Robert Christopher Terrell

US Patent:

55095518, Apr 23, 1996

Filed:

Jul 7, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/271179

Inventors:

Robert C. Terrell - Portland OR

International Classification:

B65D 5516

US Classification:

215229

Abstract:

A beverage container dispensing cap assembly designed to replace the standard cap of a conventional beverage bottle. It includes a cap removably attached to the opened end of the beverage container and having a set of continuous interior threads that correspond to exterior threads of the beverage container, a first straw attached to the cap and terminating at a lower end spaced above the floor defined by the container, a second straw mounted on and positioned perpendicular to the cap top and extending upwardly therefrom, a vent assembly mounted in the cap having a closure element adapted to be moved between a first position to permit the flow of air into the bottle and a second position to prevent the flow of air into the container, and the cap top is capable of being moved into a first position such that the first straw is in communication with the second straw allowing liquid to flow from the bottle through the second straw to the first straw and alternatively into a second position forming a water tight seal such that liquid in the bottle cannot flow through the second straw to the first straw, wherein the cap has a sufficient diameter such that the interior threads correspond to the exterior threads of the standard sized circular collar to form a water tight seal between the cap assembly and the opened end of the bottle.