ES2900901B2 - CONTAINER FOR NUTRITIONAL DRINKS - Google Patents

Description

DESCRIPTION

Packaging for nutritional drinks

Technical field of the invention

The present invention belongs to the technical field of special beverage containers. In particular for drinks with a high nutritional content, whose regular consumption is recommended in extreme situations, such as 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 at sea, areas and situations of collective famine, space missions, etc. in which the storage, transport and regular supply of food is compromised due to difficulties of access, storage and/or transport (logistics), quantity of food to be supplied, rationing, etc. The present invention also has an application for the storage and consumption of medicines in a liquid state with an unpleasant taste or that cause rejection, for example antibiotics or analgesics, in children, due to 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 remote location in uninhabited places, such as deserts, space, high seas, jungle, high mountains, polar scientific stations, etc., or due to the large number of people concentrated in one place unexpectedly, which causes large amounts 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 famine situations can occur if a natural catastrophe spoils the livelihood provided for a region or population, in situations of humanitarian crises, etc.

Very often, the different nutrients that should ideally be supplied in these situations have to be consumed regularly, provided if possible in individual rations, 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 of the supply of fluids, minerals, vitamins and probiotics. While it is possible to supply all of these nutrients in separate packages, the logistics of transporting these items in separate packages and distributing them into separate individual servings becomes very complicated and creates a large volume of packaging waste. However, their storage and supply in the same container would imply their mixing and prolonged and undesired 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 ingestion of the content be as easy as possible, since on many occasions, the space and/or time required for its consumption is very reduced, as is the case with 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 also occupy as little space as possible, in order to simplify the logistics of supplying them in large quantities and to places that are difficult to access or are 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 flattened, so that the container, once consumed its content 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 content by providing a telescopic opening system. However, this container is not suitable for storing and distributing beverages in individual portions whose mix prior to storage is infeasible, 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 encountered in the state of the art.

Summary description of the invention

According to a first aspect of the invention, a collapsible container for drinks is provided whose mixing during storage in said container is incompatible, said container comprising:

- at least one flexible wall that divides the interior of the container into at least two mutually airtight compartments: and

- a conduit for the extraction of said beverages formed by two concentric and mobile parts with respect to each other, 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 outside of the container for the simultaneous extraction and/or consumption of said beverages.

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

- Optionally, the container can comprise a threaded closure to the outside of a concentric part of the extraction conduit configured so that when uncoupling the closure of said concentric part, in turn, causes the relative rotation and/or translation movement between the first and the second position and so that when coupling the closure to said concentric part the relative rotation and/or translation movement is caused between second and first position.

In this way, the process of opening and simultaneous consumption of the drinks contained in the compartments is simplified. When it is said to couple or uncouple, this term is understood to encompass threaded closures, by pressure by turning and pressure, etc.

As examples of drinks 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 preserved 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 the 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 the essential nutrients for the organism, but also nutrients to reinforce the functioning of the mind in situations where it is necessary to be alert, with the capacity for decision and rapid reaction. Among the most common nootropic substances or compounds are extracts from 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 soothe the pain produced. due to injuries in extreme sports but that 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 concealed by being contained in an internal compartment of the container.

According to a second aspect of the invention, a beverage container is provided whose mixing during storage in said container is inadvisable and/or incompatible, which has an elongated shape along a main axis and comprises a liquid outlet that is transversal 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 mutually airtight compartments 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 them, 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 liquid outlet from the container. In this way, the problem that two drinks can be stored in the same container for simultaneous consumption is solved, without these drinks being mixed and losing their nutritional qualities due to mixing during storage, which is inadvisable.

According to a third aspect of the invention, a container is provided for beverages whose mixing during storage in said container is inadvisable and/or incompatible, comprising an extraction duct for said beverages formed by two concentric and movable parts one with respect to the other: an interior concentric part and an exterior concentric part, configured to carry out a rotation and/or translation movement between a first position, in which the interior of said concentric parts is isolated from each other and of the interior and exterior of the container during the storage and preservation of said beverages, during which a first beverage 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 it towards the outside. the inner concentric piece.

