WO2019215747A1

WO2019215747A1 - Multi suction single discharge liquid mixure assembly

Info

Publication number: WO2019215747A1
Application number: PCT/IN2018/050402
Authority: WO
Inventors: Naitik Desai
Original assignee: Naitik Desai
Priority date: 2018-05-09
Filing date: 2018-06-20
Publication date: 2019-11-14

Abstract

In the present invention, MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE ASSEMBLY, the flavor storage container or cavity is either fix or detachable. The placement of such cavity is flexible according to the requirements. The liquid or beverage is sipped through the multiple inputs, where the multiple/single flavors storage are connected with the single discharge device(straw/tube). In the present invention, the suction value of flavor is predefined so, the flavor contains are parallel suction, while sipped. The flavor contains are either liquid or easy soluble contains or gas which can parallel suction while sipped. The liquid suction assembly the liquid or beverage or medicines contains and flavor contains are travel in different way while same suction.

Description

The Present invention is addition of Patent Application 201621030530.

MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE ASSEMBLY

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to multi-flavor liquid mixture assembly which is used to dispense various flavored beverages from a beverage dispenser. The present invented multi suction single discharge liquid mixture assembly is mainly used to add the multiple flavors in the liquid substance while it is suction through the drinking straw/ tube and mixing at mixing chamber. The multiple flavors are usually held in the different container/ storage provided with the liquid or beverage that allows the flavor to parallel suction while liquid/water or beverage is sipped through the straw/ tube. The present invention is use for oral administration of nutritional, pharmaceutical, health and energy enhancing agents. Background of the invention

There are multiple way mixing different flavoured liquid substance with of different structures for dispensing heads for single flavor post-mix dispensing heads. These heads may mix the concentrate with diluent water either within the head as is preferred, or merely discharge the concentrate and diluent into a cup. These single flavor heads have typically discharged concentrate in the center of the head, and discharged diluent water around the concentrate outlet in some type of concentric co-axial arrangement. The single flavor heads have never provided structure for multiple and different flavored concentrates, and the problem of cleaning the previously selected concentrate from the head so there will be no carryover into a subsequently dispensed concentrate has not been addressed. The multiple flavor dispensing heads have been developed for pre-mix or post-mix in both fixed and movable types. Pre-mix beverage is a complete beverage that has been mixed at a bottling factory and is supplied in large vessels to the site of dispensing; post-mix beverages by contrast, are mixed together as separate flows of water and concentrate are combined together and discharged into a cup. A fixed dispensing head is rigidly fastened to some type of dispensing machine and is not movable, whereas a movable head is on the end of a length of hose and can be hand held and moved along above a counter to fill up a line of glasses without the glasses having to be moved.

A typical fixed multiple flavor pre-mix head will either have a separate outlet for each flavor or a common funnel with a single outlet into which any of the flavors can be discharged. Typical movable pre-mix heads have separate outlets for each flavor. Structure is not provided for mixing.

Typical fixed multiple flavor post-mix heads have been quite tall, have done only a so-so job of mixing water and concentrate, and have been useable only at a single flow rate. The movable multiple flavor post-mix heads have been small and useable only at a single flow rate. These heads have typically been either of the following constructions: a group of parallel open ended plastic tubes bound together and leading into a funnel, or a plastic block having a peripheral annular water outlet and a plurality of concentrate outlets either within or outside of the water outlet, and some type of funnel spout to bring the flows together. These heads have been for single flow rates, have dripped after dispensing, have foamed, and effected excessive loss of carbonation. Correct mixing has always been a problem. Presently straw/tube is use to sipped the liquid /water /juice or any thick beverage in the mouth. This straw/tube is provide the same flavor as store in the liquid container, now the people wish to add flavors in the ready server liquid/water or beverage. For that at present there are different flavoring devices have been developed and available. These devices add flavors and enhance the consumption of beverages. These devices utilized various manners of securing flavoring material within its structure. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,094,861 , the drinking straw is an arrangement including a drinking tube containing a powdered flavoring laminated to an interior surface of the drinking tube for dissolving upon contact with a fluid directed through the tube, with end caps removably mounted relative to the tube for preserving freshness of the flavoring there within. U.S. Pat. No. 6,482,451 a flavoring receptacle contains a predetermined portion of flavoring agent for sale and use in conjunction with a compatible pre-packaged unflavored beverage of appropriate relative volume. The flavoring receptacle is generally elongate and tubular in shape and contains end caps. The flavoring receptacle is thereby adapted for use as a straw. Passage of the unflavored beverage through the flavoring receptacle provides for mixing with the flavoring agent to produce a flavored beverage. U.S. Pat. No. 3,463,361 to is a flavoring device comprising a conduit having an inlet and an outlet. Attached to the conduit intermediate the inlet and outlet is a chamber for receiving flavoring material. Means of communicating between the flavoring chamber and conduit are provided whereby liquid drawn into the inlet and through the conduit is contacted with the flavoring material through the aperture in the wall of the conduit prior to exit from the conduit at the outlet.

