Shaker bottle with plastic liner
A powdered drink shaker bottle is provided with a rigid, disposable liner to minimize clean up and eliminate residual odors. The liner is shaped to fit inside the cup of the bottle, and includes a plurality of projections to facilitate mixing of a powdered drink in the bottle. The projections eliminate the need for a separate, removable mixing device, such as a ball or grate. An optional cap liner may also be provided.
1. A shaker cup assembly for mixing powdered drinks, comprising:
a cup;
a rigid liner removably inserted into the cup having a bottom and a sidewall;
a plurality of conical projections in the liner extending upwardly from the liner bottom and spaced inwardly from the liner sidewall;
a cap secured to the cup to enclose the liner; and
wherein the cup includes a bottom with at least one upwardly extending projection, and one of the liner projections is sized to receive the cup projection.
2. The shaker cup assembly of claim 1 wherein the liner nests inside the cup.
3. The shaker cup assembly of claim 1 wherein the projections are conical.
4. The shaker cup assembly of claim 1 wherein the liner is flavored.
5. The shaker cup assembly of claim 1 wherein the liner has a tapered body such that multiple liners can be stacked one inside another.
6. The shaker bottle of claim 1 further comprising a disposable cap liner.
7. A shaker bottle for mixing powdered drinks, comprising:
a cup with a closed bottom, a sidewall, and an open top;
a rigid liner sized to fit into the cup through the open top and having a bottom, a sidewall, and an open top;
a cap mounted on the cup to enclose the liner, and having an opening for drinking from the shaker bottle;
a lid mounted on the cap to selectively close the opening;
the bottom of the cup having upwardly extending projections spaced apart from the cup sidewall;
the liner having a bottom with upwardly extending projections spaced apart from the liner sidewall sized to fit over the projections in the bottom of the cup, wherein the liner projections define a primary mixing mechanism;
the projections on the cup and liner having conical shapes for nested engagement; and
wherein the liner projections enhance mixing of powder and liquid in the liner when the shaker bottle is shaken.
8. The shaker bottle of claim 7 wherein the projections on the cup nest into the projections on the liner.
9. The shaker bottle of claim 7 wherein the projections on the liner are larger than the projections on the cup.
10. The shaker bottle of claim 7 wherein the liner is disposable.
11. The shaker bottle of claim 7 wherein the liner matingly fits into the cup.
12. The shaker bottle of claim 7 wherein the liner is free from a secondary removable mixing mechanism.
13. The shaker bottle of claim 7 wherein the liner is flavored.
14. The shaker bottle of claim 7 wherein the liner has a side wall which is tapered inwardly from top to bottom.
15. The shaker bottle of claim 7 further comprising a disposable cap liner.