In this way, it is possible to solve the problem of storing drinks in the same container that should not be mixed prior to storage, but which 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 may even be powdered. By communicating the interior of the container with the interior of the inner tubular piece, where a second drink is located, and with the exterior, it is possible to extract the second drink from the interior of the container at the same time that it drags the first drink, in liquid or powder, contained inside the interior 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 drinks, that is, the amounts of drinks and the size of the container are designed 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 drinks at a given time or in which you want to take advantage of the container to store more than one dose or serving of drinks. In these cases, the inner concentric part can comprise a storage compartment for a first drink and a dosing system for said first drink to another dosing compartment located in said inner concentric part, of which said The first drink is drawn by a second drink, contained in the container, towards the outside of the container 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 from the same container, whose useful life is prolonged and therefore the environmental impact of said containers object of the claim is reduced. present invention.

The dosing of the first drink can occur in various ways, for example, there can be an opening and closing mechanism that communicates the storage compartment with the dosing compartment, and that is activated by pressing a button.

Alternatively, the dosing system can comprise a multitude of individual dose compartments located around an axis, forming a load-drum that can be replaced by means of a revolver-type rotary movement, in which in each portion of said rotation, establishes the communication of a single-dose compartment with the interior and exterior of the container to consume the drinks, and it does not advance to the next position until the next dose is not going to be consumed, thus keeping the doses hermetically sealed.

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

The containers 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 whose mixing during storage in said container is inadvisable and/or incompatible, comprising an extraction conduit for said beverages formed by two concentric parts with respect to each other: an inner concentric part and a an outer concentric part, in which the outer concentric part serves as a fastener to a wall of the container and the inner concentric part serves as a storage compartment for a first drink during the storage and preservation of said drinks, and said inner concentric part being configured so that when turning over the container only a portion of the first drink leaves the container together with a portion of the second drink for the simultaneous extraction and/or consumption of said drinks, 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, making it possible to fill the first drink separately. of the filling of the second drink and uniting both drinks in the same container in a step of assembling the container containing the second drink with the extraction conduit, which contains the first drink, which would be provided as an insert that snaps together or by another method, to the part of the container that contains the second beverage.

It should be understood that the dosage systems set forth herein are exemplary only and that other dosage systems may be constructed without departing from the scope of the following invention.

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

- filling a first part of the container with the second beverage independently of the filling of the extraction conduit with the first beverage;

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

In this way, the manufacturing and filling process of said containers is simplified, since the filling of the beverages occurs separately and later, 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 is produced in separate facilities from where the filling of the other drink and the final assembly of the container take place, thus making the logistics and operations of producing said containers more flexible. .

A sixth aspect of the invention provides a container for drinks whose mixing during storage in said container is inadvisable and/or incompatible, comprising a dosing system for a first drink contained in one or more pressurized compartments, to be mixed just before dispensing. its 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 compartment containing the second beverage, and that in at least one Of these sections, a compartment or pressure vessel 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 drive system for a release device for one or more pressurized compartments, such that by partially rotating the upper part on the lower part, a predetermined quantity of the first drink is released 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 when it is stored in compartments or pressure vessels. Or seen in another way, since one of the drinks is contained and stored in a pressurized compartment, the total volume of the container is less, for a certain number of drinks.

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

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

Optionally, the release device comprises an inclined plane.

By having one or 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 dosing system rotates, 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 pressurized compartment runs out of beverage, the sections are rotated so that a full pressurized compartment replaces the one that has just been emptied, thus extending the useful life of the container with the described dosing system.

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

This dosing device is conveniently placed in the stopper, 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 description 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 attached claims.

The following description will be better understood with reference to the attached 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 detail view of a way of making the holes in the inner and outer tubular parts.

Figures 4A and 4B show a system for closing the extraction conduit which 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 spouted cap therefor, respectively.