Many of these devices utilize flavor imparting materials that are in powder form or dry state. When these devices are used in fla voring beverages, the flavoring is not uniform and therefore the taste of the flavored beverage is not uniform because the powder or dry flavoring material takes some time to dissolve upon contact with beverage or fluid.

These flavored straw/ tube that exists in the market, have single flavors that are in powder form. Sometimes they are clustered to form small beads or granules. The problem associated with this is when the flavor gets in contact with the beverage or water, most of the dissolved powder flavor drains back into the beverage or water because the porous partitioning holding the powder flavor in position inside the straw/tube also allows the downward passage of dissolved powder flavor into the beverage or water thereby mixing up with the drink especially when the straw/ tube is left in the beverage or water for a short period of time this defeats the purpose of having the powder flavor in the straw/tube.

Secondly, if you drink too fast it makes the beverage or water to have limited saturation period with the flavor and leaves you with a straw/tube full of flavor beads or powder that didn’t dissolve and you end up having little or no flavor in the beverage or water you sip in. If you slurp too slowly, the flavor is too strong but you end up with half a glass of unflavored beverage or water to drink, in addition to that, one has to wait a few seconds to allow the powder flavor in the stra /tube to dissolve in order to achieve a better flavored beverage. Moreover, these existing prior arts are usually used when drinking milk and they are not efficient enough due to design and the nature of the flavor they carry. If used to drink water, the flavor drains out at the other end of the straw/tube faster because water increases the solubility of the flavor while milk dissolves the flavor at a slower pace. Another limitation of the existing flavored straw/tube is that its design inadvertently put a limit on what kind of flavors it can carry thereby placing a limit on the usage. In these respects, the Flavored straw/tube with a flavor delivery system according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provide an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of providing an enhanced drinking experience.

To overcome such limitation, in the present invention MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE ASSEMBLY

is use to enhance the drinking experience. In the present invention the term use straw/tubes, is not limited it may be called as liquid carrier, suction pipe, flow restrictor, flavour in separate container, predetermined measure of active ingredients, main liquid, second liquid.

Object of the Invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide the solution of correct mixing in dissolved with multiple input flavored in single container.

It is one object of the present invention to provide a food and beverage dispensing system used to produce a quality liquid food or beverage product comprised of a water and/or dry concentrate mixture. The present invented assembly have facility to add instants multiple input way so, the user can add multiple number of flavors in single liquid or beverage. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a more versatile food and beverage dispensing system which will produce a variety of hot and cold liquid food and beverage products

In the present invention, the flavors is provided in liquid or soluble form so, it can easily sipped in propose to predefined value with the liquid or beverage so, flavors test is maintained.

In the present invention, the flavors contains are filed in separate container/cavity so, its very easily filed according the customize requirements.

In the present invention , the flavors container is detachable so, it can be use as optional attachments , whenever flavors are required. In the present invention flavors storage cavity can be placed in any position or direction or in any combination options.

The present invented suction nozzle size and dimensions are propose to flavor substation requirements.

In the present invention flow restrictor is create for venturi effect. The further object of the present invention has provided with in a variety of different flavours ranges in milk, carbonated mineral waters, soda, cordials and other beverages are produced. Consequently, a considerable amount of valuable refrigeration space is required in retail outlets in order to provide adequate stocks of the full range of flavours for each beverage product line. In order to address this it has been proposed to entrap a suitable flavouring agent with a drinking straw so that as the beverage is consumed, flavouring is progressively added.

The further object of the present invention is use for flavour the drinks such as milk soy milk, water, mineral and carbonated waters, sodas, soft drinks, milkshakes, cordials, juices, alcoholic beverages, and the like. It may also be applied to hot beverages such as tea, coffee, hot chocolate, etc.

Further the present invention is also particularly advantageous in the administration of soluble oral pharmaceuticals and other medical treatments to young children and the elderly, who often have difficulty swallowing such medicaments in conventional tablet or capsule form. In all these respects, the invention represents a commercially significant.

The present invented liquid mixture assembly device is also used in the field of medical where the device carrier liquid medicine which may be carrier gases ( air, oxygen) to apply dissolve/ soluble medicine by inhalation to patient.

