Top-loading bottles and methods

Abstract

Various bottles may contain therein fluids and media while separating each other before use. More particularly, the media may include therein agents and the medium may be stored separately from the fluid before use, and then mixed with the fluids upon use. To this end, the bottles may include various storages configured to store the media in various portions of the bottles, and also include various seals configured to fluidly separate such media from the fluids before use and then mix such media with the fluids upon receiving various user inputs. Various methods may be used to separate such media from the fluids before use and to mix the media with the fluids in various portions of the bottles. Various processes may also be used to form such media, to form such storages as well as various chambers and pathways therefor, and to provide various seals.

1 . A bottle which forms an interior therein and also defines a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion along a longitudinal axis thereof from its top to bottom, the bottle comprising:
 a body which is configured to be hollow while providing said interior with a preset volume and to separate said interior of said bottle from an exterior thereof;   at least one medium which is configured to include therein at least one biologically active agent and to be incorporated into said bottle in said top portion and between an exterior of said bottle and said interior;   at least one fluid which is disposed in said interior while filling said middle and bottom portions in an upright position of said bottle and which is configured to dissolve said agent therein when mixed with said medium; and   at least one seal which is configured to be removably disposed between said medium and fluid and to fluidly separate said medium from said fluid when intact, and to be removed in response to a user input for mixing said medium with said fluid.   
     
     
         2 . The bottle of  claim 1 , wherein said agent is an antioxidant. 
     
     
         3 . The bottle of  claim 2 , wherein said antioxidant is configured to be degradable by ultraviolet rays and wherein said medium includes at least one filler which is configured to at least one of block said rays and cover at least a substantial portion of said medium, and to protect said medium from said rays. 
     
     
         4 . The bottle of  claim 2 , wherein said antioxidant is configured to be degradable by ultraviolet rays and wherein said at least one of said body and seal includes at least one material which is configured to at least one of block said rays and enclose at least a substantial portion of said medium therein, and to protect said medium from said rays. 
     
     
         5 . The bottle of  claim 2 , wherein said antioxidant is configured to be degradable in a prolonged period of time and wherein said seal is configured to prevent said fluid and its vapor from dissolving said antioxidant contained in said medium. 
     
     
         6 . The bottle of  claim 1 , wherein said medium is configured to be disposed in said top portion, to move to one of said middle and bottom portions, and to be mixed in said one of said portions. 
     
     
         7 . The bottle of  claim 6 , wherein said seal is configured to be removed in response to said user input and wherein said fluid is configured to flow into and to mix with said medium. 
     
     
         8 . The bottle of  claim 1 , wherein said medium is configured to be disposed in said top portion but to be mixed in one of said middle and bottom portions. 
     
     
         9 . The bottle of  claim 1 , wherein said medium is configured to be disposed in said top portion and to be mixed in said top portion. 
     
     
         10 . The bottle of  claim 1  further comprising at least one actuator which is configured to break said seal in response to said user input, thereby fluidly communicating said medium with said fluid through said seal. 
     
     
         11 . The bottle of  claim 1  further comprising at least one actuator which is configured to move said seal from an intact position to another position in response to said user input, thereby fluidly communicating said medium with said fluid through said seal. 
     
     
         12 . The bottle of  claim 11 , wherein said seal is configured to one of rotate along an angular track, translate along a curvilinear track, and pivot about a center of rotation in response to said user input. 
     
     
         13 . The bottle of  claim 11 , wherein said seal is configured to move between at least two different positions in one of said top, middle, and bottom portions. 
     
     
         14 . The bottle of  claim 11 , wherein said seal is configured to move from one of said top, middle, and bottom portions to another of said top, middle, and bottom portions. 
     
     
         15 . A bottle which forms an interior therein and also defines a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion along a longitudinal axis thereof from its top to bottom, the bottle comprising:
 a body which is configured to be hollow while providing said interior with a preset volume and to separate said interior of said bottle from an exterior thereof;   at least one medium which is configured to include therein at least one biologically active agent and to be incorporated into said bottle in one of said top, middle, and bottom portions and between an exterior of said bottle and said interior; and   at least one seal which is configured to be removably disposed between said medium and said interior and to fluidly separate said medium from said interior when intact, and thereafter to be removed as a response to a user input in order to fluidly communicate said medium with said interior.   
     
     
         16 . The bottle of  claim 15 , wherein said agent is an antioxidant. 
     
     
         17 . The bottle of  claim 16 , wherein said antioxidant is configured to be degradable by ultraviolet rays and wherein said medium includes at least one filler which is configured to one of block said rays and cover at least a substantial portion of said medium, and to protect said medium from said rays. 
     
     
         18 . The bottle of  claim 16 , wherein said antioxidant is configured to be degradable by ultraviolet rays and wherein at least one of said body and seal includes at least one material which is configured to one of block said rays and enclose at least a substantial portion of said medium therein, and to protect said medium from said rays. 
     
     
         19 . The bottle of  claim 16 , wherein said antioxidant is configured to be degradable in a prolonged period of time and wherein said seal is configured to prevent said fluid and its vapor from dissolving said antioxidant contained in said medium. 
     
     
         20 . A bottle which axially defines a top, a middle, and a bottom therealong and forms a plurality of separated portions therein, the bottle comprising:
 a body which is configured to define an interior for containing a fluid therein, to have said top, middle, and bottom, and to define an opening which is provided in said top and in one end thereof and through which said fluid is filled into said interior and dispensed to an exterior thereof;   at least one chamber which is configured to be defined in said top portion, to extend to one of said middle and bottom, and to define a preset volume; and   at least one seal which is configured to operatively couple with said chamber, to be disposed in one of said middle and bottom of said body, to fluidly separate said chamber from said interior when intact, and to be removable in order to provide a fluid communication between said chamber and said interior therethrough.