor can it escape. To the exterior. The joints of the outer tubular piece with the plastic membrane walls are made by heat sealing.

Both the outer tubular piece 24 and the inner tubular piece 22 define two holes each 30a, 30b, 32a, 32b, which are located, respectively, inside the upper compartment 16 and the lower compartment 18. The inner tubular piece 22 is of an external diameter such that it fits tightly inside the outer tubular part 24, but its relative movement is feasible when applying the necessary force.

The inner tubular piece 22 is translationally movable with respect to the outer tubular piece 24 of the extraction duct 20 and can occupy two positions with respect to it. The first position, or closed or storage position, shown in Figure 1A, corresponds to when the holes 30a, 30b of the inner tubular piece 22 are facing a wall portion of the outer tubular piece 24 and the holes 32a , 32b of the outer tubular piece 24 are facing a wall portion of the inner tubular piece 22, so that the beverages contained in each compartment cannot go outside and cannot be mixed with each other.

By forcefully pulling the container out of one end 34 of the inner tubular piece 22, which protrudes from the container 10, there is a translational movement of the inner tubular piece 22 with respect to the outer tubular piece 24, until the tubular piece Inner 22 occupies the second position or open or consumption position, shown in Figure 1B, in which the holes 30a 30b of the inner tubular part overlap or coincide with the holes 32a, 32b of the outer tubular part 24 and therefore Therefore, the lower compartment is brought into communication with the upper compartment and with the outside, so that by sucking from the end 34 of the inner tubular piece 22, which protrudes from the container 10, both drinks are extracted and drunk simultaneously.

Optionally, an end 34 of the inner tubular part 22 of the extraction duct 20, which protrudes from the container 10, can comprise a closing cap, which can be screwed, press fit, etc. and that can include a security seal.

Figures 2A and 2B show a collapsible container 100 similar to that of Figures 1A and 1B. The elements of Figures 2A and 2B that fulfill the same function as the respective elements of Figures 1A and 1B are denoted by the same numerals increased by 100. In the case of Figures 2A and 2B, the main difference with the shape of The embodiment of Figures 1A and 1B, is that the inner 122 and outer 124 tubular pieces are configured in such a way that to move from the closed position, Figure 2A, to the open position, Figure 2B, the relative movement of the tubular piece Inner 122 with respect to the outer tubular piece 124, is of rotation or rotation, for which the end 134 of the inner tubular piece 122 of the extraction duct 20 is provided with a circular flange 136 that helps to carry out said movement with ease.

Finally, it should be noted that these embodiments are provided by way of example only and that other embodiments within the scope of protection of the following claims are possible.

In particular, it should be noted that the arrangement of the holes can also be made at one end of the tubular pieces located in the lower compartment and that the hole can comprise a sealing membrane that can be broken or torn by means of the relative movement of the inner tubular pieces. and exterior, putting the lower compartment in communication with the extraction duct, while simultaneously putting the upper compartment in communication with the extraction duct by means of the same relative movement.

Figures 3A and 3B show a detailed view of how to make the holes 230, 232 to the inner 222 and outer 224 tubular pieces. One way to do them is with a punch 250 simultaneously penetrating the walls of the inner and outer tubular pieces, as shown in Figure 3A.

In this way, two perfectly overlapping or superimposed holes 230, 232 are produced in the inner 222 and outer 224 tubular pieces, respectively. In addition, if the material of the tubular pieces 222, 224 is plastic, the punch produces burrs 260, 270 that are overlap and are directed towards the interior of the tubular pieces (see Figure 3B), so that the annular space between the tubular pieces 222, 224 is isolated from the interior of the container and allows the passage of fluid into the interior tubular piece 222 Without the possibility of the fluid escaping into the annular space, it enters the tubular pieces.

In addition, being the plastic material, said burrs 260, 270 are flexible and allow the relative movement of the inner and outer tubular pieces 222, 224 to disengage the holes 230, 232 and form a seal between the inside of the container and the inside of the container. the tubular pieces 224, 224 and to re-superimpose said holes 230, 232 and their burrs 260, 270 with a great fit between them when you want to consume the beverages.

Figures 4A and 4B show a closure 340 for a beverage extraction conduit 320 of a container according to the present invention comprising an inner tubular piece 322 and an outer tubular piece 324. On this occasion, the inner tubular piece 322 has in the end closest to the liquid outlet an annular piece 342 with three teeth 344 regularly distributed around the internal perimeter of the annular piece. Said teeth 344 project towards the interior of the inner tubular part 322.