Summary of the Invention

In the present invention, MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE ASSEMBLY, the flavor storage container or cavity is either fix or detachable. The placement of such cavity is flexible according to the requirements. The liquid or beverage is sipped through the multiple inputs , where the multiple flavors storage are connected with the single discharge device(straw/tube). In the present invention, the suction value of flavor is predefined so, the flavor contains are parallel suction, while sipped. The flavor contains are either liquid or easy soluble contains or gas which can parallel suction while sipped. The Viscosity of second / flavouring liquid is suitable to insert in main / carrier liquid via suction created after flow restriction. The Flow restriction can be separately inserted, moulded or created by self design of main / carrier liquid suction pipe/straw/tube and Second liquid / flavour / active agent can be individual or combination of sweetener, water, preservative, anti crystallizer, any dilution solution, vitamins, minerals, health and nutritional supplements, which may be relatively concentrated flavouring agent with Predefined value of flavoming agent appropriate for the volume of beverage.

The liquid suction assembly the liquid or beverage contains and flavor contains are travel in different way while same suction.

The present invention is described primarily with reference to adding flavouring to a beverage, it will be appreciated that sweeteners, vitamin, supplements, nutritional, herbal, pharmaceutical, health and energy additives may equally be applied. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

It will be convenient to further describe the present invention with respect to the accompanying drawings that illustrate possible arrangements of the invention. Other arrangements of the invention are possible, and consequently the particularity of the accompanying drawings is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Fig.l to 4 represents the different arrangements of the constructional features of the invention.

Detailed description of the invention

Before explaining the present invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of the construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments, as depicted in different figures as described above and of being practiced or carried out in a variety of ways. It is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the flavored contains are placed at different location. In Fig.l, the flavored container/ cavity , which is fixed with the liquid suction assembly or detachable is connected at the upper portion of the assembly and the liquid or beverage contains are stored in lower portion to store, while the use sipped the liquid through the liquid suction assembly (straw/ tube ) the liquid or beverage and flavored contains are parallel goes up and the mixture is enter in user mouth or mixing cavity provided on the upper side of the liquid discharge assembly The flavored contains, propose are predefined so, the flavor test is maintain in mixture considerably. In Fig 2, the flavored contains and liquid or beverage contains are connected outwardly with liquid suction assembly, which shows different constructional arrangements. In Fig.3, the flavored contains and liquid or beverage contains are connected oppositely , hich also created different constructional features in different forms. In Fig.4, flavored contains are suction through the suction nozzle (B) and mixing at mixing chamber (F) before sipped through the discharge point (C). Flow restrictor (G) is provided to create the venturi effect.

Described above_; only the preferred embodiment of the present invention only_; not for the present invention any formal restrictions, although the invention has been revealed as the preferred embodiment, however, not intended to limit the present invention, any skilled in the art technical staff, without departing from the scope of the present invention within the program, can be used when the contents of the above disclosed techniques make little changes or substitutions and changes in the equivalent embodiments, but any aspect of the invention without departing from the content, according to the present invention, technical substance of any of the above embodiments when taken in a simple modification, equivalent variation and modification as would fall within the scope of the present invention the technical solution

Claims

I claim

1. MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE

ASSEMBLY comprising with single/ multi storage cavity with predefined single or multiple volume flavored (i.e. liquid and/or solid and/or gas) are connected with single discharge liquid suction assembly which is fixed or detachable or extendable.

MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE

ASSEMBLY as claimed in claim 1 wherein the single/ multi storage cavity is either separately or jointly connected with liquid carrier to carries multi flavored or dissolve solid , liquid or gas form of medicines.

3. MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE

ASSEMBLY as claimed in claim 1 wherein the flavour is suck parallel with main contains through the multiple outputs.

4. MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE

ASSEMBLY as claimed in claim 3 wherein the contains are mixed either in the mouth or at mixing container cavity provided on top side of the liquid discharge assembly.

5. MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE

ASSEMBLY as claimed in claim 1 wherein suction volume of flavour contains and main contains are predefined.

6. MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE

ASSEMBLY as claimed in claim 1 wherein flow restrictor is provided to create the venturi effect. 7 MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE

ASSEMBLY as claimed in claim 6 wherein flow restriction can be separately inserted, moulded or created by self design of main / carrier liquid suction pipe/straw/tube.

8 MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE

ASSEMBLY as claimed in claim 1 wherein flavour liquid / flavour / active agent can be individual or combination of sweetener, water, preservative, anti crystallizer, any dilution solution, vitamins, minerals, health and nutritional supplements which may be herbal.

9 MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE

ASSEMBLY as claimed in claim 1 wherein flavour is relatively concentrated with flavouring agent which may be liquid or gas or soluble solid mixture.

10. MULTI SUCTION SINGLE DISCHARGE LIQUID MIXURE

ASSEMBLY as claimed in claim 1 wherein the device carrier liquid medicine which may be carrier gases ( air, oxygen) to apply dissolve/ soluble medicine by inhalation to patient.