Figure 6 shows the face of a nozzle to produce a plastic macaron for its 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 deliver powdered probiotic beverages within another beverage, such as juice, just prior to consumption.

Figures 8A, 8B and 8C show another alternate embodiment of the present invention adapted to deliver powdered probiotic beverages within another beverage, such as juice, just prior to consumption.

Figure 9 shows an alternative embodiment of the present invention adapted to deliver powdered probiotic beverages within another beverage, such as juice, just prior to consumption.

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, whose outer walls 12 are made of heat-sealed flexible plastic membranes, opaque to light and airtight and moisture-tight. 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 package 10 comprises an extraction duct 20, formed by two concentric tubular pieces inserted one inside the other, ie 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 outer 26 of the container.

The outer tubular part 24 of the extraction conduit 20 forms tight joints with the inner wall 14 and with the outer wall 12a, so that the drinks contained inside each compartment cannot mix with the drink in the adjoining compartment, nor can they escape. To the exterior. The unions 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 each define two holes 30a, 30b, 32a, 32b, which are respectively located inside the upper compartment 16 and the lower compartment 18. The inner tubular piece 22 is of such an external diameter that it fits hermetically within the outer tubular part 24, but its relative movement is feasible upon applying the necessary force.

The inner tubular part 22 is translationally mobile with respect to the outer tubular part 24 of the extraction conduit 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 part 22 face a wall portion of the outer tubular part 24 and the holes 32a , 32b of the outer tubular piece 24 face a wall portion of the inner tubular piece 22, so that the drinks contained in each compartment cannot go outside and cannot be mixed with each other.

By forcefully pulling one end 34 of the inner tubular part 22 out of the container, which protrudes from the container 10, a translational movement of the inner tubular part 22 is produced with respect to the outer tubular part 24, until the tubular part 22 occupies the second position or open or consumption position, shown in Figure 1B, in which the holes 30a 30b of the inner tubular piece overlap or coincide with the holes 32a, 32b of the outer tubular piece 24 and therefore Therefore, the lower compartment is placed in communication with the upper compartment and with the exterior, so that when sucking from the end 34 of the tubular piece interior 22, which protrudes from container 10, it is possible to extract and drink both drinks simultaneously.

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

Figures 2A and 2B show a collapsible package 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 with the same numerals increased by 100. In the case of Figures 2A and 2B, the main difference with the shape of embodiment of Figures 1A and 1B, is that the inner 122 and outer 124 tubular pieces are configured in such a way that to pass from the closed position, Figure 2A, to the open position, Figure 2B, the relative movement of the tubular piece The inner tube 122 with respect to the outer tubular piece 124, is for rotation, for which the end 134 of the inner tubular piece 122 of the extraction conduit 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, note 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 the relative movement of the inner tubular pieces. and exterior, putting the lower compartment in communication with the extraction conduit, while simultaneously the upper compartment is put in communication with the extraction conduit by means of the same relative movement.

Figures 3A and 3B show a detail view of how to make the holes 230, 232 in the inner 222 and outer 224 tubular pieces. One way of making them is with a punch 250 simultaneously penetrating the walls of the inner and outer tubular pieces, as is 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. Furthermore, if the material of the tubular parts 222, 224 is plastic, the puncture produces burrs 260, 270 that overlap and are directed towards the inside of the tubular parts (see Figure 3B), so that the annular space between the tubular parts 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 between 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 closure between the interior of the container and the interior of the tubular pieces 224, 224 and to superimpose said holes 230, 232 and their burrs 260, 270 with great fit between them when you want to consume the drinks.

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 part 322 and an outer tubular part 324. On this occasion, the inner tubular part 322 has on 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 inside of the inner tubular part 322.