The closure 340 comprises a skirt 346 with a threaded portion that threads on the outside of the upper end of the outer tubular member 324. The closure 340 comprises a base 348 perpendicular to the skirt 346 from which three regularly curved flanges 350 project perpendicularly. spaced on an imaginary circumference on the inside of the base 348, configured such that upon unscrewing the closure 340 from the outer tubular part 324, the three curved tabs 350 of the closure 340 interact with the three teeth 344 of the inner tubular part 322 to produce a relative movement, rotating in this case, of the inner tubular piece 322 with respect to the outer tubular piece 324 such that the holes (not visible) of the inner and outer tubular pieces 322, 324 overlap to communicate the compartments of the container with the outside of it to extract or drink the beverages contained in each compartment.

The entire closure system 340, teeth 344 and flanges 350 is also configured so that when the closure 340 is screwed to the outer tubular piece 324, the flanges drag the teeth 344 of the inner tubular piece 322 and cause the holes in both pieces tubulars de-overlap while closing the extraction duct with plug / closure 340.

It should be understood that this closing and opening system is only an example, and that other closing and opening systems can be manufactured without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention. In particular, the closure can be configured to produce a translational movement or a combination of translational and rotary movement between the inner and outer tubular pieces that produce the overlapping of the holes of both tubular pieces, and the communication of the compartments with the outside simultaneously. the removal of the plug or closure from the extraction duct and similarly, that the extraction duct is closed with the plug / closure at the same time that the holes in the tubular pieces are no longer superimposed, eliminating the simultaneous communication of the compartments with the outside through the same extraction duct.

Figure 5A shows a package according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention.

In the case of Figure 5A, the container 400 has the shape of a bottle that is elongated and has a vertical inner wall 410, transverse to the neck 420 of the bottle that divides the interior of the same into two compartments 422, 424 of equal volume. Figure 5B shows that the liquid outlets of each compartment are formed by two nozzles 426, 428 quasiconic that lead to a common outlet 430 of container 400. Both nozzles 426, 428 are sealed by tear-off membranes, which prevents the liquids in each compartment from mixing during storage of the filled containers.

When it is desired to consume the liquids or beverages contained in the container, it is only necessary to remove the main nozzle 436 and tear the membranes, replace the main nozzle 436 and simultaneously drink the beverages contained in the container 400.

On the other hand, Figure 6 shows how the orifice 502 of an extrusion nozzle 500 is like to obtain a macaron with an inner diametral wall 504 that, by means of blowing in a mold with two gas sources, becomes a bottle like the one shown in Figure 5A.

Figure 7 shows an alternative embodiment of the present invention, that is, a container adapted to store together in the same container a first drink, in this case in powder form, and another drink in liquid state, and release the powder drink, a probiotic in this case, in the bosom of the other drink such as, for example, juice, just before being consumed together. In Figure 7 an extraction duct 620 is shown comprising an inner tubular piece 622 and an outer tubular piece 624, assembled concentrically. As in one of the previous cases, the tubular pieces define holes 630, 632 that can be superimposed or undone their superposition at will, by means of a rotation of one piece with respect to another, so that the liquid 634 contained in the container with the inside of the inner tubular piece 622 and with the outside of the container 626. In this particular case, the inner tubular piece 622 acts as a compartment 616 to store one of the beverages in dry powder form, the probiotic, in this case. While the extraction duct wall acts as a dividing wall 614 between the compartments 216, 218 that contain each beverage.

The operation of this embodiment is evidenced by superimposing the holes 630, 632 of the inner and outer tubular pieces 622, 624 and sucking from the end of the extraction duct 620, causing the drink contained in a compartment 618 to escape. through the superimposed orifices 630, 632 and the other compartment 616, which, in this case, contains the probiotic drink in powder, and causing the dragging and simultaneous reconstitution of the probiotic drink from powder to liquid form, and which passes directly to the exterior of container 626, the consumer's mouth or a container suitable for consumption, such as a glass, mug or equivalent. This embodiment of the invention is suitable for simultaneously consuming two different beverages, one in powder form, in which they are provided in a quantity of single-dose or single-serving beverages, that is, intended for instant consumption, all at once or in a short time, with small consecutive sips.

