Hodges & Drake Design Limited

Abi Sab Group Holding Limited

Duncan Shea-Simonds

Kevin Hodges

Daniel Longman

David Mason

Wolfgang Tosch

Laurence Arc

Richard Corker

Andrew Chapman

An apparatus () for dispensing an additive into a liquid in a container comprises a support structure () and a container holder (), supported by the support structure (), for holding a container () containing a liquid. The apparatus () also includes a capsule holder () for holding a capsule () containing an additive, for example a liquid, semi-liquid or powder, and a manipulator device () which is operable to manipulate the capsule (), for example by crushing it, to thereby dispense the additive into the liquid in the container ().

Bottle opening and additive dispensing apparatus

An apparatus () is provided for dispensing a flowable product from a collapsible container () comprising an air-tight cavity () and an opening (). The apparatus () includes a reservoir () comprising a chamber () for storing flowable product, the chamber () comprising a product inlet () for receiving flowable product delivered from the air-tight cavity () of a connected collapsible container () through the opening () thereof, and a product outlet () for the flowable product. A piston () is positioned inside the chamber () and is movable to vary the volume of the chamber (), for example between a first position defining a maximum chamber volume and a second position defining a minimum chamber volume.

Apparatus for dispensing a flowable product

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