The closure 340 comprises a skirt 346 with a threaded portion that screws onto the outside of the upper end of the outer tubular part 324. The closure 340 comprises a base 348 perpendicular to the skirt 346 from which project perpendicularly three curved tabs 350 regularly spaced on an imaginary circumference on the inside of the base 348, configured such that when the closure 340 is unscrewed from the outer tubular member 324, the three curved tabs 350 of the closure 340 interact with the three prongs 344 of the inner tubular part 322 to produce a relative movement, rotary in this case, of the inner tubular part 322 with respect to the outer tubular part 324 such that the holes (not visible) of the inner and outer tubular parts 322, 324 meet They overlap to communicate the compartments of the container with the outside of the container to be able to extract or drink the beverages contained in each compartment.

The entire closure system 340, teeth 344 and tabs 350 is also configured so that when the closure 340 is screwed to the outer tubular piece 324, the tabs drag the teeth 344 of the inner tubular piece 322 and cause the holes in both pieces to tubes from dis-overlapping at the time the extraction conduit is closed with the plug/closure 340.

It should be understood that this opening and closing system is only an example, and that other opening and closing 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. upon removal of the plug or closure of the extraction duct and similarly, that the extraction duct is closed with the plug/closure at the same time that the holes of the tubular parts 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 interior wall 410, transversal 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 respective quasi-conical nozzles 426, 428 that open into a common outlet 430 of the container 400. Both nozzles 426, 428 are sealed by tearable membranes, which prevents that the liquids in each compartment mix during the storage of the filled containers.

When you want to consume the liquids or drinks contained in the container, you only have to remove the main mouthpiece 436 and tear the membranes, replace the main mouthpiece 436 and simultaneously drink the drinks 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 diameter wall 504 that, by blowing into 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 jointly store in the same container a first drink, powdered in this case, and another drink in a liquid state, and release the powdered drink, a probiotic in this case, within the other drink, such as juice, just before being consumed together. Figure 7 shows an extraction conduit 620 comprising an inner tubular part 622 and an outer tubular part 624, concentrically assembled. As in one of the previous cases, the tubular pieces define holes 630, 632 that can be superimposed or undone at will, by turning one piece relative to another, so that the liquid 634 contained in it can be put into communication with each other. the container with the interior of the inner tubular piece 622 and with the exterior of the container 626. In this particular case, the inner tubular piece 622 acts as a compartment 616 to store one of the drinks in dry powder form, the probiotic, in this case. While the extraction duct wall does the dividing wall times 614 between the compartments 216, 218 containing each beverage.

The operation of this embodiment is revealed by superimposing the holes 630, 632 of the inner and outer tubular parts 622, 624 and sipping from the end of the extraction conduit 620, causing the beverage contained in a compartment 618 to escape. through the superimposed holes 630, 632 and the other compartment 616, which, in this case, contains the powdered probiotic drink, and causing the entrainment and simultaneous reconstitution of the probiotic drink from powder to liquid form, and which passes directly outside of the container 626, the mouth of the consumer or a container suitable for consumption, such as a glass, cup or equivalent. This embodiment of the invention is suitable for simultaneously consuming two different drinks, one in powder form, in which they are provided in a quantity of single-dose or single-portion drinks, that is, designed for instant consumption, all at once or in a short interval of 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 drink and another drink in a liquid state in the same container, and release the powdered drink, a probiotic in this case, within the other 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 drinks, one in powder form, in which they are provided in a number of drinks of various doses or portions, that is to say, the container contains a quantity of drinks intended for consumption on several occasions, separated by a period of time of one or several hours or by several people in a short interval of time, once or several times.

Figure 8A shows an extraction conduit 720 comprising an inner tubular part 722 and an outer tubular part 724, concentrically assembled. As in one of the previous cases, the tubular pieces define holes 730, 732 that can be superimposed or undone at will, by rotating one piece with respect to another, so that the liquid 734 contained in the container can be put in communication with the interior of the inner tubular part 722 and with the exterior of the container 726.