Figures 8A, 8B and 8C show an alternative embodiment of the present invention, that is, a container adapted to jointly store a powdered beverage and another beverage in liquid state in the same container, and release the powdered beverage, a probiotic in this case, in the bosom of the other drink such as, for example, juice, just before being consumed together. In contrast to the embodiment of Figure 7, this embodiment of the invention is suitable for simultaneously consuming two different beverages, one in powder form, in which they are provided in a number of beverages of various doses or servings, that is, the container contains a quantity of beverages intended for consumption on several occasions, separated by a period of time of one or several hours or by several people in a short period of time, once or several times.

In Figure 8A an extraction duct 720 is shown comprising an inner tubular part 722 and an outer tubular part 724, assembled concentrically.

As in one of the previous cases, the tubular pieces define holes 730, 732 that can be superimposed or undone their superposition at will, by means of a rotation of one piece with respect to another, so that the liquid 734 contained in the container with the interior of the inner tubular part 722 and with the exterior of the container 726.

In this particular case, the inner tubular piece 722 comprises a storage compartment 716 for storing several doses of one of the beverages in dry powder form 715, the probiotic, in this case. In said storage compartment 716 there is a dosing duct 717 that, starting from the base of the compartment 716, puts the upper part of the storage compartment 716 in communication with a dosing compartment 719 located below (according to the orientation of Figure 18A) of the compartment. storage 716.

The dosing compartment 719 comprises a funnel-shaped partition 725, which communicates the lower part of the dosing duct 717 with the lower part (according to the orientation of Figure 8A) of the dosing compartment 719 through a hole 721. Furthermore, the dosing compartment 719 defines inlet ports 730 and outlet ports 737 from and to the annular space 738 between the two tubular pieces 722, 724. The annular space 738 comprises an annular septum 740 that prevents direct communication of the inlet ports 730 and the outlet ports 737 of the dosing compartment 719 through said annular space 738, forcing the liquid contained in the container to exit through the dosing compartment 719, passing through the funnel-shaped partition 725 through its hole 721 and exiting through the outlet orifices 737 to the annular space 738 and hence the exterior of the container 726.

The purpose of the above-described arrangement of the aforementioned elements is to be able to dose, at will, a portion of powdered drink 715 contained in the storage compartment 716. This is achieved by inverting the position of the container, that is, placing it with the outlet of downward as shown in Figure 8B. This causes the powdered beverage 715, by the action of gravity, to be located in what was previously the upper part of the storage compartment 716, which now occupies the lower part as the position of the container has been inverted. In this way, the powdered beverage is placed at the inlet of the dosing duct 717, so that it covers it. In this position, by reversing the container to its original position (see Figure 8C), a portion of powdered beverage 715 is caused to fall by gravity from the inlet of the dosing duct 717 to the base of the dosing compartment 719, passing through the funnel-shaped partition 725 and its hole 721. The relative dimensions of these elements are such that the portion of powdered beverage 715 that passes from one compartment 716 to another 719 is such that it covers the hole of the partition 725, when the container is oriented as in Figure 8C.

At this time, a dose of powdered drink 715 has already been dispensed and is ready to be consumed (See Figure 8C). This is done by superimposing the inlet holes to the dosing compartment 730 with the holes in the outer tubular part 732 by means of a relative rotational movement and sucking from one end of the extraction conduit 720, which causes the liquid 734 contained in the The container passes into the dispensing compartment 719 and reconstitutes and draws the powdered beverage to the outside 726 of the container, through the outlet ports 737 and the annular space 738, as indicated by the arrows.

Once a dose has been consumed, the dosing operation can be repeated again if it is desired to consume another dose of powdered probiotic drink, or the 734 liquid can continue to be consumed directly without powdered drink.

Figure 9 shows an alternative embodiment of the present invention, that is, a container adapted to store together in the same container a drink, which can be a liquid or powder concentrate, and another drink in a liquid state, and release the concentrated drink, a probiotic in this case, in another drink, such as juice, just before being consumed together. In contrast to the embodiment of Figure 7, this embodiment of the invention is suitable for simultaneously consuming two different beverages, one in powder form, in which they are provided in a number of beverages of various doses or servings, that is, the container contains a quantity of beverages intended for consumption on several occasions, separated by a period of time of one or several hours or by several people in a short period of time, once or several times.

In Figure 9 an extraction duct 820 is shown comprising an inner tubular piece 822 and an outer tubular piece 824, assembled concentrically by means of radial supports 818.

