Combination concentrate drinking bottle and storage compartment

Abstract

A sports bottle with concentrate cup removably coupled thereto by a female coupling ring.

1 . A combination bottle and concentrate container apparatus comprising:
 an elongated bottle formed on one end with a beverage outlet and on the opposite extremity with an first screw threads;   a concentrate cup, open at one end to form a mouth and formed adjacent the one end with second screw threads;   a connector ring interposed between the bottle and cup and formed on one extremity with third screw threads to engage the first screw threads and formed on the other extremity with fourth screw threads to connect with the second screw threads; and   a lid on the open lid of the cup to sealingly engage the mouth.   
   
   
       2 . The combination bottle and concentrate container apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the first screw threads includes a plurality of laterally outwardly projecting peripheral ribs having respective camming surfaces facing away from the connector ring and the ring includes laterally projecting teeth to engage the respective camming surfaces.   
   
   
       3 . The combination beverage bottle and concentrate container apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the ring includes a band interposed between the bottle and cup.   
   
   
       4 . The combination beverage bottle and concentrate container apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the cup is formed adjacent its open extremity with a peripheral, laterally inwardly directed closure flange; and   the lid includes a laterally out turned lip to engage the closure flange.   
   
   
       5 . The combination beverage bottle and concentrate container apparatus of  claim 4  that includes:
 a closure lid on the open end of the cup and wherein;   the bottle is formed on its bottom extremity with boss constructed to, when the first and third and second and forth screw threads are connected together, engage the lid to apply an axial pressure thereto to press the lip against the mouth.   
   
   
       6 . The combination beverage bottle and concentrate container apparatus of  claim 5  wherein:
 the ring includes a web configured on one side with a piston for engaging the lid and on the side opposite the one side with a nest for receiving the boss.   
   
   
       7 . The combination beverage bottle and concentrate container apparatus of  claim 6  wherein:
 the lid is formed with a well to complementally receive the piston in close fit relationship.   
   
   
       8 . The combination beverage bottle and concentrate container apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the first and third threads are constructed to unscrew in one direction and the second and fourth threads are constructed to unscrew in the direction opposite the one direction.   
   
   
       9 . The combination beverage bottle and concentrate container apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the first and third threads are configured as bayonet threads.   
   
   
       10 . The combination beverage bottle and concentrate container apparatus of  claim 1  wherein:
 the second and fourth threads are configured as bayonet threads.   
   
   
       11 . The combination beverage bottle and concentrate container apparatus as set forth in  claim 1  that includes:
 a latch for releasably latching the first and third threads connected to one another.   
   
   
       12 . A combination bottle and concentrate apparatus comprising:
 an elongated bottle formed on one end with a beverage outlet and on its opposite end with a first connector;   a cup opened at one end to form a mouth and further formed adjacent the one end with a second connector;   a connector ring interposed between the bottle and cup and formed on one extremity with a third connector to engage the first connector and further formed on the extremity opposite the one extremity with a fourth coupler to connect with the second connector;   a lid constructed to cover the mouth of the cup;   the bottom of the bottle and mouth being so construed as to, when the first and third and third and fourth connectors are operative to connect the bottle and cup together, the bottle is operative, press the lid into sealing engagement with the mouth.   
   
   
       13 . The combination beverage bottle and concentrate container apparatus as set forth in  claim 12  that includes:
 a latch for releasably latching the first and third connectors connected to one another.   
   
   
       14 . A combination bottle and concentrate container apparatus comprising:
 an elongated upstanding cylindrical bottle formed with a predetermined horizontal cross section and configured in its lower extremity with a reduced diametrical cross section defining a boss configured about its periphery with a first bayonet coupling element;   a cup formed with a reduced in cross section neck opening into a mouth and configured with an enlarged in horizontal cross section body, the neck being formed at is periphery with second bayonet coupling element;   a cup shaped lid formed with a upwardly opening well and configured about its upper periphery with a laterally outwardly projecting sealing lip to nest on the top edge of the neck;   a coupling ring configured with a peripheral hoop wall to, having an upper extremity to project over the boss and lower extremity to project over the neck, the coupling ring further including a web configured with a downwardly projecting piston to be slidably received in the well, the coupling ring further including in its upper extremity a third bayonet coupling element for coupling with the first bayonet coupling element upon rotation of the bottle in one direction relative to the coupling ring, the coupling ring further including in its lower extremity a fourth bayonet coupling element for coupling with the second coupling element upon rotation of the cup in a direction opposite the one direction relative to the coupling ring;   the bottle ring, lid and cup being so shaped and configured that, when the first and third, and second and fourth coupling elements are coupled together, the piston is operative to drive the received in the well and drive the piston downwardly into the neck to sealingly engage the peripheral lip with the mouth.   
   
   
       15 . A combination beverage bottle and concentrate container comprising:
 an elongated cylindrical bottle formed on one end with a reduced-in-cross section threaded neck;   a closure element threadably received on the neck;   the bottle formed on its end opposite the one end with a reduced-in-cross section boss formed about its periphery with an outwardly opening snap groove;   a cup for connection to the bottle and being formed with an open end constructed with peripheral connector ribs and configured with axially opening access slots;   a lid removably mounted in sealing engagement on the cup;   a coupling ring interposed between the bottle and cup and formed on one extremity to be received complementally over the boss and having an inturned container lip constructed to be snap fit in the snap groove, the ring being formed on its opposite end with a plurality of laterally inturned teeth constructed to pass axially through the respective access slots to be received in retaining engagement with the respective ribs when the cup is rotated in one direction relative to the bottle.