In this particular case, the inner tubular part 722 comprises a storage compartment 716 for storing several doses of one of the drinks in dry powder form 715, the probiotic, in this case. In said storage compartment 716 there is a dosing duct 717 which, 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 bottom of the dosing conduit 717 with the bottom (according to the orientation of Figure 8A) of the dosing compartment 719 through a hole 721. In addition, the dosing compartment 719 defines inlet holes 730 and outlet holes 737 from and to the annular space 738 between the two tubular pieces 722, 724. The annular space 738 comprises an annular partition 740 preventing direct communication of the inlet holes 730 and the outlet holes 737 from 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 orifice 721 and exiting through the outlet orifices 737 to the annular space 738 and from there the exterior of the container 726.

The purpose of the arrangement of the aforementioned elements described above is to be able to dose, at will, a portion of powdered beverage 715 contained in the storage compartment 716. This is achieved by reversing the position of the container, that is, placing it with the outlet of liquids downward, as shown in Figure 8B. This causes the powdered beverage 715, by gravity, to settle 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 reversed. Of In this way, the powdered beverage is located at the inlet of the dosing conduit 717, so as to cover it. In this position, when the container is inverted back 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 conduit 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 passing from one compartment 716 to another 719 is such that it covers the hole in the partition 725, when the package is oriented as in Figure 8C.

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

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

Figure 9 shows an alternative embodiment of the present invention, that is, a container adapted to jointly store 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, within the other 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 drinks, one in powder form, in which they are provided in a number of drinks of various doses or portions, that is, the container contains a quantity of drinks intended for consumption on several occasions, separated by a period of time from one or more hours or by several people in a short interval of time, once or several times.

Figure 9 shows an extraction duct 820 comprising an inner tubular part 822 and an outer tubular part 824, concentrically assembled by means of radial supports 818.

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

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

In Figure 10A a dosing system 900 of a probiotic drink contained in one or more pressurized compartments 902 is shown, to be mixed with another drink contained in a container in which the present dosing system 900 is mounted.

The 900 dosing system is placed on top of a container containing a nutritional beverage, such as juice. The dosing system 900 comprises a series of sections 904 arranged around an outlet channel 906 for the nutritional drink. In at least one of these sections 904, a compartment or pressure vessel 902 is placed, which contains a beverage intended to be consumed together with the beverage contained in the container, but that cannot be stored together with it because its properties would deteriorate. functional and/or nutritional properties, eg 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 the release device 914 of the contents of the pressurized compartment 902, so that by partially rotating the upper part 908 on the lower part 910 the release of a predetermined amount of probiotic drink contained under pressure in the compartment 902 is produced through a window 916 in the outlet channel 906 of the nutritional drink. When drinking the nutritional drink, it itself carries the dose of probiotic drink as it leaves the container through the outlet channel 906 .

Figure 10B shows 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 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. By rotating the upper part 908 of the dosing system 900, the inclined plane 918 of the drive system 912 slides on the inclined plane 920 of the release device 914 and forces it to move vertically to depress or depress the spray button 919 to release a load of probiotic drink.

The dosing system 900 described above may 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 pressurized compartment 902 runs out of probiotic drink, the sections 904 are rotated so that a full pressurized compartment 902 is It 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 is prolonged with the dosing system 900 described. Optionally, the 904 sections can be refillable from the outside with new compartments or pressure vessels, so that the package can be reused.

Claims (6)

1. A container for drinks whose mixing during storage in said container is inadvisable and/or incompatible, comprising a dosing system for a first drink contained in one or more pressurized compartments, to be mixed just before consumption with a second one. 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 those 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. 2. A container according to claim 1, 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 a drive system for a device release of the one or more compartments under pressure, such that by partially rotating the upper part on the lower part a release of a predetermined quantity of the first beverage is produced at the outlet of the main compartment. 3. A container according to claim 2, characterized in that the drive system of the dosing system comprises an inclined plane. A package according to claim 2 or 3 characterized in that the release device comprises an inclined plane. A container according to any previous claim, characterized in that the dosing system comprises a compartment or pressure vessel in each of the sections arranged around the outlet of the main compartment and said sections can rotate around said outlet. 6. A package according to any previous claim characterized in that the sections are configured to be refillable from the outside with new compartments or pressure vessels.