In this particular case, the inner tubular piece 822 comprises a storage compartment 816 for storing several doses of one of the beverages in dry powder form 815, the probiotic, in this case. In said storage compartment 816 there is a dosing duct 817 which, starting from near the base of the storage compartment 816, puts the lower zone of the storage compartment 816 in communication with the interior of the outer tubular piece 824 at the outlet of the Inner tubular piece 822. Inner tubular piece 822 is attached to outer tubular piece 824 by means of radial supports 818. In turn, outer tubular piece 824 fits inside the neck of the container by pressure.

The purpose of the above-described arrangement of the aforementioned elements is to be able to dose, at will, a portion of powdered drink 815 contained in the storage compartment 816. This is achieved by inverting the position of the container, that is, placing it with the outlet of downward as shown in Figure 9 by arrows. This causes the powdered drink 815, located at the inlet of the dosing duct 817, to come out downwards together with the drink contained in the container, with a determined dose, in a similar way to how self-dosing sugar bowls work.

Figure 10A shows a dispensing system 900 of a probiotic beverage contained in one or more pressure compartments 902, to be mixed with another beverage contained in a container in which the present dispensing system 900 is mounted.

The dispensing system 900 is placed on top of a container that contains a nutritional drink, such as juice. The dispensing system 900 comprises a series of sections 904 arranged around an outlet channel 906 of the nutritional drink. In at least one of those sections 904 a compartment or pressure container 902 is placed, which contains a drink intended to be consumed together with the drink contained in the container, but which cannot be stored together with it because its properties would deteriorate. functional and / or nutritional properties, for example a probiotic drink.

The dosing system 902 comprises an upper part 908 that rotates at least a certain angle with respect to the lower part 910 of the dosing system 900. As seen in Figure 10B, a drive system is arranged in a part of the upper part 908. 912 of release device 914 of the contents of the pressure compartment 902, such that partially rotating the upper part 908 on the lower part 910 causes the release of a predetermined quantity of probiotic drink contained under pressure in the compartment 902 through a window 916 in the outlet channel 906 of the drink nutritional. When drinking the nutritional drink, it drags the dose of probiotic drink on its exit from the container through the outlet channel 906.

In Figure 10B it is shown that the drive system 912 of this dosing system 900 comprises an inclined plane 918 arranged in a circular crown section that facilitates the pressing or pressing of the release device 914, which in this case is a spray button. 919 with an adapter comprising another inclined plane 920 that cooperates with the inclined plane 918 of the drive system 912. As the upper part 908 of the dosing system 900 rotates, the inclined plane 918 of the drive system 912 slides on the inclined plane 920 release device 914 and forces it to move vertically to depress or depress spray trigger 919 and release a load of probiotic beverage.

The dosing system 900 described above can comprise a compartment 902 or pressure vessel in each of the sections 904 arranged around the outlet channel 906, and said sections can rotate around the outlet channel 906, so that when a pressure compartment 902 is used up of probiotic drink, the sections 904 are rotated so that a full pressure compartment 902 is placed in front of the window 916 that communicates the sections 904 with the outlet channel 906. In this way the useful life of the container with the dosing system 900 described. Optionally, the sections 904 can be rechargeable from the outside with new compartments or pressure vessels, so that the container can be reused.

Claims (25)

