IP Library Granted Patent US 11,548,694
Granted Patent B1
US 11,548,694 · App. 17/183,726 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Liquid dispenser for a bottle

Inventors: Michael J. Allen (Goose Creek, SC); Jon T. Allen (North Charleston, SC); Lawrence J. Rosselot (North Charleston, SC)
Assignee: Allen Brothers & Rosselot Inc.
B65D47/18B01L3/0272
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Patent No.
US 11,548,694
App. No.
17/183,726
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

Liquid dispensers for bottles comprise a dispensing chamber having small portals at either end. Dropwise addition of flavoring or coloring liquids, such as vermouth or bitters, to alcoholic beverages using those liquid dispensers is also disclosed.

Claims (15)

1. A method of making a liquid dispenser for a bottle, comprising:

constructing an enclosed, hollow dispensing chamber comprising a receiving end wall opposite a dispensing end wall along a cylindrical curved tube;

the receiving end wall, the dispensing end wall, and the cylindrical curved tube enclosing the dispensing chamber;

the dispensing chamber having a volume of at least 1 mL;

establishing a receiving portal in the receiving end wall; and

establishing a dispensing portal in the dispensing end wall;

wherein the receiving portal is no larger than the dispensing end wall;

wherein the dispensing end wall has a thickness greater than a width of the dispensing portal; and

wherein the liquid dispenser comprises no structure other than the dispensing chamber for equilibrating pressure.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the constructing comprises blow molding, injection molding, extrusion molding, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the establishing a receiving portal comprises drilling the receiving end wall.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the establishing a dispensing portal comprises drilling the dispensing end wall.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dispensing chamber has a volume less than 2 mL.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the constructing comprises glassblowing, glass molding, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the constructing comprises casting, milling, welding, or a combination thereof.

Continuity (2)
Continuation 15919265 · Mar 13, 2018
Provisional Application 62471381 · Mar 15, 2017