US3305368A
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Beverage package
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-12-09
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1983-12-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph G Bourelle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:53
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D81/00; B65D81/32; B65D81/3216
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
A SEALED, COMPARTMENTED BEVERAGE CONTAINER HAVING A SIDE WALL, A BOTTOM WALL, AND A CONTINUOUS TOP WALL HAVING ITS PERIPHERY CRIMPED OVER THE TOP EDGE OF SAID SIDE WALL IN FIXED ENGAGEMENT AND EXTENDING IN PLANAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID CRIMPED PERIPHERY, AND A READILY RUPTURABLE COMPARTMENT WALL MEMBER UNDERLYING SAID TOP WALL GENERALLY COEXTENSIVE THEREWITH AND DIVIDING THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER INTO AN UPPER COMPARTMENT THEREABOVE CONTAINING ACID-SENSITIVE SYRUP AND A LOWER COMPARTMENT THEREBELOW CONTAINING CARBONATED WATER, SAID COMPARTMENT WALL MEMBER PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIALLY GAS AND MOISTURE IMPERMEABLE SEAL FOR THE SYRUP THEREIN AND ISOLATING THE SYRUP FROM THE CARBONATED WATER, SAID COMPARTMENT WALL MEMBER HAVING A BOTTOM WALL PORTION AND A SIDE WALL PORTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL PORTION AND SEALINGLY ENGAGED AT ITS UPPER END WITH SAID TOP WALL TO DEFINE SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT, SAID BOTTOM WALL PORTION BEING SPACED FROM SAID TOP WALL A DISTANCE LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF THE BLADE OF A COMMON CAN OPENER SO AS TO BE RUPTURABLE DURING PUNCTURING OF SAID TOP WALL BY A COMMON CAN OPENER ENGAGED WITH THE CRIMPER PERIPHERY OF SAID TOP WALL PORTION TO PERMIT THE SYRUP TO FLOW INTO AND MIX WITH THE CARBONATED WATER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
A SEALED, COMPARTMENTED BEVERAGE CONTAINER HAVING A SIDE WALL, A BOTTOM WALL, AND A CONTINUOUS TOP WALL HAVING ITS PERIPHERY CRIMPED OVER THE TOP EDGE OF SAID SIDE WALL IN FIXED ENGAGEMENT AND EXTENDING IN PLANAR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAID CRIMPED PERIPHERY, AND A READILY RUPTURABLE COMPARTMENT WALL MEMBER UNDERLYING SAID TOP WALL GENERALLY COEXTENSIVE THEREWITH AND DIVIDING THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER INTO AN UPPER COMPARTMENT THEREABOVE CONTAINING ACID-SENSITIVE SYRUP AND A LOWER COMPARTMENT THEREBELOW CONTAINING CARBONATED WATER, SAID COMPARTMENT WALL MEMBER PROVIDING A SUBSTANTIALLY GAS AND MOISTURE IMPERMEABLE SEAL FOR THE SYRUP THEREIN AND ISOLATING THE SYRUP FROM THE CARBONATED WATER, SAID COMPARTMENT WALL MEMBER HAVING A BOTTOM WALL PORTION AND A SIDE WALL PORTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL PORTION AND SEALINGLY ENGAGED AT ITS UPPER END WITH SAID TOP WALL TO DEFINE SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT, SAID BOTTOM WALL PORTION BEING SPACED FROM SAID TOP WALL A DISTANCE LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF THE BLADE OF A COMMON CAN OPENER SO AS TO BE RUPTURABLE DURING PUNCTURING OF SAID TOP WALL BY A COMMON CAN OPENER ENGAGED WITH THE CRIMPER PERIPHERY OF SAID TOP WALL PORTION TO PERMIT THE SYRUP TO FLOW INTO AND MIX WITH THE CARBONATED WATER.
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