1. A collapsible container for beverages, the mixing of which during storage in said container is inadvisable and / or incompatible, said container comprising: - at least one flexible wall that divides the interior of the container into at least two compartments that are watertight from each other; and - a conduit for the extraction of said drinks formed by two concentric and movable pieces one with respect to another, configured to carry out a movement of rotation and / or translation between a first position, in which the compartments are isolated from each other and from the outside of the container during the storage and preservation of said beverages; and a second position, to communicate each compartment with each other and with the exterior of the container for the simultaneous extraction and / or consumption of said beverages. 2. A container according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a closure coupled to the outside of a concentric piece of the extraction duct configured so that when the closure of said concentric piece is uncoupled, in turn, the rotation and / or translation movement is caused relative between the first and the second position and so that when coupling the closure to said concentric piece, in turn, the relative movement of rotation and / or translation is caused between the second and the first position. 3. A container according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that one compartment contains probiotic drink and another compartment contains juice. 4. A container according to claim 3 characterized in that the juice or the probiotic drink is supplemented with a nootropic substance and / or a nootropic compound. 5. A container according to claim 3 or 4 characterized in that the juice or the probiotic drink is supplemented with an analgesic substance or compound. 6. A package according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that one compartment contains an analgesic substance or compound and another compartment contains probiotic juice or drink. 7. A container for beverages whose mixing during storage in said container is inadvisable and / or incompatible that has an elongated shape along a main axis and comprises a liquid outlet that is transverse to said main axis, said container being characterized because it comprises at least one wall that divides the interior of the container into at least two compartments that are watertight from each other and that communicate with the liquid outlet of the container through an outlet of each compartment. 8. A container according to claim 7 characterized in that one compartment contains probiotic drink and another compartment contains juice. 9. A container according to claim 8 characterized in that the juice or the probiotic drink is supplemented with a nootropic substance and / or a nootropic compound. 10. A container according to claim 8 or 9 characterized in that the juice or the probiotic drink is supplemented with an analgesic substance or compound. A container according to claim 7 characterized in that one compartment contains an analgesic, antibiotic or antipyretic substance or compound and another compartment contains juice or probiotic drink. 12. A container for beverages, the mixing of which during storage in said container is inadvisable and / or incompatible, comprising an extraction conduit for said beverages formed by two concentric pieces that are movable one with respect to another: an inner concentric piece and a concentric piece. exterior, configured to perform a rotation and / or translation movement between a first position, in which the interior of said concentric pieces is isolated from each other and from the interior and exterior of the container during the storage and conservation of said drinks, during which a first drink is stored inside the inner concentric piece, in use; and a second position, which communicates the interior of both concentric pieces with the interior and exterior of the container for the simultaneous extraction and / or consumption of said drinks, during which a second drink drags the first drink contained in the inner concentric piece, in use. 13. A container according to claim 12 characterized in that the dosing system comprises a multitude of compartments with individual dose capacity located around an axis, forming a drum-load that can be replaced by a revolving-type rotary movement of said load , in which in each turning portion, communication of a compartment with the interior and exterior of the container is established to consume the beverages simultaneously, in use, and it is not advanced to a next position until a next dose. 14. A container according to claim 12 characterized in that the inner concentric piece comprises a storage compartment for a first drink and a dosing system for said first drink to another dosing compartment of said inner concentric piece, from which said first drink is drawn by a second drink to the outside of the container to be consumed simultaneously. 15. A container according to claim 13 characterized in that the dosing system of the first drink works by means of a double inversion movement of the container. 16. A container according to any claim from 12 to 15 characterized in that it contains a probiotic drink, in liquid or powder, as the first drink. 17. A container for beverages, the mixing of which during storage in said container is inadvisable and / or incompatible, comprising an extraction conduit for said beverages formed by two concentric pieces with respect to each other: an inner concentric piece and an outer concentric piece, in which the outer concentric piece serves as a fastening to a wall of the container and the inner concentric piece serves as a storage compartment for a first drink during the storage and preservation of said drinks, and said inner concentric piece being configured so that when turning the container only a portion of the first beverage leaves the container together with a portion of the second beverage for the simultaneous extraction and / or consumption of said beverages, in use. 18. A container according to claim 17 characterized in that it contains a probiotic drink, in liquid or powder, as the first drink. 19. Method for producing a package according to any of claims 12 to 18 comprising the steps of: - filling a first part of the container with the second drink independently of the filling of the extraction duct with the first drink; - assembly of the first part of the container filled with the second drink with the extraction duct filled with the first drink. 20. A container for beverages whose mixing during storage in said container is inadvisable and / or incompatible that comprises a dosing system for a first beverage contained in one or more compartments under pressure, to be mixed just before consumption with another second. beverage contained in a main compartment of said container, at the outlet of which said dosing system is mounted, which comprises one or more sections arranged around the outlet of the main compartment containing the second beverage, and that in at least one of these sections is places a compartment or pressure vessel, which contains the first drink, said dosing system being configured to release a quantity of the first drink at the outlet of the main compartment. 21. A container according to claim 20, characterized in that said dosing system comprises an upper part that rotates at least a certain angle with respect to a lower part that comprises the one or more sections and that said upper part comprises an actuation system of a device release of the one or more compartments under pressure, such that partially rotating the upper part on the lower part causes a release of a predetermined quantity of the first beverage at the outlet of the main compartment. 22. A container according to claim 21 characterized in that the actuating system of the dosing system comprises an inclined plane. 23. A container according to claim 21 or 22 characterized in that the release device comprises an inclined plane. 24. A container according to any claim 20 to 23 characterized in that the dosing system comprises a compartment or pressure container in each of the sections arranged around the outlet of the main compartment and said sections can rotate around said outlet. 25. A container according to any claim 20 to 24 characterized in that the sections are configured to be rechargeable from the outside with new compartments or pressure vessels.